I used to work at the talk of the north in eccles and they were on regular fantastic and I used to go to Blackpool every year and go and see them one year we watched them on the pier and after the show they both came out to announce the pier was on fire everyone was rolling over with laughter no one believed them and thought they were joking until the firemen run past us as we left the pier was in fact on fire underneath the hall they are both legends and allways will be
@jacrawshaw
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely, lovely man and a shame Bobby is no longer with us. Thanks both for bringing back some fabulous memories.
@danieladams9950
Жыл бұрын
Rob brilliant with Tommy. A gracious host.
@Festiv-Col-130
Жыл бұрын
One of the most inspirational warm-hearted lovable legends to grace the stage and TV screens filling us all with tears of laughter and joy. Thank you Tommy and Rock On.
@ianworley8169
Жыл бұрын
I used to see Tommy Ball when I lived in Lytham. Sat in a local café, quietly having a cuppa with his wife, out shopping like the rest of us. Just an ordinary guy in a big flat cap. I never spoke to him out of respect for his privacy, although I wish I'd told him how much I loved Cannon and Ball as a kid. A fabulous, clean and wholesome family comedy duo. Every kid I knew just loved them and knew their catchphrase off by heart. A tragic, terrible loss to covid of a true comic genius.
@trevorberridge6079
8 ай бұрын
Another thing we can hold this government accountable for. Their incompetence killed Our Bobby.
@merlinsclaw
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely, humble man. Rob, I love you, too. 💙
@telstar4772
10 күн бұрын
Humble ? he was bigging himself up for the first 10 minutes it was cringe, wish I hadn`t seen this interview, gone right off him
@TheFlaneur-up1ft
11 күн бұрын
Rob is a good listener and interviewer. Let’s then talk and guides them along when needed. Cannon and Ball growing up were always fun, always a clean act and you can still see it today he’s a nice chap. I wish him well in his new adventures.
@simonsaysrewind
Жыл бұрын
Superb... such a great man.
@SimonsShed
Жыл бұрын
Absolute legend. Saw them in the (mid?) 80s in the Bournemouth BIC when I was.a kid, brilliant.
@Yewbzee
Жыл бұрын
I also saw that show in 1984 in Torquay Rob while I was on holiday with my family. It was fantastic and then they came out of the stage door at the back and signed autographs. Legends.
@danieladams9950
Жыл бұрын
Tommy a comedy legend (seemingly without knowing it). Sharp as hell at 85.
@frankshailes3205
Жыл бұрын
Was lovely to see him pop up as the vicar in the wedding episode of Not Going Out.
@BusinessButlers
Жыл бұрын
A lovely guy. His son was born on the same day and approx same time as my son in York District Hospital and we congratulated each other in the corridor.
@BobTheBlue
Жыл бұрын
Robbie Williams… what a top bloke!
@tjchill8634
10 ай бұрын
I’m a UK Hip Hop artist and I have always LOVED Cannon and Ball. This is an amazing interview that touched my heart! God bless you Tommy! Rock on! ❤🙏🏽
@jemwand2530
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely interview, bless you both.
@cmmooney564
Жыл бұрын
What I always liked about Cannon and Ball was that they came over like best mates, just having a laugh together; the mutual respect between them was their USP.
@simonhodgetts6530
Жыл бұрын
Their early TV spots on Wheel Tappers were wonderful!
@uksith
9 ай бұрын
I absolutely love cannon and ball! Legends forever! Great interview/stream. Thanks
@sie4431
Жыл бұрын
Loved Cannon and Ball as a kid. I even saw their film once. They were huge in the 80's as were, to a lesser extend, Little and Large who also appeared on Opportunity Knocks
@philippepalmer2968
Жыл бұрын
surely Paul Chuckle should be on your list of future guests,you could even do the famous catchphrase together 😀
@markemarkatfb
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't give it a seconds thought if I read that Rob was to be knighted or made the true prince of Wales, but has he the right to speak the Chuckle Brother's catchphrase? Oh, the responsibility, one thinks of the great classical dilemmas of power and the price of hubris - Icarus, Atlas and Genesis of the Daleks. "Have I that right?"
@Charlieb82
Жыл бұрын
Oh dear, oh dear
@BarnsleyMatchdayDrinkers
Жыл бұрын
He gone a bit GB Newsy sadly
@daddylongles
Жыл бұрын
Respect without sycophancy. Rock on “Robbie”! Nice to hear some proper old-school showbiz stuff from Tommy.
@6panel300
Жыл бұрын
Cannon and Ball had to one of the funniest acts ever on tv. I still laugh just thinking about them. Bobby ball was great in Not going out. Greatly missed. Great interview, you can tell that Tommy is missing Bobby and always will.
@addictedtoresearch
Жыл бұрын
Terrific. Great to listen to Tommy talk about his history. Lovely man. Rob, as always, is a great interviewer.
@tommyball1863
Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I met Cannon and Ball in Skegness and they were so lovely. They were also very amused by the fact that I had a 50/50 mix of their two names 😂
@Michaellipmanactor
26 күн бұрын
My fondest memory of the two of them was when I was an apprentice hairdresser in Russell Square London. I was asked to hail a cab for a client and just as I was bringing the client out the two of them jumped in ‘my’ cab whilst laughing at me!! It was an honour to be duped by them two!!
@elleeme9451
Жыл бұрын
He looks/ sounds really well. The good hearted people always seem to age well. 🎉❤
@coffeeguy6673
Жыл бұрын
I grew up watching Cannon & Ball, loved them, good clean family fun and humour. Big fan of Not Going Out and Lee Mack so was so excited to see Bobby playing his feckless Dad in that, sooo funny !! Rob, you are about a year older than me and also a ledge, and I for one am happy to say, thank you so much for this lovely interview with another ledge, Tommy ! Cheers.
@rambledogs2012
10 ай бұрын
I was a bit young (single figures young) when they were on the TV but my folks loved them both. Saying that, 'Rock on Tommy' is still imbedded in the far reaches of my memory. 😆
@typicallondongal
6 ай бұрын
I really hope I will get to meet Tommy one day as I never got to meet him and Bobby but did get to see them in pantomime and will never forget it xx
@beverleylocke4207
Жыл бұрын
I think I also saw cannon and ball in the Bournemouth Pavillon probably in the 1970s. Can that be Right? A hazy but fond memory.
@mikepowell9326
Жыл бұрын
So love you Tommy and Bobby saw you both at bormouth in80 or 90 brought your single that's was sold after the show and Bobby forgot his words but he put it right thanks for the memories ❤
@ChillToMusic87
Жыл бұрын
Great interview Rob 👌🏼 Thank you.
@porkpiepilgrim5302
Жыл бұрын
I was living in Torquay in 1984 and used to frequent a club called Doodles. This club was owned or run by the same people who owned/ran the Princess Theatre where Canon & Ball had a summer season that year. Anyway, occasionally after a show the stars would end end up at Doodles in the VIP area (a section curtained off). I managed to meet them both there and get some autographs for my future sister in law. They were so gracious, friendly and welcoming. Really lovely people
@drees71
Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Cannon and Ball being mobbed, signing autographs on the Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth in the mid 80's, they were on the top of the mountain!
@layalabi1667
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@merryjerry4769
Күн бұрын
I too saw Cannon and Ball in summer season, Torquay in 1984. Jimmy Cricket was performing in Paignton.
@timjay1859
Жыл бұрын
wow. I love Cannon and Ball. I dream for the return to great comedy buddy teams on British TV and Movies.
@sharpvidtube
Жыл бұрын
Good to see Tommy, such a shame we no longer have Bobby with us.
@michaelnaylor-hodgkinson991
Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly wonderful show. I wept at the welding bit.
@Ub40g101
2 күн бұрын
Loved cannon & ball and was young enough to love the boys in blue 💙 lol ✌🏼
@Srikstar
Жыл бұрын
We need to see all 3 of you together in this show : Lee, David and You😊❤
@darendrury6591
Жыл бұрын
My wife and i were at the LWT recording of the show that Status Quo, were guests among others that night. There was a few retakes had to happen with Tommy and Bobby and the Quo, mostly cos Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (RIP) were always laughing, A great night we and the audience had.
@stuartryan610
Жыл бұрын
I saw their Boys in Blue film in the little theatre Rhyl. I also had the Cannon and Ball annual from 1983. I also liked Tommy and Bobby appearing in last of the summer wine. Very funny. Thank you for the laughs. Always clean, always funny 👍
@Andyc18
Жыл бұрын
Saw him last night at Lowther Pavilion in Lytham. He was brilliant. Still got a great singing voice!
@johnfarnborough6424
Жыл бұрын
On holiday in 1980 at the same hotel as Bobby. Lovely man, totally down to earth. At the height of his fame, but had time to speak to everyone who wanted a chat.
@angelkotilainen
Жыл бұрын
20:45 wow it's a small world, I used to work FOH at the New Theatre! Saw every show going, best job I ever had entertainment wise. Just ripped tickets in half, then sat and watched umpteen shows. While getting paid. Got some crazy stories that happened there, such as Jason Donovan finding out his gf was pregnant and he fell off the stage and broke his leg. Another actor burnt his backside on real candles around the stage, as he danced in a kilt. Arrived at work to find him bent over the stage door lady's lap having cream applied. Could go on all day about things happened there. Good times! Never knew Rob worked there previously. No-one mentioned it. I still remember the code to the Richard Burton room lol Not hard if you know much about Richard.
@eyesonly7072
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t wait for Saturday nights tv when Cannon & Ball ruled the evening 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@daisyray75
Ай бұрын
Loved yous both great entertainment ❤
@gostopstopgo
Жыл бұрын
Lovely lad Tommy . Good hair Brydon.
@lifeschool
Жыл бұрын
Hats off to you guys for interviewing the great Tommy Ball. Perhaps the last of the 'funny men'. There was something magical about the duo, and I saw them a few times. Sometimes their shows were completely off the cuff, so it was like improv before they even invented the word. Rock on Tommy. Certainly better without the barbara walters marriage guidance this week.
@aliwattsmalaga
Жыл бұрын
Legends 😊
@jonetrance4495
Жыл бұрын
ROCK ON TOM!
@andypalin3287
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful story! Thanks for another great episode Rob! 😀
@Ash-ju3xj
Ай бұрын
What a great man Tommy is, I wander what surprises Tommy has in store? i bet he goes on tour with Bobby's sons
@markorollo.
2 күн бұрын
I have a memory of as a kid going to see them in Blackpool one day and there was a point in the show where something was going on and Tommy said to Bobby "no one laughed!" And Bobby pointed right at me sitting in the front row and said "he did" this was the same show where they had a mime artist on just before them who came down off stage to get someone in stage and he came to me but im a wheelchair user and couldnt go up, i wasnt sat in my wheelchair at the time. (ramps apparently didnt exist in the early 80s😆). My Mum thinks he mentioned it off stage to tommy and bobby before they came on so thats why Bobby did the thing he did. Probably isnt what really happened but its niceto think so. Also im from Oldham like them!
@jakegodfrey4320
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you speak to Paul Chuckle.
@ThomasDoubting5
Жыл бұрын
They was everywhere wasn't they , comedy behemoths.
@valley_robot
Жыл бұрын
You've got me skin, you've got me skin!!!!
@trevorberridge6079
8 ай бұрын
[25:00] Totall agree with Tommy. I believe there are certain points in your life that were always meant to happen. And no matter what path you take you will always end up at that point. Bobby and Tommy's story proves that. From "Hiya Cock!" at a welding job to "Rock on Tommy!" at The Wheel Tappers and Shunters Social Club to getting their own show to becoming actors. However much you think your path lies is in another direction Fate will always pull you back in line with your Destiny.
@Czechbound
Жыл бұрын
They were kinda like the Ant and Dec of their day. But with comedy and singing chops.
@Isleofskye
Жыл бұрын
But with talent.
@johng7423
Жыл бұрын
Hes good Tommy but tell him to be careful talking to Robbie if he has any songs he wrote hime self theyll end up on Robbies next album just ask Ray Heffernan
@SSRT_JubyDuby8742
3 ай бұрын
✨️🔥👍
@trippymchippy8586
Жыл бұрын
Next week, Chip and Pin.
@Isleofskye
Жыл бұрын
Hope and Keen surely followed by Hale and Pace..
@BillOdyssey
Жыл бұрын
Ohh please say it's UFO hunting with Robbie n' Tommy...
@MrWayout74
Жыл бұрын
Royton royalty
@davidevans3227
Жыл бұрын
Had to stop watching and have a look at a clip to remind myself 🙂 and top of the list was two minutes from opportunity knocks.. ur laughin now!
@TheTommygee37
Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I have to say it. First
@markhooper4532
Жыл бұрын
Winnie Wallace...... Tommy talking about their fall out was very diluted.. I understood they didn't speak for a couple of years.Bit pathetic when you think about it.
@danielb4848
Жыл бұрын
Doh
@Screamifyoumeanit
Жыл бұрын
Lose the entourage! Or pick them yourself.
@Thegdee
Жыл бұрын
Seriously ,Cannon & Ball were never funny, never in the same ballpark as Morecombe & Wise, or even The Two Ronnies, at best they were Blackpool Summer Season.
@simonhodgetts6530
Жыл бұрын
Maybe so, but they had a prime time ITV Saturday night show for 10 years - so they must have done something right!
@HAIRYBIKER777
Жыл бұрын
They weren't trying to be the 2Rs or M&W though, so you can't say they weren't as good. They had a simpler act... just slapstick really, but plenty of people loved them. It's like the "best guitarist" argument... there is no best, there is only "favourite" and if they're not for you then fine, but there's no need to knock them.
@antony3378
Жыл бұрын
I've just watched the whole thing,Jesus Christ !
@antony3378
Жыл бұрын
Barrel bottom scraping comes to mind.
@markemarkatfb
Жыл бұрын
I saw them in panto decades ago and I'm sure every line of dialogue they did was truly awful, and every visual gag was old and predictable, but they had the whole packed audience in stitches for the whole show, myself included. Was it their timing? Their unrelenting commitment to seeming to take things seriously despite the obvious silliness? I can't explain why they were so funny, but I saw it first-hand. Put the subpar TV appearances out of mind, when they were live and on form they were legends.
@antony3378
Жыл бұрын
@@markemarkatfb A very reasoned and intelligent reply to my snidey comment,thank you, food for thought.
@cho317
Жыл бұрын
and a sensible reply to the reply..Nice.. so unlike the internet😊
@markemarkatfb
Жыл бұрын
@@cho317 People commenting nicely and sensibly on the internet? I think we've finally proven it's possible! Amazing :)
@simonhodgetts6530
Жыл бұрын
A very nice exchange! There was a reason why Cannon & Ball had a prime time TV show for nearly 10 years!
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