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comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor died at the Age Of 79 years with the coronavirus, his agent has confirmed to The Bbc .

The Entertainer who is best known as One Third of the popular mid-1970s, The Goodies , and I'm sorry, I Have no idea, died on Sunday.

The Goodies co-star Bill Oddie called him "a true visual comic and a great friend."

The Third member of The Trio , Graeme Garden , said that he was "terribly sad over The Loss of a Dear Colleague and close friend of over 50 Years ".

"He was funny, gregarious, generous man, it was a pleasure to work with. The audience found him not only hilarious, but also endearing. "

Oddie added, reminded of some of The Goodies , the' sketches in his tribute tweet: "no one could wear silly costumes, or do dangerous stunts like Tim. I know that it hurt cos he used to cry a lot. Sorry Timbo. "

Brooke-Taylor ' s career More Than six decades, and his comedic roots spans are in the Cambridge Footlights Club, for which he since 1960.

membership in the spotlight brought him in contact with both the garden and Oddie and later Monty Python stars John Cleese and Graham Chapman .

Cleese paid tribute by saying: "Tim was one of my oldest friends, And One that I used To Love performing with. He had 'fear' is better than any other. ".

And another member of Monty Python , Eric Idle , revealed that his career began in 1963, when he revue voice of Brooke-Taylor for an annual comedy.

Brooke-Taylor began his own broadcasting career on BBC radio before he made The Goodies , with garden and Oddie and later to long-time Panelist on Radio 4 's I' m Sorry, I Have no idea.

have paid for A variety of comedians, tribute to Brooke-Taylor in the Social Media .

the comedian Jack Dee , the current host of I'm sorry I said no idea: "It has come to hear devastating news that Tim succumbed to this terrible Virus - especially when we all thought he was recovering.

"Tim was a lovely man" and never anything but great company. It has always been one of The Great pleasures of my career to work with someone who was part of The Comedy landscape of My Childhood . "

One of his greatest contributions to British Comedy was write to co and play the famous Four Yorkshiremen sketch, with John Cleese , Chapman and Marty Feldman , originally for the ITV comedy program At Last , The 1948 Show! The sketch was later to become a popular part of the Monty Python live shows, and was carried out in the rule of Chapman, Eric Idle , Terry Jones and Michael Palin .

Bill Oddie , Graeme Garden , Tim Brooke-Taylor had a career as a Top 40 hit with the Funky Gibbon

As part of The Goodies , he also enjoyed an unlikely pop. At a time, as a novelty, comedy songs regularly in The Charts , The Trio has scored five Top 40 hits, the biggest of 1975, is The Funky Gibbon , the most memorable is performed on Top of The Pops .

The Trio found international fame through the treats, The shows to household names in Australia and New Zealand , attracting millions of TV-viewers.

In 2011, Brooke-Taylor OBE for his services to the entertainment, to the accession of Oddie and garden, was appointed, with the same honor.

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Source of news: bbc.com