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Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are
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.
Their first TV appearance was in 1974 in the variety show The
Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club before landing a performance on
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, although their segment didn't make it to
broadcast. In 1979, LWT offered them their own series, The Cannon and
Ball Show, which premiered in ITV on 28 July 1979. Further series
followed each year through to 1988, along with Christmas and Easter
specials. In 1982, they appeared in a feature film, The Boys in Blue, based
loosely on the classic Will Hay film, Ask a Policeman. The Boys in Blue
was regarded critically as weak in comparison and was their only cinema
outing.
Catchphrases include:- "Rock on, Tommy!", "That'll do for me, cocker!",
"You little liar!", "Deep down, you really hate me, don't yer?", "Aww,
look at it!", "I'm dead excited!", "You've got me skin!", "Pick up the
piggin' phone", "'S a meeting!"
The pair are devout Christians and published a book called Christianity
for Beginners. Currently appearing in ITV's Last Laugh in Vegas.
Feel free to let me know what I
missed and which your favourites are.
The British Double Acts included in alphabetical order are:
Adam and Joe
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are British comedy performers known together
as Adam and Joe. They are best known for presenting Adam and Joe on BBC
Radio 6 Music (2007–2009, 2011) and The Adam and Joe Show on Channel 4
(1996–2001).
Ant and Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, known collectively as Ant &
Dec, are an English comedy TV presenting, television producing, acting
and former music duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Armstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller are an English stand-up comedy double act
consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.
Baddiel and Skinner
David Baddiel & Frank Skinner created, wrote and performed Fantasy
Football League, a popular entertainment show based on the growing
fantasy football craze. During this time the duo also twice topped the
UK Singles Chart with the football anthem Three Lions, co-written and
performed with The Lightning Seeds.
After ending Fantasy Football League, the pair took an improvised
question-and-answer show to the Edinburgh Fringe which then became a
television series, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned.
Cannon and Ball
Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, known collectively as Cannon and Ball, are
an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show
The Cannon and Ball Show.
Dick n Dom
Dick and Dom are a British comedy double act consisting of the
presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. Bst known for Dick and Dom
in da Bungalow.
French and Saunders
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy written by and starring
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
Fry and Laurie
Fry and Laurie are an English comedy double act. The duo consisted of
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace was an English comedy double-act. The duo was made up of
Gareth Hale and Norman Pace.
Hinge and Bracket
Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage personae of the
musical performance and female impersonation artists George Logan and
Patrick Fyffe.
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
Julian Barratt & Noel Fielding are creators of surreal comedy troupe
The Mighty Boosh.
Lee and Herring
Lee and Herring were a British standup comedy double act consisting of
the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
Little and Large
Little and Large were a British comedy double act comprising straight
man Syd Little and comic Eddie Large.
Matt Lucas and David Walliams (Little Britain)
Little Britain is a British character-based sketch show. It was written
and performed by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas.
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series
featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.
Mitchell and Webb
Mitchell and Webb are a British comedy double act, composed of David
Mitchell and Robert Webb. They are best known for starring in Peep Show
and That Mitchell and Webb Look.
Morecambe and Wise
Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, known as Morecambe and Wise (also Eric
and Ernie), were an English comic double act. Their partnership lasted
from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984.
Newman and Baddiel
Newman and Baddiel were a comedy partnership of the 1990s consisting of
British stand-up comics Robert Newman and David Baddiel.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Pete and Dud were characters played by the comedians and entertainers
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. The dialogue format originated in 1964 when
Dudley Moore invited Peter Cook to appear in a television performance.
... During the 1970s, Cook and Moore used a similar formula for the more
adult Derek and Clive recordings.
Punt and Dennis
Punt and Dennis are a comedy double act consisting of Steve Punt and
Hugh Dennis.
Reeves and Mortimer
Vic and Bob, also known as Reeves and Mortimer, are a British comedy
double act consisting of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson
Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson worked together on multiple shows
including The Comic Strip Presents..., The Dangerous Brothers, The Young
Ones, Filthy Rich & Catflap and Bottom.
The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies is a comedy sketch show featuring Ronnie Barker and
Ronnie Corbett.
The Chuckle Brothers
Barry David Elliott and Paul Harman Elliott are English children's
entertainers, better known as Barry Chuckle and Paul Chuckle as the
double-act the Chuckle Brothers.
The Krankies
The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret
act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s.
