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I remember him as a quiet side kick to Hatty Jaques in a television situation comedy.

With regard for what you noted, Eric wrote about his penchant for adlib in the book. Apparently his co - star Jimmy Edwards was upstaged by a cockroach while Eric and Jimmy were performing in Chicago. Jimmy stamped on the cockroach and when Eric came on having no idea what had happened or why the audience was laughing saw the squashed insect, said,

'I was training that one.' The audience went ape according to his words.