Barry was flying until the end...

I was at the funeral of wonderful comedy writer Barry Cryer this week.

One comic told me the last time he called, at the age of 86, Barry said: “An airline pilot starts an announcement: ‘We’re currently at 30,000ft.

‘I hope you’re enjoying the flight, though I should tell you that because of Covid, today I’m working from home’.”

And Barry’s wife Terry told of the day he asked her to marry him.

She said: “I told him ‘I’ll give you my answer tomorrow’.”

The next day I said to him: “I’ve thought about your question and the answer’s Yes”.

And he said: “Sorry, I’ve forgotten the question?”