Corbett came close to quitting

VETERAN funnyman Ronnie Corbett admitted he was ready to give up his dreams of a career in front of the camera and quit performing just as he got his big break.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Dec 2010, 12:04 BST

Updated 10th Dec 2010, 10:50 BST

The comic, who has a home in Gullane, said: "I gave myself until the frighteningly mature age of 37. If nothing had happened by then, I would stop performing.

"Fortunately, at the age of 37 I did The Frost Report - where I met Ronnie (Barker] - and that turned my life round."