Ronnie Corbett was battling Motor Neurone Disease

Ronnie Corbett had been battling motor neurone disease for over a year, his wife has revealed.

Ronnie Corbett would have been knighted

Ronnie Corbett, one of the nation's best-loved entertainers, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, after a discreet campaign led by fellow comedian David Walliams, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Archive: Two Ronnies review, 26 May 1978

Ronnie Corbett - 'He looks like one of those shopkeepers who are continually smitten by big business'

Radio Times review

No comic actor ever wrinkled their nose or pushed up their spectacles with better timing. Ronnie Corbett's gifts are lauded by a biography strand that's previously given warm tributes to Robbie Coltrane, Les Dawson, Judi Dench and indeed Ronnie Barker. Interviews and clips aim to bring out the secrets behind the success of The Two Ronnies, and Corbett's rather bleak solo sitcom, Sorry!

There's plenty to explore from the years before his TV career: when Corbett appeared on The Frost Report as a fresh-faced, talented newcomer, he was actually 36 and a veteran of the clubs. Before that were his days as a teenage organist - no, that's not the set-up for a Two Ronnies newsreader joke - and his 1952 film debut in You're Only Young Twice.

Ronnie Corbett: 10 of the best

As the comic celebrates his 85th birthday today, some career highlights.

Ronnie Corbett's funniest Two Ronnies headlines

We've compiled some of Ronnie Corbett's finest news headlines from the iconic Two Ronnies series.

Ronnie Corbett's grandson to follow in famous footsteps

The grandson of comedy legend Ronnie Corbett is set to follow in his grandfather's theatrical footsteps. Dylan Corbett-Bader hopes to kickstart his acting career after appearing as Clifford Bradshaw in BHASVIC's production of Cabaret earlier this month.

First class! The Two Ronnies get their own stamps

Comedians Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett among those honoured in the latest series of stamps from the Royal Mail.

Ronnie Corbett deserves to get a knighthood

Surely a career of such longevity, which has entertained countless millions, is worthy of a knighthood at the very least. It ought to give the Queen another chuckle, too. The script writes itself: 'Arise, Sir Ronnie. Oh, you're already standing up!'