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====Guest appearances==== * O'Connor appeared as a guest on ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968β1977)|The Morecambe and Wise Show]]'' a number of times. He was the butt of many a joke by Eric Morecambe, being referred to as "Des β short for 'desperate", and "Death O'Connor".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/des-oconnor-half-the-things-you-worry-about-arent-going-to-happen-30802904.html|title=Des O'Connor β Half the things you worry about aren't going to happen|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=5 December 2014|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> One line, sung to the tune of "Crazy Words β Crazy Tune" was, "Roses are red, violets are blue, Des can't sing, we know that's true!". (O'Connor was actually an old friend of the duo, and even participated in writing many of the "put-downs".) * In May 2012, O'Connor took part in the TV game show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''. * In December 2012, O'Connor was invited to celebrate 100 years of the [[Royal Variety Performance]] with [[Bruce Forsyth]], [[Ronnie Corbett]], and [[Jimmy Tarbuck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-performance/archive/detail/2012--london-royal-albert-hall|title=2012 β London Royal Albert Hall|work=Royal Variety Charity|access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref> * In December 2012, O'Connor partnered [[Lee Mack]] in a celebrity edition of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''. * In December 2013, O'Connor appeared in a celebrity edition of ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''. * In October 2014, O'Connor was a panellist on an episode of ''[[Through the Keyhole]]''. * In April 2017, O'Connor was on the panel of ''[[Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule]]''.
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