Chuckle Brothers for the 2013 Christmas special. On 13 March 2015, they appeared again on Comic Relief, this time in a sketch based around "National Treasures". The duo appeared at the 2016 "Royal Variety Performance", performing sketches with host David Walliams. In April 2018, it was announced the brothers were in the process of recording a new clip show for Channel 5, entitled "Chuckle Time"; It ran for one series during the summer of that year, although it was cut short following the death of Barry Elliot in August 2018. As well as regular TV appearances, Paul and Barry appeared on stage
Drown (surname) Drown (surname) Drown is a surname which originated in Yorkshire, England. It is the Americanization of the Surname Drowne. Many branches of this family dropped the E during the late 18th century as a part of the American Spelling Reform movement, forming the surname Drown. It is possibly derived from the Middle English word "drane", or drone, the male honey bee. The first Drowne/Drown in North America was Leonard Drowne (1646–1729) who came from Penryn, Cornwall to what was then part of Kittery in Massachusetts soon after the Restoration (England) of the monarchy in 1660. Leonard, a ship-wright, established a