Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow: The Life and Laughs of a Comedy Legend

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Foreword by Sandi Toksvig | WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: ENTERTAINMENT 'Give this book to everyone you know - NOW!' Miriam Margolyes 'This is a joyous, uplifting book' Observer 'He was so funny and such fun and here he is again in all his rib-tickling glory' Gyles Brandreth I dont know how long Ive got left I dont even buy green bananas anymore When the legendary comedian Barry Cryer died in January 2022, there was a vast outpouring of grief, appreciation and anecdotes from the general public and fellow comics alike. Now, his son, Bob, is doing what Barrys humility did not allow: revealing the story of the man behind the jokes. This book is an ode both to Barrys incredible life and to the lessons he so generously imparted on the art of comedy during his sixty-year career. Stretching from the music halls of the fifties, via working alongside everyone from Morecambe and Wise to Kenny Everett and David Frost, and into more recent times as a stalwart of Radio 4s long-running Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, where he worked with Rob Brydon and David Mitchell among many others, this book is a hugely entertaining insight into the life of a true comedy legend. Bob also shares a range of exclusive material unique to the Cryer family including family photos, memorabilia, oral recordings, interviews with friends and colleagues (among them Michael Palin and Eric Idle) as well as Bobs own personal reflections on living and working with a comedy icon. Laced with candour, warmth and filled with his trademark humour, Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow is not just a wonderfully witty and affectionate biography of a father by a son, but a heartwarming insight into a vanishing era of comedy.

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Give this book to everyone you know NOW! -- Miriam Margolyes
Barry will always be remembered for bringing so much fun, so much pleasure and so much laughter into my life -- Michael Palin
The wonderful Barry Cryer -- Stephen Fry
Im insanely happy that the life of jokester Barry Cryer is to be lovingly detailed by his son -- Emma Thompson
If you miss him like I miss him, youll want this book . . . he was so funny and such fun and here he is again in all his rib-tickling glory -- Gyles Brandreth
This is a joyous, uplifting book . . . The late comedians son, Bob Cryer, offers an intimate and astute portrait of his fathers skill and wit, and the vulnerability beneath -- Andrew Martin * Observer, Book of the Day *
This affectionate biography details the ups and downs in the life of this most lovable of entertainers . . . His love of jokes shines through the book, which includes plenty of his best ones. Its a joy of a book and Barrys wit and generosity of nature positively leap from the pages -- Simon Evans * Choice *
Captures [Barry's] comic persona perfectly and is a fine tribute * Spectator: Gift Books of the Year 2023 *

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Bob Cryer is an actor and writer best known for Coronation Street and Hollyoaks. He is the youngest child of Barry Cryer. He collaborated with his father on Barrys book of anecdotes, Butterfly Brain, in 2010. Shortly after, they created the book series Mrs Hudsons Diaries, which was adapted into a play for Wiltons Music Hall. Mrs Hudsons Radio Show soon followed for Radio 4 in 2018. Their joint podcast, Now Where Were We, launched just before Barrys death in January 2022. www.bobcryer.com | @bobbicee