In Pictures: Funnyman Bobby Ball over the years

By Editorial Team

Published 29th Oct 2020, 10:45 GMT

Updated 29th Oct 2020, 10:45 GMT

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One half of Cannon & Ball has died at the age of 76.

Family, friends and colleagues are remembering the career of popular comedian Bobby Ball after his death at the age of 76.

The PA news agency looks back at some key images from the life of the Oldham-born comic, including his long partnership with Tommy Cannon.

Bobby Ball death — The comedy duo appeared in panto with model Erica Preston in 1987 at the London Palladium (PA)

Bobby Ball death — Bobby Ball with Tommy Cannon in Sheffield in 1995 (Paul Barker/PA)

Bobby Ball death — The double act join fellow comedian Marti Caine as she marries Ken Ives in Birmingham in 1985 (PA)

Bobby Ball death — Bobby Ball arriving for the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2010 (Yui Mok/PA)

Bobby Ball death — Frank Carson shares a joke at the funeral of Bernard Manning in Manchester in 2007 (Gareth Copley/PA)

Bobby Ball death — Cannon and Ball get to grips with The Nolans ahead of their summer season at Bournemouth in 1986 (PA)

Bobby Ball death — At the 2013 British Soap Awards in 2013 (Ian West/PA)

Bobby Ball — Cannon and Ball appeared in their first film, Boys In Blue, in 1982 (PA)

Bobby Ball death — Bobby Ball arriving for the funeral service of fellow funnyman Norman Collier in Hull in 2013 (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

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