Comedian Duncan Norvelle known for his 1980s catchphrase ‘chase me!’ dies age 66 – 12 years after suffering a stroke which left half his body paralyzed

Comedian Duncan Norvelle has died aged 66 to 12 after suffering a stroke that paralyzed half of his body.

Duncan was a familiar face on British TV in the 1980s, known for his ‘chase me’ catchphrases and camp humour.

He is survived by his girlfriend Linda Trevallion, who cared for him for the past ten years after his stroke.

Socialite Lizzie Cundy was one of the first to pay tribute to him, writing on Twitter: ‘Very sad to hear that comedian Duncan Norvelle has passed away. His famous trademark saying “chase me, chase me” makes me laugh so much.

“Sending all my love and thoughts to his family.”

In 2012, Duncan suffered a stroke and was later told it was unlikely he would ever walk or talk properly again.

Socialite Lizzie Cundy was one of the first to pay tribute to him, writing on Twitter: ‘Very sad to hear that comedian Duncan Norvelle has passed away’

Afterwards, however, he said defiantly, “I saw many stroke patients give up and not question what the doctors told them, but I was determined to get better and live my life.”

After the stroke, he spent 18 months in the hospital trying to regain his speech and mobility.

He said at the time: ‘It was an incredible wake-up call and I live my life very differently now.’

Norvelle rose to fame in the early 1980s on the ITV variety show Saturday Royal.

After his hospitalization, he discovered that his blood pressure was sky high, one of the biggest contributing factors to a stroke.

After nine weeks in the hospital, he canceled his summer season with comedy duo Cannon and Ball, and was replaced by Stu Francis.

In 2015, Norvelle chose the Embassy Theatre, Skegness, as his first performance after more than three years off stage, promising that the money from his show would be allocated to the Stroke Association.