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John Blackman Cancer Won’t Stop Me Laughing!

His trademark smile may look a little different these days, and his memory less razor sharp, but Hey Hey It’s Saturday star John Blackman still radiates the sparkling wit that kept TV viewers in stitches.

For the past five years, John, 76, has repeatedly undergone major surgery on his face and skull to remove cancerous tumours.

The health setbacks have taken their toll, with the famous funnyman no longer able to do the

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