Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett

  • Scottish
  • Actor and comedian

Press clippings

Anne Hart, widow of comedian Ronnie Corbett, dies aged 90

Former West End musical star Anne Hart, the widow of comedian Ronnie Corbett, has died at the age of 90, her family has announced.

Peeblesshire News, 6th November 2023

Jaguar once owned by Ronnie Corbett up for sale

A luxuary Jaguar once owned by comedy legend Ronnie Corbett is on the market for just £17,995.

Tom Duffy, The Sun, 13th May 2023

Kray twins nearly beat up Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett once risked a beating from the Krays after hitting one of them in the face with a bread roll, Barry Cryer has revealed.

The 5ft 1in comic accidentally struck gangster Ronnie in the mush at a West End cabaret show. But Corbett, who died in 2016 aged 85, avoided a bruising because he was so loved by Ronnie and twin Reggie.

Rod McPhee, The Sun, 23rd July 2021

Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up

Reviews of The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (5 stars) and Aisling Bea's sitcom This Way Up (4 stars).

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th July 2021

Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up

Reviews of This Way Up (3 stars) and The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (4 stars).

Carol Midgley, The Times, 15th July 2021

Ronnie Corbett's widow shows the man behind the star

The late Ronnie Corbett's widow, Anne, and his family and friends will discuss how wonderful the comedian was in real life on ITV.

Claire O'Boyle, The Mirror, 13th July 2021

Two Ronnies make modern lefty comics look like toddlers

Fifty years after their incomparable TV show began, Christopher Stevens celebrates the genius of The Two Ronnies... and argues they make today's Left-wing 'comedians' look like foul-mouthed toddlers.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th April 2021

The Two Ronnies at 50

The rare double act who actually liked each other, Ronnies Barker and Corbett turned wordplay and innuendo into high art. Why did they stop?

Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 9th April 2021

The Two Ronnies' 50th birthday

What are the ingredients that turned the sketch show into a long-running comedy classic? To find out, we asked those who contributed to some of Corbett and Barker's most famous routines.

Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 5th April 2021

ITV to air unseen footage of Ronnie Corbett

Ronnie Corbett is to be the subject of a new documentary special on ITV. Ronnie Corbett's Unseen Tapes will include previously unbroadcast footage from his home movies and photos from his family albums.

British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021