Jasper Carrott of a management buyout. Carrott is the father of actress Lucy Davis. He is a supporter, and was a director, of Birmingham City. He was awarded an OBE in 2002 "for charitable services". The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004, following a similar award from Aston University in 1995. On 2 April 2018, Carrott had a heart bypass operation. Jasper Carrott Jasper Carrott, OBE (born Robert Norman Davis; 14 March 1945) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter, and personality. Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Green primary school
Charlie Williams (comedian) viewers of the BBC's "Football Focus" programme. Williams suffered from Parkinson's Disease in his latter life, and died on 2 September 2006, aged 78. Charlie Williams (comedian) Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian. He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's "The Comedians" and ATV's "The Golden Shot", delivering his catchphrase, "me old flower" in his broad Yorkshire accent. Williams was born in Royston,