Such devastating news. We saw him live and loved watching him on all of his many TV shows. When the camera went to him, he would always pause for a moment before starting to talk, and it was in that moment that you just knew that 'this is going to be very funny'!
He was an elder statesman of comedy who naturally 'owned' a lot of the shows he was on, but he never exploited that in any way by taking over or denying the other (usually younger) comedians their own moment in the spotlight.
I always remember his little song about young kids' early career expectations that he jokingly claimed they used to sing at school - on the surface, it may have sounded like a sexist dig from him, but it was actually an astute observation deliberately embellished for comedic effect and to make the (feminist) point. It went something like:
When Johnny grows up, he'll be a soldier
When Jimmy grows up, he'll be a sailor
When Tommy grows up, he'll be a tailor
And all the girls will be wives!
Washing up and cooking dinner!
Washing up and cooking dinner!
Washing up and cooking dinner!
Wives!! Wives!! Wives!!
With him raising his voice, dancing and kicking his legs exuberantly in a ridiculous OTT way on the last line!