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Barry Took
Born
(1928-06-19)19 June 1928 Wood Green, London, England
Died
31 March 2002(2002-03-31) (aged 73) Enfield, London, England
Resting place
New Southgate Cemetery and Crematorium, London, England
Period
1957–1999
Genre
Radio, television
Notable works
The Army Game (1957–1961) Bootsie and Snudge (1960–64, 1974) Round the Horne (1965–68) One-Upmanship (1976–78)
Barry Took (19 June 1928 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge, the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects.
He is also remembered in the UK for presenting Points of View, a BBC Television programme featuring viewers' letters on the BBC's output,[1] and the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz.
Took was known as the "Father of Monty Python", for bringing together the comedy performers who would establish Monty Python's Flying Circus.[2]
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