He used to drink in my Auntie's boozer in Primrose Hill (NW London). Some Sunday mornings his missus would come into the bar to get a bottle of gin for Tony, which he would drink in bed before facing the day. Made so many people laugh, yet was never happy himself.
Sadly many comedians are not happy people . Peter Sellars , Robin Williams , Steptoe & Son ( can't remember their real names ) Kennet Williams , Tommy Cooper , the list goes on and on …..