The much-loved - and much-admired - British comedian Norman Collier has passed away at the age of 87, BBC News reports.
A hugely popular comic and TV entertainer in the 1970s and '80s, Collier - who started out as a club entertainer in his native Hull - will be best remembered for two wonderful routines that became his trademark.
The first was the 'faulty microphone'. Here's Collier both performing it and explaining the genesis of the routine:
And the second? Another family favourite: the enormously silly, extremely funny, chicken routine. Here he is performing it with fellow comic Jimmy Cricket:
RIP, Mr Collier. Thank you f... ll... th... aughs.
Twitter Tributes To Norman Collier
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Open Image ModalA minute's silence* for Norman Collier. (*incrementally) (credit:Twitter:MooseAllain)
Dafydd Wynne-Jones(05 of15)
Open Image ModalComedian Norman Collier dies aged 87 http://t.co/zb95dJTQ8p We do not appreciate the old comedians until they are gone. None get close today (credit:Twitter:Sarathsarcadi)
Darren Lethem(06 of15)
Open Image ModalRIP to Norman Collier. A lovely man and a bloody funny man. Very sad news. (credit:Twitter:DarrenLethem)
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