Collaborator and fellow comic Rory Bremner was among the first to pay tribute, hailing him as “one of the greatest satirists”.
He was best known for sketches performed alongside John Fortune and Bremner in Channel 4’s satirical show Bremner, Bird And Fortune.
He also hailed John as “one of the greatest satirists”, writing: “It’s an irony that one of our greatest satirists, so brilliant at portraying ministers, civil servants or high-ranking officials who exuded self-satisfaction, was himself so modest and self-effacing.
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