{"id":27898,"date":"2022-12-28T14:02:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1761809"},"modified":"2022-12-29T01:37:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:37:45","slug":"actor-and-comedian-john-bird-dies-aged-86","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/actor-and-comedian-john-bird-dies-aged-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor and comedian John Bird dies aged 86"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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John Bird, the well-known actor and comedian, has died aged 86, his representatives have confirmed.<\/p>\n

A statement announcing Bird\u2019s death said that he died \u201cpeacefully\u201d aged 86 at Pendean care home in West Sussex. A family funeral will be followed by a celebration of his life in the New Year.<\/p>\n

Bird was a familiar face on satirical television shows, namely in those alongside John Fortune and Rory Bremner whilst in the comedy trio. Bird performed alongside Fortune and Bremner in Channel 4\u2019s satirical show Bremner, Bird And Fortune.<\/p>\n

The series ran for 16 seasons, as well as one-off specials, between 1999 and 2008, and went on to be nominated for several BAFTA TV Awards.<\/p>\n

A pivotal part of the satire boom in 1960s TV, Bird\u2019s death is almost nine years to the day since his comedy partner John Fortune passed away.<\/p>\n

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Comedians John Bird (L) and John Fortune photographed at the BAFTA Film and Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 29, 1997.<\/span><\/figcaption> Denzil McNeelance\/TV Times via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Paying tribute on Twitter, Bremner wrote: \u201cDeeply saddened to hear that the great John Bird has left us. One of the most modest of men and most brilliant of satirists. And one of the last surviving pillars of the anti-establishment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do one thing today, watch one of his interview sketches with John Fortune and ask yourself if it\u2019s ever been more beautifully done. RIP George Parr.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deeply saddened to hear that the great John Bird has left us. One of the most modest of men and most brilliant of satirists. And one of the last surviving pillars of the anti-establishment. 1\/4<\/p>\u2014 Rory Bremner \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@rorybremner) December 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>