Tim Brooke-Taylor dies of coronavirus at 79

British comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor has passed away on Sunday morning due to the infection with coronavirus.

Brooke-Taylor broke into radio and television comedy in the 1960s.

Together with Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he went on to form ‘The Goodies’, a famous trio of British comedians.

“His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear,” Garden said.

Brooke-Taylor was also a panelist on BBC radio’s comic quiz show “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue,” for 40 years.

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