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Jimmy Tarbuck: 'Emotional' service for Ronnie

Friends and family of the entertainer Ronnie Corbett have been attending his funeral in south London. He died last month aged 85 after being diagnosed with a suspected form of Motor Neurone disease.

Jimmy Tarbuck told 5 live 鈥渋t was very, very emotional that the little guy has left us鈥� but 鈥渋t was a happy service for a very happy guy鈥�.

Jimmy went on to say he鈥檚 known Ronnie Corbett for more than 50 years and he will 鈥渕iss him a lot; he was a very, very good companion in life鈥�.

Many other celebrities and comics turned out to pay their respects, including Sir Michael Parkinson, Rob Brydon and David Walliams.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Monday 18 April 2016.

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