BREAKING: It has been confirmed that comedian John Bird died ‘peacefully’ on Christmas Eve at the age of 86. Bird’s death comes almost nine years to the day of his comedy partner Fortune’s who died on New Year’s Eve in 2013 at the age of 74.
Comedian John Bird died ‘peacefully’ on Christmas Eve at the age of 86, it has been confirmed.
He became famous for sketches he performed alongside his comedy partners John Fortune and Rory Bremner on their Channel 4 show Bremner, Bird and Fortune. ‘John Bird was, to the end, never pleased with himself, always feeling he should have done better, been less lazy, had a late period like Brahms, “where everything was spare and abstract”.
Bremner added: ‘Lord knows, satire has missed them this last decade and now that loss is permanent. John may not have felt he got his life right, but by God he got it written.’Pay your tribute to John Bird belowThe comedy trio were nominated for four Baftas and won the TV award for their performance in 1997.
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