FOND MEMORIES: Tommy Cannon with long-time comedy partner Bobby Ball at The Witham in 2019 COMEDIAN Tommy Cannon will make a welcome return to Barnard Castle later this year for a show which is sure to be tinged with sadness as well as full of smiles. The veteran funnyman’s long time comedy partner Bobby Ball died last October aged 76. The pair performed a sell-out show at The Witham on what turned out to be their final tour in 2019. When he returns to the Barney venue on Thursday, September 30, Tommy Cannon will be joined by two other long established performers Stu Francis and Johnnie Casson.