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In 1966, Barker got his break with the satirical sketch series The Frost Report, having been recommended for the show by producer James Gilbert.

The show starred David Frost, John Cleese and Barker's future comedy partner Ronnie Corbett, whom he had met in 1963 when Corbett was the barman at the Buckstone Club near the Haymarket Theatre, and the two became friends.

Corbett stated in his autobiography that the two had gravitated towards each other because of their similar backgrounds ; neither had attended university, while many of the other Frost Report cast and writers had.

Each episode of the show, which was performed and broadcast live, was focused on a single topic and principally revolved around a continuous monologue from Frost, with sketches from Barker, Corbett and Cleese as the show went on.

Barker starred alongside Cleese and Corbett in The Frost Report < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s best known sketch, which satirised the British class system, with Barker representing the middle class.