Jimmy Elliott obit

Paul Chuckle ‘devastated’ after brother Jimmy Patton dies aged 87

 

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Paul Chuckle has been left ‘devastated’ following the death of his brother Jimmy Patton.

The comedian’s death was confirmed on Friday 26 July on the official Chuckle Brothers page, which read: ‘I just thought I’d let you know that the Chuckle Brothers older Brother Jimmy Patton has sadly passed away.

‘Jimmy was a big part of chucklevision and the stage shows where he played the character No Slacking. RIP Jim Lad. And No Slacking.’

In a statement to Metro.co.uk about Jimmy’s death, Paul said: ‘I am devastated! So few words for the loss of another dearly loved brother.

‘RIP Jimmy, love you, Paul.’

Jimmy’s death comes a year after Barry Chuckle’s death from bone cancer, who passed away aged 73 on 5 August 2018.

He is the older brother of Barry and Paul, and appeared in the show ChuckleVision frequently during its run from 1987 to 2009.

Jimmy married Chuckle Brother fan Amy Phillips in 2017, who was 59 years younger than him, after the pair met on Facebook.

Speaking about marrying Amy at the time, Jimmy said: ‘Amy had been a fan of ChuckleVision all of her life and commented on something I posted. It just went from there.

‘I never thought I would find this kind of love again.’

He was part of the English comedy double act and the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the Chuckle Brothers. They began their career as a double act in the 1950s.

The brothers' father, Jimmy Elliott, was a comedian who later became known as Gene Patton. Jimmy and Brian grew up in Rotherham, like their brothers the Chuckle Brothers, but were born in Kent. Their other brother Colin never became an actor; he was a car mechanic. Their sister, Sheila, a dancer, was married to the actor Bill Waddington.

When Jimmy left school in 1946, he joined "Britain's Dead End Kids" and appeared in five pantomimes before Brian joined him. The brothers got their big break in 1956 when they performed in Aladdin as Chinese policemen. Over the course of their career they appeared alongside British pantomime favourites such as Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett and John Inman.

Both Jimmy and Brian made appearances in the children's television series ChuckleVision alongside their younger brothers Paul and Barry. Jimmy's character was known as "No Slacking" due to the catchphrase that he constantly used to berate the Chuckle Brothers; Brian's was known as "Get Out of It!" for similar reasons. Prior to ChuckleVision, all four brothers had appeared together on the game show 3-2-1 in 1982 and the talent show New Faces.

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