Barry Charles Cryer OBE was a British writer and comedian. He wrote for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.
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Britain's Favourite Comedy (2021)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 1x01: Britain's Favourite 70s Comedy (Apr 10, 2021)
Comedy Legends (2018)
Starring as Presenter
(40 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: Tim Allen (Oct 7, 2021)
- Episode 4x09: Tina Fey (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 4x08: Will Ferrell (Sep 23, 2021)
- Episode 4x07: Dan Aykroyd (Sep 16, 2021)
- Episode 4x06: Laurel & Hardy (Sep 9, 2021)
- Episode 4x05: Goldie Hawn (Sep 2, 2021)
- Episode 4x04: Joyce Grenfell (Aug 26, 2021)
- Episode 4x03: Billy Crystal (Aug 19, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Hattie Jacques (Aug 12, 2021)
- Episode 4x01: Eddie Murphy (Aug 5, 2021)
- Episode 3x10: Leslie Phillips (Dec 10, 2020)
- Episode 3x09: Alastair Sim (Dec 3, 2020)
- Episode 3x08: Eric Sykes (Nov 26, 2020)
- Episode 3x07: Bob Newhart (Nov 19, 2020)
- Episode 3x06: John Candy (Nov 12, 2020)
- Episode 3x05: Chevy Chase (Nov 5, 2020)
- Episode 3x04: Kenneth Williams (Oct 29, 2020)
- Episode 3x03: Norman Wisdom (Oct 22, 2020)
- Episode 3x02: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Oct 15, 2020)
- Episode 3x01: Charlie Chaplin (Oct 8, 2020)
- Episode 2x12: Peter Sellers (Jan 8, 2020)
- Episode 2x11: Billy Connolly (Jan 2, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: Sid James (Dec 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: Terry Thomas (Dec 11, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Lucille Ball (Dec 4, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Phyllis Diller (Nov 27, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: John Cleese (Nov 20, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Steve Martin (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Madeline Kahn (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Richard Pryor (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Lily Tomlin (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: The Marx Brothers (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Morecambe & Wise (Nov 28, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: George Burns (Nov 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Jack Benny (Nov 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Bob Hope (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Ronnie Barker (Oct 31, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Joan Rivers (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Frankie Howerd (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Tommy Cooper (Oct 10, 2018)
It Was Alright in the... (2014)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 3x01: 1970s - Panic and Paranoia (Sep 20, 2016)
Porridge: Inside Out (2014)
Starring as Barry Cryer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Good Behaviour (Jun 4, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Banged Up (May 28, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Sent Down (May 21, 2014)
The Two Ronnies Spectacle (2013)
Starring as Barry Cryer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Songs and Serials (Oct 9, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: The Sketches (Oct 2, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Two Ronnies Become One (Sep 25, 2013)
Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy (2013)
Starring as Team Captain
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Vicki Michelle, Dave Spikey (Jul 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Sandy Toksvig, Chris Ramsey (Jul 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Miles Jupp, James Dreyfus (Jun 30, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Simon Greenall (Jun 23, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Tony Robinson, Hugh Dennis (Jun 16, 2013)
Comedy World Cup (2012)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 1x03: Johnny Vegas, Josh Widdicombe, Mick Miller, Phill Jupitus, Roisin Conaty, Barry Cryer (Sep 29, 2012)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 4x03: Bernard Cribbins and Barry Cryer (Sep 10, 2014)
Pointless Celebrities (2011)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 2017-05-13: Comedy (May 13, 2017)
The Story of Variety with Michael Grade (2011)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Onto the Box (Mar 7, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: After the War (Feb 28, 2011)
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode S07 Special: At Christmas - Miranda Hart, Stephen Mangan, Barry Cryer, Miles Jupp (Dec 23, 2013)
- Episode 5x08: Lorraine Kelly, Dara Ó Briain, Barry Cryer, Sue Perkins (Oct 28, 2011)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-08-21: 21/08/2017 (Aug 21, 2017)
- Episode 2016-03-31: 31/03/2016 (Mar 31, 2016)
The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: All Round Entertainers (Jul 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Double Acts (Jul 22, 2006)
The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Mar 10, 2004)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 14x226: 22/07/10 - Barry Cryer, Diana Vickers (Jul 22, 2010)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode 12x09: Hugh Cornwell, Siobhan Fahey, Sean Rowley, Barry Cryer (Mar 3, 2003)
Don't Quote Me (1990)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Barry Cryer, Miles Kington, Gill Pyrah, Tony Slattery (Aug 20, 1990)
- Episode 1x08: Sue Arnold, Barry Cryer, Emma Freud, Brian Hayes (Jul 23, 1990)
Telly Addicts (1985)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
- Episode S05 Special: The Crackers vs. The Clowns (Dec 24, 1989)
Blankety Blank (1979)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(14 episodes)
- Episode 12x10: Show 10 (Dec 21, 1989)
- Episode 11x10: Show 10 (Dec 2, 1988)
- Episode 10x12: Show 12 (Dec 11, 1987)
- Episode 10x05: Show 5 (Oct 16, 1987)
- Episode 9x11: Show 11 (Nov 14, 1986)
- Episode 8x20: Show 20 (Jan 24, 1986)
- Episode 7x20: Show 20 (Feb 19, 1985)
- Episode 7x01: Show 1 (Sep 7, 1984)
- Episode 6x09: Show 9 (Oct 29, 1983)
- Episode 5x09: Show 9 (Oct 30, 1982)
- Episode 4x13: Show 13 (Nov 26, 1981)
- Episode 4x06: Show 6 (Oct 8, 1981)
- Episode 3x01: Show 1 (Sep 4, 1980)
- Episode 2x05: Show 5 (Oct 4, 1979)
Give Us a Clue (1979)
Guest starring as Barry Cryer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Barry Cryer, Gareth Hunt, Bernie Winters, Jenny Hanley, Nyree Dawn Porter, Janet Street-Porter (Oct 13, 1980)
- Episode 2x05: Anthea Redfern, Patricia Brake, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer (Nov 26, 1979)
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
Guest starring as Zoo Employee
- Episode 1x01: Episode One (Feb 15, 1967)