Crowds Burst Into Applause At Barry Chuckle's Funeral

Barry Chuckle's funeral took place at his beloved New York Stadium, home to Rotherham United, and crowds of people broke into applause as the funeral procession arrived.

People gathered to pay their respects to the well-known funnyman, after he passed away earlier this month following a battle with bone cancer.

Barry - real name Barry Elliott - was one half of the legendary comedy duo The Chuckle Brothers.

And today fans congregated outside the ground to welcome the procession which included his brother, Paul, 70, as he helped to carry his coffin.

According to the Express, Paul wiped away tears as he prepared to say goodbye to his brother who passed away aged 73.

This afternoon dozens of celebrities attended a private funeral service for the comedian with many paying tribute to him as they arrived.

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Famous faces like the Nolan sisters and Roy Chubby Brown attended the ceremony to pay tribute to the comedy star.

Tommy Cannon, of comedy duo Cannon and Ball, also arrived to pay his last respects, along with kids TV presenter Don Maclean.

The crowds of well-wishers and fans cried out the Chuckle Brother's famous catchphrase 'To me, to you' as the hearse carrying his coffin arrived in Rotherham, South Yorks.

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After Barry's death, devastated brother Paul said: "I've not just lost my brother, I've lost my theatrical partner of many, many years and my very best friend."

Barry was remembered in a moving fan tribute last Saturday, August 11, where fans echoed 'to me, to you' around the stadium on the 73rd minute - to mark his age at the time of passing.

And Paul mirrored this by making a powerful gesture when he blew a kiss to the sky as he cheered their beloved team to a 1-0 victory.

According to The Sun, he seemed to be overcome with emotion during the game as he turned his face upwards and blew a kiss to the heavens.

People have arrived from across the country to pay their respects.

Fans Cathy and her son, Sam, 15, left Oldham, Lancashire, early this morning to be outside the service. The pair used to watch the Chuckle Brothers in theatre and Cathy has them as her phone screensaver.

She said: "I say their 'To me, to you' catchphrase all the time. I work in a school and I say to the kids when we're moving things 'To me, to you, to me to you'."

Topics: Paul Chuckle, Chuckle Brothers, Celebrity, News

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