And the producer said to me .....

There is an old Page family saying, it dates back to the early days of my childhood and has ultimately stood the test of time since it was first spoken way back in the early 80s.

It is uttered predominantly around the yuletide period when this particular activity tends to reach its maximum peak but can also be rolled out at other times of the year whenever we think it seems fitting to the occasion.

There are two main groups to which this statement ultimately applies, one of which involves a tall man wearing glasses with a brown paper bag folded neatly in his pocket and his friend with short fat hairy legs and alleged wig of which you can’t see the join.

And then of course there are the other two who know their place and are most distinguishable by their eyewear, matching first names and very differing size.

“You have to watch The Two Ronnies / Morecambe and Wise; it’s the law “so goes the famous family motto when presented with an episode of either of the two comedy duo’s shows upon the TV, it may be met with moans and groans from other members of the group but after years of training they come round to our way of thinking eventually.

So it’s from one diminutive personality to another that I pay tribute to a fellow 5 footer of mine this week.

Without him, rudeness of any kind would not be addressed by the phrase “Language, Timothy “, adjusting your glasses be proceeded by “and the producer said to me “and chats between myself and my mum wouldn’t regularly degenerate comically into the second guessing what the other is going to say conversations of Barker and Corbett as Charlie and Bert.

They say good things come in small packages, insert whatever innuendo you like here if you so wish but as you do light “fork handles “and let’s celebrate the life someone who not only still makes me laugh but has my 13 year old kids trawling youtube for sketches that are now about 40 years old because they think they’re hilarious.

So it’s a goodnight from us to him.

Ronnie Corbett, the little man who brought us big laughs.