Brooke-Taylor broke into comedy in the 1960s alongside future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman.
British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 79.The Goodies: Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, photographed in London in April, 2003.Brooke-Taylor was part of Cambridge University's Footlights revue, the breeding ground of several generations of British comic talent. He broke into radio and television comedy in the 1960s alongside future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman.
The Goodies formed part of a golden era of British television comedy in the 1960s and 70s that includedFor more than 40 years, Brooke-Taylor was also a panellist on BBC radio's much loved comic quiz showGoodies co-star Garden said Brooke-Taylor was "a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with. Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable".Writer-performer Stephen Fry tweeted: "Just heard the devastating news of the death of Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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