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Collaborator and fellow comic Rory Bremner was among the first to pay tribute, hailing him as “one of the greatest satirists”.

Bird was known for appearing in Channel 4’s satirical show Bremner, Bird And Fortune and for the Long Johns comedy skits.

Actor and comedian John Bird has died aged 86, his representatives have confirmed. The Bafta-winning actor was best known for political satire, including Bremner, Bird and Fortune.

Not so much a programme, more a way of life, where his impressions of the prime minister, harold wilson helped win him his first bafta in 1966. as harold wilson: i admit in the privacy of this - television studio that all is not well within the government. some of my colleagues have not performed as well as i expected them to. even worse, some of them have! his partnership withjohn fortune was under way and and they featured in a sketch with a young alan bennett about tv executives trying to think up new ideas for a show. well, look, could we combine the two, have a professional discoteque in ...

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