Cannon & Ball

CANNON & BALL. English double act comprising Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball who met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Lancashire. They started 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 variety show The Cannon and Ball Show lasted for nine years on ITV. Bobby Ball died on 28th October 2020