Chuckle Time was cut short following the death of Barry Elliott on 5 August 2018 aged 73, meaning only six were broadcast. The final episode was shown in tribute to the comedian. It is unknown whether further episodes were recorded, as it was later stated that Barry had been forced to pull out of filming part-way through due to illness. Chuckle Time Chuckle Time was a British television series which was broadcast on Channel 5 in 2018. The show was hosted by the comedy duo Barry and Paul Elliott, best known as The Chuckle Brothers. It was based off a similar style
Chuckle Brothers initially on Christmas Day in 1980 with them taking part in a televised children's show, "A Merry Morning", in which the brothers entertained around 250 children from the Leeds area in Yeadon Town Hall. In 1985, the brothers launched a pre-school programme on the BBC entitled "Chuckle Hounds", in which they performed routines with no dialogue, while dressed up in giant dog costumes. Their success in children's television came in 1987, with the launch of their iconic children's show, "ChuckleVision", in which their real-life siblings Jimmy and Brian Patton made occasional appearances. The show proved a ratings hit with children,