| Cannon and Ball | |
|---|---|
 Cannon (left) and Ball (right) | |
| Born | Thomas Derbyshire (Cannon) 27 June 1938 Oldham, Lancashire, England Robert Harper (Ball) 28 January 1944 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Died | Ball 28 October 2020 (aged 76) Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Medium | Film, television, stand-up, music, books |
| Years active | 1974–2020 |
| Genres | Observational comedy, musical comedy, satire, |
| Subject(s) | Marriage, everyday life, current events, pop culture |
Cannon and Ball were an English double act comprising Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, who met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire.[1] They started as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being told comics earned an extra £3 a night. They continued to work as a comic duo on television and in theatre and pantomime. Their variety show The Cannon and Ball Show lasted for nine years on ITV.[2] Ball died on 28 October, 2020, following a COVID-19 diagnosis.
- ^ Jim White (30 April 1993). "The canonisation of Cannon and Ball: Tommy and Bobby don't do blue any more. They say they're on a mission from God. What's so funny about that? Ask their fans". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Cannon & Ball's Humor Is The Old-fashioned Kind". Orlando Sentinel. 20 August 1993. Retrieved 22 April 2013.