Patton Brothers

The Patton Brothers
The Patton Brothers (Brian left, Jimmy right) on stage at the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough, 2013
BornJimmy Elliott
(1931-08-20)20 August 1931[1]
Brian Elliott
(1933-12-13) 13 December 1933 (age 90)[1]
Kent, England
DiedJimmy:
26 July 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 87)[2]
MediumTelevision and stage
Years active1954–2019
GenresPantomime
SpouseJimmy:
Valerie
(m. 1964⁠–⁠2010)

Amy
(m. 2017⁠–⁠2019)

Brian:

Christine
(m. 1962⁠–⁠1977)

Rachel
(m. 1983)
Relative(s)Chuckle Brothers (brothers)
Pete and Sophie Sandiford (great-nephew and great-niece/grandchildren)[3]
Notable works and rolesChuckleVision (1990–2009; various episodes)

The Patton Brothers, comprising Jimmy Elliott (20 August 1931 – 26 July 2019)[4][non-primary source needed] and Brian Elliott (born 13 December 1933),[5] were an 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference YorkshirePost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Corner, Natalie L (14 September 2020). "How Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie Sandiford are related to The Chuckle Brothers". OK!. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Cricket, Jimmy (12 August 2019). "Me and Mrs C. have been to the funeral of one of Comedy's Showbiz Legends, Jimmy Patton, with so many showbiz friends today, and we met up after to celebrate his life, singing and telling stories, at the hotel where him and wife Amy attended a regular showbiz get together! 🎭". Twitter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ Patton, Brian; Patton, Jimmy (10 November 2018). The Patton Brothers Laughing All Our Lives. LULU Press. ISBN 978-0-244-40166-5.