Comedian John Fortune dies aged 74
John Fortune, the comedian made famous on Bremner, Bird and Fortune, has died at the age of 74. His agent said the veteran satire comic died peacefully with his wife Emma at his bedside.
John Fortune cracks up on screen in comedy sketch
In this sketch, John Fortune cracks up as he interviews his friend and collaborator John Bird, who is playing the part of a homophobic army officer:
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