The comedian, 82, has shared his grief following the news of his professional partner Ball having died yesterday at the age of 76.

Speaking to Andrew Neil on Times Radio’s The Andrew Neil Show, Tommy paid tribute to his late friend and colleague.

Andrew noted how Tommy has such a legacy of stories of his time with Bobby.

Tommy responded: “Oh yeah and I’m so glad I have. I can’t tell you about how we started and we ummed and ahhhed about how we weren’t making any money.”