Thomas Derbyshire (Cannon) (1938-06-27) 27 June 1938 (age 86) Oldham, Lancashire, England Robert Harper (Ball) (1944-01-28)28 January 1944 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died
Ball 28 October 2020(2020-10-28) (aged 76) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Medium
Film, television, stand-up, music, books
Years active
1974–2020
Genres
Observational comedy, musical comedy, satire,
Subject(s)
Marriage, everyday life, current events, pop culture
Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire; 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper; 28 January 1944 – 28 October 2020), known collectively as Cannon and Ball, were an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show The Cannon and Ball Show, which lasted for nine years on ITV.[1] The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire.[2] They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being told comics earned an extra £3 a night. They continued to work as a comic duo on television and in theatre and pantomime. Their partnership ended when Ball died on 28 October 2020 following a COVID-19 diagnosis.
^"Cannon & Ball's Humor Is The Old-fashioned Kind". Orlando Sentinel. 20 August 1993. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^Jim White (30 April 1993). "The canonisation of Cannon and Ball: Tommy and Bobby don't do blue any more. They say they're on a mission from God. What's so funny about that? Ask their fans". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
Tommy Cannon (born Thomas Derbyshire; 27 June 1938) and Bobby Ball (born Robert Harper; 28 January 1944 – 28 October 2020), known collectively as Cannon and...
Tommy Cannon, is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic double act CannonandBall, until Bobby Ball's death...
as Bobby Ball, was a British comic, actor, singer and television host. He was best known as a member of the comic double act CannonandBall, with Tommy...
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2003 and included the single "Your Pops Don't Like Me (I Really Don't Like This Dude)". In 2005, Cannon formed his own record label, Can-I-Ball Records...
1982 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Suzanne Danielle and Roy Kinnear. It is loosely based on the classic...
Adams and John Lloyd. He was one of the main writers on Spitting Image. He has also written for Alistair McGowan, Lenny Henry, andCannonandBall. In 1990...
performing songs and impressions on several TV variety shows, including The CannonandBall Show (1980), Summertime Special (1981) and Live From Her Majesty's...
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career alongside 'Allo, 'Allo!, and had roles in The Last Days of Pompeii, CannonandBall, The Little and Large Show and two episodes of the successful...
Squares, Seaside Special and The Ronnie Corbett Show. In 1980, Henry performed in Summer Season in Blackpool with CannonandBall. He has since said that...
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Twain and Haggard, while she was also a popular foil for various comedians, including Stanley Baxter, Les Dawson, Little and Large, CannonandBalland Les...
John Birt and Les Dennis. Floral tributes were sent from Bob Monkhouse, Danny La Rue, Stan Boardman, CannonandBall, Jimmy Tarbuck, Little and Large, Mike...
Brotherhood of Man, Gerry and the Pacemakers. He has also toured in comedy themed shows with CannonandBall, Paul Daniels, Frank Carson and The Krankies. In 2022...
role was in a 1975 episode of Thriller, and parts in Raffles, The Sweeney, The Professionals, Agony, Shoestring and Bless Me, Father soon followed. She also...
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