Tributes paid to comedian Norman Collier
WHAT are your memories of comedian Norman Collier?
Best known for his faulty microphone act, the performer died aged 87 in a nursing home near his hometown of Hull yesterday.
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Norman Collier gets his fingers burned after tucking into good old fish and chips on Cleethorpes beach.
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Local youngsters meet the stars of Aladdin on Cleethorpes beach at the launch of the panto, pictured with Norman Collier, producer Charles Vance, Rod, Jane and Freddy, Seb Craig and Dennis Spencer.
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9 July 1976: Comedian Norman Collier stopped the traffic literally in Cleethorpes when he escorted this surprised young lady across the road on his way to the Pier Pavilion for rehearsals.
He rose to fame on the club circuit, getting his break on the Royal Variety Show, and was a contemporary of Little and Large.
He was married to his wife, Lucy, for 40 years, and they had three children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Tributes have been paid to Norman, who had Parkinson's disease, by celebrities including Danny Baker and Jon Culshaw.
Jon wrote on Twitter: “Funny, funny, wonderfully funny man. People would be permanently laughing whenever they were around him."
Norman was a regular visitor to this area. In July 1976, holidaymakers on Cleethorpes seafront got a brief taste of what this season’s summer show on the Pier Pavilion had in store when the whole cast, including Norman, took a stroll along the beach.
Post your memories of Norman below, or e-mail viewpoint@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
5 Comments
by daveyw
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:16PM
“i ber hm well om he 70's rp omon cll er”
by lashbaby
Friday, March 15 2013, 3:57PM
“Comedy legend and a genuine man. Every time I see a chicken I think of you and laugh. RIP Norman and condolences to your family.”
by Hallcross
Friday, March 15 2013, 2:06PM
“We were sat behind him on a flight to Tenerife in the 90s, he was laughing and joking with the person next to him all flight !”
by AfricanMeggy
Friday, March 15 2013, 1:54PM
“Very funny man!A real Northern comedian! Soon there won't be many "real" comedians left.The stand up comedians like Russell Brand are as funny as constipation!”
by des22
Friday, March 15 2013, 12:51PM
“A star turn and a lovely man. His act stayed much the same because people demanded the old favourites from him. I used to love his "duet" from the Chocolate Soldier. Thanks for the laughs, RIP Norman.”