Cannon and Ball
(1938-2020)
English comedy double act
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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. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. 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. Ball died on 28 October 2020 following a COVID-19 diagnosis.
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27 June 1938 Oldham, Lancashire, England
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| Died |
28 October 2020 (aged 82) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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