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For the very obscure series.... First Libyan sports minister Ahmed al-Sowaidq dead at 101. He was also Minister of Economy.

Jerry Jeff Walker, best known for writing the classic "Mr. Bojangles" is dead at 78: https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/country-songwriting-legend-jerry-jeff-walker-has-died/

Prince Azim of Brunei dead at only 36. Supposedly, he died after a "long illness". What could it be? https://borneobulletin.com.bn/2020/10/nation-mourns-loss-of-a-prince/ He was last in the news when Brunei declared homosexuality punishable by death... and he was a little suspicious himself... He also was a film producer and international jet-setter.

I was exposed to most of those "comedians" in my youth, and was always mystified that the grown-ups found them funny. Mind you, I never found Morecambe and Wise remotely funny either. Or any of those double acts really, bar the Two Ronnies. Who did make me laugh? Benny Hill. Stanley Baxter. Dick Emery. Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii. So mainly the risqué, camp, cross-dressing types.

I watched him play SS Heinz Kammler in the holocaust graphic 1980’s mini series War & Remembrance

Les Dawson is very funny. His family gags seem more of the communal "what're families like?" rather than anything nasty. Dave Allen, Tommy Cooper, Peter Cook all dated well, still hilarious. Morecambe and Wise have huge fail to success sketch ratios but the good ones hold up the entire rest of it. Ditto Python, ntnocn, fast show and French and Saunders. When I was growing up Harry Enfield made me laugh myself hoarse but with few exceptions Reeves and Mortimer left me cold. Same with Victoria Wood, whereas I was dying with laughter the first time I heard the much missed Linda Smith's show. Not everything dates at the same speed. Michael McIntyre for example is dated ten weeks before he speaks...

Sad news, I always loved this song. Mr. Bojangles was recorded by so many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Robbie Williams, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and so on. Rest in peace, icon of country music

So why wasn't he at Germanys "I'm a Celebrity... get me out of here" yet?

Update on Wan Haifeng: family is donating memorabilia to the public, the journalist could not interview or see him. Apparently very frail and bedridden, also born 1919 and not 1920 according to his family.

German-Italian singer Nino De Angelo, Germany's 1989 ESC entry, says he has COPD and maybe 5 years left to live: https://m.bild.de/bild-plus/unterhaltung/leute/leute/nino-de-angelo-unheilbar-lungenkrank-ich-habe-nur-noch-fuenf-jahre-73562896,view=conversionToLogin.bildMobile.html He's a precarious existence. Bankruptcies, lymphoma in the 90s, confessed cocaine user and obsessive gambler.

Hugo award nominee Richard A. Lupoff dead at 85

Et à sa maman Renée Simonot qui a eu 109 ans en septembre !

Annette Andre (Marty Hopkirks wife) is 81. Just thought I'd throw that in.

That’s my point. I don’t see why this is relevant. Celebrities provide a service (entertainment). You (the fan) are the consumer. You aren’t a fan of something unless you don’t enjoy which you are a fan of. Celebrities are just normal people and somehow people struggle to realize this.

I think that's a bit unfair on Roy Hudd, ,fair enough on the others though. However I did used to really like Lucky Ladders though and one of my favourite stupid quiz contestants moments comes from there.

Well, that's the last time I send them a couple of quid when they hold out the begging bowl.

This is like the kind of argument you hear right at the end of the night when everyone’s absolutely fucked out of their head.

Cope also has had COPD for yearscand to be honest with you, I'm surprised he's still alive.

Definitely hits the fame threshold though some of the more international posters may disagree.

joyeux anniversaire tardif à Catherine Deneuve.

So. Farewell then Newhaven Marine. Ghost Station for 14 years. No passengers and yet still officially open. Is now officially closed. (Apologies to EJ Thribb) Yes, Newhaven Marine Railway Station, which last saw a passenger in 2006, officially closed yesterday.

NSFW https://twitter.com/mrnickharvey/status/1317758865543483394?s=21

I became a widow 10 October 02h00 UTC when my husband of 26 years died from pancreatic cancer complications.

Another heart surgery: https://deadline.com/2020/10/arnold-schwarzenegger-recovering-after-second-heart-surgery-1234602892/ It seems like his death will be quick, somewhat unexpected, and the reason will be obvious.

William George Perks, diarist, photographer, amateur archaeologist and designer of the Bill Wyman signature metal detector is 84