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  Celebrities who have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19

  The list reflects a brutal 12 months marred by the pandemic.

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  Sky News

  Coronavirus: Stars and notable figures who have died after contracting COVID-19

  The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people across the world, several well known faces among them. Best known for his comedy double act Little and Large, Eddie Large died on 2 April after contracting coronavirus in hospital while being treated for heart failure, his agent and family said. Comedians including Matt Lucas, Jason Manford, Michael Barrymore, Lenny Henry and Paul Chuckle were among those paying tribute following his death, at the age of 78.

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  Celebrities who have died after being diagnosed with coronavirus

  A growing list of high-profile figures have tested positive for the illness.

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  The Independent

  Tim Brooke-Taylor: Comedy star equally at home with the witty and the zany

  Tim Brooke-Taylor helped to change the face of British comedy as part of zany comic trio The Goodies, while his clever puns and wordplay had audiences rolling in the aisles on Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.Brooke-Taylor, who has died from coronavirus aged 79, was among a group of Oxbridge graduates who introduced a new strain of surrealism and silliness to television comedy.

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  Bill Oddie remembers his friend and comedy partner Tim Brooke-Taylor

  The comic actor died after contracting coronavirus.

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  Evening Standard

  Bill Oddie remembers his friend and comedy partner Tim Brooke-Taylor in touching tribute

  Bill Oddie has remembered Tim Brooke-Taylor as an “extremely amiable, nice bloke” and the type of person you would not “think twice about asking for a favour.”Brooke-Taylor died on April 12 aged 79, after contracting Covid-19.

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  The Guardian

  Tim Brooke-Taylor obituary

  Tim Brooke-Taylor obituary. Comedian and actor best known for the 1970s TV series The Goodies and as a panellist on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue

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  Comedian Tony Hawks pays tribute to Tim Brooke-Taylor

  The comic actor died after contracting coronavirus.

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  David Mitchell and Stephen Fry remember ‘piercingly witty’ Tim Brooke-Taylor

  The comic actor has died after contracting coronavirus.

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  PM praises NHS staff who ‘saved my life, no question’ as he leaves hospital

  He will not being going straight back to work but will continue his recovery at his country residence Chequers.

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