People Open DS/UK/20248 Cannon and Ball (1974-2020) Cannon and Ball 1974-2020 English comedy duo Group (Male) Oldham, Lancashire, England (formed) English Comedy; Musical / Satire, duo Members: Tommy Cannon (Thomas Derbyshire) (27 June 1938), Bobby Ball (Robert Harper) (28 January 1944-28 October 2020) Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball, known collectively as Cannon and Ball, were an English comedy double act best known for their comedy variety show The Cannon and Ball Show, which lasted for nine years on ITV. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. They started out as singers working the pubs and clubs of Greater Manchester and switched to comedy after being told comics earned an extra £3 a night. They continued to work as a comic duo on television and in theatre and pantomime. Their partnership ended when Ball died in 2020 following a COVID-19 diagnosis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_and_Ball (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHSkeyte 8/29/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5fe03d90-07e8-4a80-ad35-7d782f5c21ce