Trivia

He spent 3 years with the Parachute Regiment in the Middle East in the 1950s

In 2004 was chosen as one of the celebrities to appear on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002), but at the last minute it was decided he was too senior and DJ Mike Read was drafted in as a replacement

Carson was a member of the entertainment charity the Grand Order of Water Rats.

Stand-up comedian famous in the UK

He and his wife Ruth have 3 children: Majella (born 1955), Tony (born 1956) and Aidan (born 1958).

His brother John, a merchant seaman, was killed on December 2, 1940 when a torpedo hit his ship 60 miles from Portrush of the Northern Irish coast.

Son of an Italian mother and a Irish father.

His nephew, Sean Carson, is a comedy writer.

Frank Carson was a Northern Irish comedian and actor from Belfast. He was best known for being a regular face on television for many years from the 1970s onwards, appearing in series such as The Comedians and Tiswas.

His trademark line was "It's the way I tell them!".