Barrymore, Mi ‧ chael /ˈmaɪk ə l/ BrE AmE
(1952–) a British ↑ comedian who appeared on humorous television programmes and ↑ game show s (=programmes in which people answer questions and compete to win prizes) in the 1980s and 1990s, but he stopped being popular after an accident at his house in which a man ↑ drown ed in the swimming pool