Barry Took (/ˈbæri ˈtʊk/, 19 June 1928 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge and the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects.
He is also remembered in the UK for presenting Points of View, a BBC Television programme featuring viewers' letters on the BBC's output, and the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz.
The son of a manager at the Danish Bacon Company, Took was born in Muswell Hill or Wood Green,North London and brought up there during the war, running away from the home in Wisbech to which he had been evacuated. He attended Stationers School but quit school at age 15. His older brother Philip would eventually work for the US Space Program before dying as a young man.
With his limited education, Took found work in as an office boy for a publisher and a cinema projectionist. During his period of National Service in the RAF in which he played the trumpet, he began performing and later worked as a stand-up comedian, eventually becoming a West End revue performer, working on For Amusement Only and For Adults Only.
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Award show life, get dressed
Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
Its best you always look your best
Cause us weekly and team z dont slip nah
Award show life, yeah we
Cameras, seats and arm candy
All access, badges, backstage passes
Big dark sunglasses, to match it
My life is like a video, erydays a movie
The press tryna kill me, please dont shoot me
Coming out the spot with my mistress love
Holding hands and kisses and hugs
Front row, next to Bieber, Kanye and Carmen
In the spotlight life, Biggy told me you on touring
We was doing shows tryna reach our goals
He said P, dont forget how you got where you going
I was just a little nigga back then, I didnt care
If I didnt have a tux, afford a black tie fair
Cause it wasnt my type of party, type of crowd
Id rather be with a
shootouts go down
A young ball mentality, ball down,
When you grow up in the hood,
You live the hood lifestyle
Now I own
network with big millionaires
And you prolly seen my picture in Vanity Faire
[Hook]
Award show life, get dressed
Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
Its best you always look your best
Cause us weekly and team z dont slip nah
Award show life, yeah we
Cameras, seats and arm candy
All access, badges, backstage passes
Big dark sunglasses, to match it
Im a publicity whore, fiend to be seen
I die for more air time on the screen
Nah, 15 minutes aint enough for me
I need the endless run, dont try to kill my dream
I got a rock star house wife, she like nice things
Tavern on the green, breakfast at Tifannys
Strictly Rolex and Cartier on her wrist
She high maintenance, its my fault she like this
Spoil my bitch, award show lifestyle
We on our way to another show right now
My son growing up he thinks he Chris Brown
My lil daughter need that college money no doubt
I must bust my ass continue to shine
I cannot stop no, on the road Ima die
Just like
give me my props
So Ima take mine and climb over you, city top
[Hook]
Award show life, get dressed
Red carpet, cameras, get fresh
Its best you always look your best
Cause us weekly and team z dont slip nah
Award show life, yeah we
Cameras, seats and arm candy
All access, badges, backstage passes