Difference between revisions of "Barry Cryer"

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'''Barry Cryer''' (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He has worked with most comedians for over half a century. He didn't find the {{w|Kenny Everett}} creation ''Cupid Stunt'' a funny name. Everyone else did. On his stints in [[Dictionary Corner]], he usually did some sort of "on this day in history" thing.
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'''Barry Cryer''' was a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He worked with most comedians for over fifty years. He didn't find the {{w|Kenny Everett}} creation, Cupid Stunt, a funny name but everyone else did. On his stints in [[Dictionary Corner]], he usually did some "on this day in history" things.
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Cryer sadly passed away on 25 January 2022.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 21 May 2026

Barry Cryer
Guest
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First appearance 11 November 1996
Last appearance 29 May 2009
Appearances 85
Episodes with Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer was a guest on Countdown. He worked with most comedians for over fifty years. He didn't find the Kenny Everett creation, Cupid Stunt, a funny name but everyone else did. On his stints in Dictionary Corner, he usually did some "on this day in history" things.

Cryer sadly passed away on 25 January 2022.

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