The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. 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.
About Cannon and Ball in brief
Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball were an English comedy double act. They were best known for their comedy variety show The Cannon and Ball Show. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. 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. The pair revived a touring version of the theatrical farce Big Bad Mouse, originally a highly successful vehicle for Jimmy Edwards and Eric Sykes in the 1960s and 1970s.
The show opened in Hull during May 2008 and toured six other cities, before ending in August at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, to mixed reviews. In 2018 they appeared in ITV’s Last Laugh in Vegas. They also made several appearances in the Last of the Last Wine Wine sitcom.
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