Barry Cryer
For many years, Barry Cryer has utilised his many talents at corporate events and is one of the most popular and funniest after dinner speakers and hosts on the circuit.
Barry Cryer started his London career by appearing at the Windmill Theatre, a legendary school for comedians, whose graduates have included Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Jimmy Edwards, Alfred Marks and many more.
Whilst writing for and appearing in shows with Danny La Rue, he met David Frost who invited him to join the writing roster for the Frost Report. Cryer moved with Frost to ITV and then returned to the BBC as one of the original Two Ronnies writers. Also around this time he became one of the chairmen of Player’s Theatre Old Tyme Music Hall, where he still occasionally appears.
Barry Cryer has written for practically every comedian in the country including Morecombe and Wise, Bruce Forsyth, Tommy Cooper, Stanley Baxter, Dick Emery, Dave Allen, Frankie Howard, Les Dawson, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Mike Yarwood, Billy Connolly and Jasper Carrot. With Ray Cameron he wrote the Kenny Everett Shows, which won several awards including BAFTA, The Royal Society, The Press Guild and two special mentions at Montreaux.
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