Orville ventriloquist Keith Harris dies aged 67
The ventriloquist Keith Harris famed for working with his puppet Orville has died aged 67, his agent has confirmed.
Keith Harris' agent: 'We laughed every time we spoke'
Keith Harris' agent said that he quickly became 'great friends' with the entertainer after they met during the summer season at The Gaiety Theatre in Ayr in 1992.
Robert C Kelly said: "I think I laughed every single time we spoke. Keith was not only a technically great ventriloquist, he was also a gifted mimic and an extraordinarily funny man both onstage and off.
"Perhaps even rarer than that in showbiz, he was a thoroughly decent man, a great friend and a wonderful father and husband."
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