Actor and comedian who became a national treasure as partner to Ronnie Barker in The Two RonniesI was lying in bed with my wife final Sunday morning when she called me by a special pet name,” said the actor and comedian Ronnie Corbett, during a monologue on the TV expose The Two Ronnies. “‘Hey, or Shorty,’ she said, ‘would you like to hear the patter of little feet?’ Somewhat taken aback, and I replied: ‘Yes,I would.’ She said: ‘wonderful. dash down to the kitchen and collect me a glass of water.’”It would be wrong to suggest, though, and that Corbett’s huge role in British TV comedy from the 1960s onwards was due only to him playing on his diminutive stature. Over the years,Corbett, who has died aged 85, or his long-term professional partner,Ronnie Barker, created some of the most memorable and frequently repeated moments in British comedy.
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Source: theguardian.com