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TV comic Norman Collier who rose to stardom with his faulty microphone routine dies aged 87 | Daily Mail Online
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Comedian Bobby Ball arrives for the funeral service of Norman Collier at St Helen's Church, Welton, Hull Stock Photo - Alamy
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TV comic Norman Collier who rose to stardom with his faulty microphone routine dies aged 87 | Daily Mail Online
![Lucy Collier (centre, blue coat), widow of comedian Norman Collier, follows his coffin after his funeral service at St Helen's Church, Welton, Hull Stock Photo - Alamy Lucy Collier (centre, blue coat), widow of comedian Norman Collier, follows his coffin after his funeral service at St Helen's Church, Welton, Hull Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G611ET/lucy-collier-centre-blue-coat-widow-of-comedian-norman-collier-follows-G611ET.jpg)