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13 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

I posted this a few posts above - seen him a few times, always howled with laughter, but he is genuinely sick as fuck, then he gets even sicker

 

 

https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/jerry-sadowitz

If he killed Frankie Boyle I would help him cover it up, that’s how unhealthy my admiration for him is 

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16 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

I posted this a few posts above - seen him a few times, always howled with laughter, but he is genuinely sick as fuck, then he gets even sicker

https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/jerry-sadowitz

 

Only one near me and it's sold out :(

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3 minutes ago, JR976evil said:

If he killed Frankie Boyle I would help him cover it up, that’s how unhealthy my admiration for him is 

 

 

Last time I saw him he did this gag where he performed an impression of someone writing down things rapidly, he said it was his impersonation of Frankie Boyle at a Jerry Sadowitz gig!

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1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Last time I saw him he did this gag where he performed an impression of someone writing down things rapidly, he said it was his impersonation of Frankie Boyle at a Jerry Sadowitz gig!

I always love it when he tears strips off other comedians, that’s often him at his most vitriolic 

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17 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Duggie Brown, British actor and comedian, has died aged 82.

 

The last two King Rats have died in their post - maybe  a tip for folk for the 2023 DDP.

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The Comedians (1971–1993)

Johnny Allan NO INFO
Russ Abbot (wiki) b. 1947 / note: then known as Russ Roberts
Lennie Bennett (wiki) 1938–2009 (70) BBC obit
Stan Boardman (wiki) b. 1937
Jim Bowen (wiki1937–2018 (80) BBC obit
Alan Brady b. 1943 / note: today a local politician, known by his real name of Alan Godson
Jimmy Bright (IMDbb. 1971 / note: youngest comedian to star on the show
Duggie Brown (wiki) 1940–2022 (82) BBC obit
Les Bryan b. c. 1941
Mike Burton (IMDbb. 19?? / note: recent comments (2021) on Facebook confirm he's alive
Dave Butler (IMDb) 1936–1996 (60) mention of death
Kenny Cantor
(IMDb) 1938–2019 (80) local obit
Jackie Carlton (IMDb1923–1995 (72) local obit
Brian Carroll (IMDb1930–2014 (84) local obit (dead link)
Johnny Carroll (IMDb) 1941–2020 (78) local obit
Frank Carson (wiki) 1926–2012 (85) BBC obit
Paddy Cassidy NO INFO
Johnnie Casson (wiki) b. 1943
Eddie Colinton (IMDb) 1936–2002 (66) local obit
Mike Coyne (IMDbb. 1939
Jimmy Cricket (wikib. 1945
Colin Crompton (wiki) 1931–1985 (54) The Stage obit
Bob Curtiss (IMDb) b. 1938
Pauline Daniels (IMDbb. 1955 / note: only comedienne to star on the show
Ivor Davis b. 19?? / note: Manchester comedian, noted as being alive in 2020 on FB
Charlie Daze (IMDbb. 1938 / note: brother of Mike Douglas
Les Dennis (wikib. 1953
Mike Douglas b. 19?? 
/ note: later known as Mike Cash, also the brother of Charlie Daze
Vince Earl (wiki) b. 1944
Stevie Faye (IMDbb. 1927
Ray Fell (IMDb1939–2016 (76) death notice
Eddie Flanagan (IMDb) 1936–2002 (66) mention of death
Alan Fox 1936–2014 (77) local obit (dead link)
Stu Francis (wiki) b. 1948
Syd Francis (IMDb1943–2006 (62) Times obit
Mike Goddard (IMDbb. 1943 / note: initially known as Mike Goodwin, changed name to avoid confusion with Ken
Ken Goodwin (wiki) 1933–2012 (78) BBC obit
Jackie Hamilton (wiki1937–2003 (66) local obit
Jerry Harris 19??–201? / note: later moved to Malta, noted as having died between 2010 and 2012
Tony Jo b. 19?? / note: still fairly active a few years ago
Dennis Jones NO INFO / note: Bradford comedian
Jimmy Jones (wikib. 1938
Mike Kelly (IMDb) 1943–2018 (74) mention of death (dead link)
George King (IMDbb. 1948
Bobby Knoxall MBE (wiki) 1933–2009 (75) local obit
Bobby Knutt
(wiki1945–2017 (71) BBC obit
Brian Lewis (IMDb19??–???? mention of death / note: also in Super Gran as one half of "The Muscles"
Bernard Manning (wiki) 1930–2007 (76) BBC obit
Jimmy Marshall (IMDb1933–1996 (63) The Stage obit
Mike McCabe b. 19?? / note: alive and well, his son Milo McCabe is also a prominent comedian
Paul Melba (wiki) 1936–2020 (84) local obit
Mick Miller (wikib. 1950
Bal Moane
(IMDbb. 1936
Pat Mooney (IMDb) 1931–2008 (76) mention of death
Johnny More (wiki1934–2015 (81) local obit
Hector Nicol (wiki) 1920–1985 (64) Herald obit
Hal Nolan
(IMDb) 1932–2014 (82) mention of death
Chris O'Dell 1939–2016 (76) local obit

Tom O'Connor (wiki) 1939–2021 (81) BBC obit
Tom Pepper (IMDb) 1950–2018 (67) death notice
Bryn Phillips (IMDb1934–2014 (79) local obit
Colin Price b. 19?? / note: Welsh, still doing stand-up in 2018
Don Reid b. 1943 / note: Crewe, Cheshire comedian as per this
Mike Reid (wiki) 1940–2007 (67) BBC obit
Al Rich 1933–1996 (62) mention of death
George Roper
(wiki1934–2003 (69) Guardian obit
Harry Scott (IMDb) b. 19?? / note: Cockney comedian, still making club appearances a few years ago
Mike Scott NO INFO
Paul Shane (wiki1940–2013 (72) BBC obit
Tony Stewart b. 1936 / note: Scottish, but has lived in South Africa for years
Sammy Thomas (IMDb1932–2010 (77) local obit
Johnnie "Goon" Tweed
(IMDb) 1928–2006 (77) / note: retired to the Isle of Man, where he died
Johnnie Wager (IMDb1930–2019 (89) mention of death / note: real name Robert Ernest Benton
Roy Walker (wiki) b. 1940
Jos White (IMDb) 1923–2019 (96) ITV obit
Charlie Williams MBE (wiki1927–2006 (78) BBC obit
Stu Williams 1934–1991 (57) 
/ note: according to this, previously a pro footballer called Willie Nimmo
Lee Wilson (wiki1938–2013 (74) local obit
Lenny Windsor (IMDbb. c. 1946


Updated "The Comedians" list following the death of Duggie Brown.

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On 14/08/2022 at 09:33, maryportfuncity said:

So, even the permissive Edinburgh Festival have seen fit to cancel Jerry Sadowitz' second of two scheduled shows.

 

 

 

Just to clarify, it wasn't 'the Festival' that cancelled the show, nor even the Fringe (which is not the same thing) - it was the individual venue.

Anyway, the sooner the whole thing is over, the better - looking forward to being able to travel on buses again without being held up by fuckwit tourists who seem astonished by the concept that they actually have to pay a fare.

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On 14/08/2022 at 19:59, Toast said:

 

Now that did make me LOL :lol:

"Nobody wants to see woke comedy, it's like women's football, it's written about in like the Guardian but it's rubbish."

Sports presenting, particularly on terrestrial but increasingly everywhere, has been Loose Womenised. The days of Ray Stubbs and Adrian Chiles are long gone (some might say) for good.

 

I just cannot watch, or even listen to, Clare Balding.

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Janey Godley who is/was getting treatment for cancer has announced she is going on tour next year.

 

 

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David A. Arnold (wiki) dead at 54.

 

Had a couple of Netflix stand-up specials and a few acting parts in tv shows here and there. Wrote for Fuller House and some Tyler Perry shows, and created a Nickelodeon show called That Girl Lay Lay which premiered last year.

 

Article says "natural causes". He only tweeted five hours ago, so probably something sudden.

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On 08/06/2021 at 23:37, Bibliogryphon said:

After an evening watching BBC 4 two names that might be worth putting on the long tracking radar are Peter Spence (b.1944) who wrote To The Manor Born and Raymond Allan (b.1940/1) who wrote Some Mothers Do Ave Em

Raymond Allen has died, aged 82.

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Judy Tenuta dead, aged 72. (AP)

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34 minutes ago, time said:

Judy Tenuta dead, aged 65. (AP)


For posterity's sake, she was actually born in 1949, not the commonly reported 1956:

NAME: Judy Tenuta
BORN: Nov 1949
AGE: 72
LIVES IN: Studio City, CA

 

edit: I see that, as I was typing this, Variety and Deadline have put out articles with the correct age.

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18 minutes ago, tracy said:


For posterity's sake, she was actually born in 1949, not the commonly reported 1956:

NAME: Judy Tenuta
BORN: Nov 1949
AGE: 72
LIVES IN: Studio City, CA

 

edit: I see that, as I was typing this, Variety and Deadline have put out articles with the correct age.

AP have also amended her age (as have I).

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Japanese comedian, youtuber, actor, guitarist Kōji Nakamoto dead at 81 from acute subdural hematoma, was hit by a car yesterday. Member of the Rock and Roll and comedy group The Drifters, was part of the group when they served as an opening act for the Beatles when they performed in Japan for the first time in 1966.

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Got this leaflet through the door about the local theatre production of a Miss Marple featuring Suzie Blake (Victoria Wood) 

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1 minute ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Comedian, writer and TV actor Leslie Jordan, who received an Emmy Award for his role as Beverley Leslie on the hit series Will & Grace in 2006, died at 67 years:

https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/24/leslie-jordan-dead-dies-car-crash/?adid=social-tw

 

Oh no!

Well... I didnt know he was only 67.

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10 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Comedian, writer and TV actor Leslie Jordan, who received an Emmy Award for his role as Beverley Leslie on the hit series Will & Grace in 2006, died at 67 years:

https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/24/leslie-jordan-dead-dies-car-crash/?adid=social-tw

 

A familiar figure for all the lgbt people (and fans of Drag Race). Really unexpected and sad… any given cause of death ?

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Just now, Lafaucheuse said:

A familiar figure for all the lgbt people (and fans of Drag Race). Really unexpected and sad… any given cause of death ?

 

He died in a car crash, probably after heart attack.

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Following the recent demise of Mock the Week, I was thinking that in years to come, it will provide a new long list (and potential Scavenger Hunt category) in the same style we've been ticking off those who appeared on The Comedians decades ago. To this end, here's a list of all 132 comedians who appeared on Mock the Week, along with host Dara O Briain, arranged by date of birth.

 

Spoiler

Clive Anderson (1 appearance) - 10/12/52

Jimmy Tingle (1) - 9/4/55

Fred MacAulay (3) - 29/12/56

Frank Skinner (1) - 28/1/57

Jo Brand (6) - 23/7/57

Linda Smith (2) - 29/1/58-27/2/06 (On the first ever episode in 2005)

Sandi Toksvig (1) - 3/5/58

Jan Ravens (1) - 14/5/58

Greg Proops (2) - 3/10/59

Stewart Francis (12) - 1959/60

Mark Steel (2) - 4/7/60

Rory Bremner (10) - 6/4/61 (On the first ever episode in 2005)

Jeremy Hardy (2) - 17/7/61-1/2/19 (On the first ever episode in 2005)

Hugh Dennis (186) - 13/2/62

Micky Flanagan (8) - 7/10/62

Ian Stone (2) - 17/2/63

Milton Jones (50) - 16/5/64

Alistair McGowan (1) - 24/11/64

Fiona Allen (1) - 13/3/65

Simon Evans (1) - 9/5/65

Jo Caulfield (6) - 26/9/65

Andy Parsons (116) - 30/11/66

John Bishop (1) - 30/11/66

Stephen K. Amos (1) - 3/12/67

Deborah Frances-White (1) - 10/12/67

Al Murray (2) - 10/5/68

Greg Davies (6) - 14/5/68

Jon Culshaw (2) - 2/6/68

Rhod Gilbert (3) - 18/10/68

Robin Ince (1) - 20/2/69

Sindhu Vee (2) - 19/6/69

Hal Cruttenden (5) - 9/9/69

Sue Perkins (1) - 22/9/69

Adam Hills (5) - 10/7/70

Tom Stade (1) - 22/9/70

Adam Bloom (1) - 8/12/70

Patrick Kielty (2) - 31/1/71

Zoe Lyons (17) - 3/10/71 (On the last ever episode in 2022)

Chris Addison (34) - 5/11/71

Dara O Briain (Host of all 186 episodes) - 4/2/72

Ed Byrne (73) - 16/4/72

Frankie Boyle (54) - 16/8/72 (On the first ever episode in 2005)

Andi Osho (5) - 27/1/73

Lucy Porter (3) - 27/1/73

Gary Delaney (18) - 16/4/73

Marcus Brigstocke (1) - 8/5/73

Shaparak Khorsandi (1) - 8/6/73

Kerry Godliman (9) - ?/11/73

Gina Yashere (8) - 6/4/74

David Mitchell (11) - 14/7/74

Maff Brown (1) - 23/8/74

Susan Calman (1) - 6/11/74

Andrew Maxwell (1) - 3/12/74

Alun Cochrane (5) - 8/2/75

Jen Brister (2) - ?/2/75

Joe Wilkinson (1) - 2/5/75

Sarah Millican (2) - 29/5/75

Russell Kane (2) - 19/8/75

Diane Morgan (2) - 5/10/75

Michael McIntyre (5) - 21/2/76

Nik Rabinowitz (1) - 3/10/76

Angela Barnes (38) - 9/11/76 (On the last ever episode in 2022)

Geoff Norcott (1) - 16/12/76

Ava Vidal (4) - 1976

John Oliver (7) - 23/4/77 (On the first ever episode in 2005)

Romesh Ranganathan (12) - 27/3/78

Lauren Laverne (2) - 28/4/78

Tiff Stevenson (7) - 29/9/78

Danielle Ward (1) - 9/10/78

Desiree Burch (1) - 26/1/79

Miles Jupp (13) - 8/9/79

Mark Watson (9) - 13/2/80

Russell Howard (53) - 23/3/80

Ria Lina (4) - 11/6/1980

Felicity Ward (2) - 26/9/80

Elis James (1) - 3/11/80

Holly Walsh (9) - 8/11/80

Jarred Christmas (1) - ?/11/1980

Sara Pascoe (8) - 22/5/81

Ari Eldjarn (1) - 5/9/81

Athena Kugblenu (2) - 14/11/81

Carl Donnelly (3) - 13/1/82

John Robins (2) - 4/5/82

Matt Forde (2) - 6/11/82

Thanyia Moore (1) - 20/12/82

Tom Allen (13) - 1982/83

Josh Widdecombe (23) - 8/4/83

Tez Ilyas (2) - 8/4/83

Loyiso Goya (1) - 16/5/83

Katherine Ryan (7) - 30/6/83

Ellie Taylor (6) - 4/11/83

Rachel Parris (2) - 27/5/84

Alasdair Beckett-King (5) - 31/5/84 (On the last ever episode in 2022)

Sukh Ojla (2) - 31/5/84

Eshaan Akbar (3) - 14/8/84

Dane Baptiste (1) - 3/9/84

Nathan Caton (4) - 2/11/84

James Acaster (18) - 9/1/85

Mark Simmons (2) - 12/1/85

Nish Kumar (14) - 26/8/1985

Seann Walsh (5) - 2/12/85

Rob Beckett (20) - 2/1/86

Suzi Ruffell (2) - 18/1/86

Ed Gamble (36) - 11/3/86

Chris Ramsey (2) - 3/8/86

Laura Lexx (4) - 28/9/86

Kevin Bridges (2) - 13/11/86

Evelyn Monk (1) - 29/11/87

Jack Whitehall (6) - 7/7/88

Catherine Bohart (2) - 13/8/88

Darren Harriott (2) - 1/9/88

Glenn Moore (11) - 20/1/89

Chris Washington (1) - 18/3/89

London Hughes (1) - 7/6/1989

Josh Pugh (1) - 20/8/89

Larry Dean (2) - 13/12/89

Sophie Duker (3) - 26/1/90

Kae Kurd (1) - 6/4/90

Rosie Jones (1) - 24/6/90

Ivo Graham (2) - 5/9/90

Ahir Shah (7) - 1990 (On the last ever episode in 2022)

Nigel Ng (2) - 15/3/91

Rhys James (31) - 30/4/91 (On the last ever episode in 2022)

Olga Koch (2) - 1/9/92

Sarah Keyworth (1) - 6/4/93

Maisie Adam (15) - 24/1/94

Michael Odewale (2) - 22/5/95

Ben Norris (3) - Unknown

Robin Morgan (1) - Unknown

Emily Lloyd-Saini (1) - Unknown

Sean McLoughlin (1) - Unknown

 

2 already gone, the oldest approaching 70, a handful over 60, a fair number under 40, so it might be a while before we make significant inroads into this, but nevertheless, here it is. Unless Dave revives it of course...

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I was a big fan of Linda Smith. It's still sad to be reminded she died so ridiculously young.

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In 2007, Channel 4 compiled a public poll of their top 100 stand-ups, which they then aired in a four hour long programme on the network

List is available here. Interesting to see who's still around and who's gone. See spoiler below.
 

Spoiler

1. Billy Connolly – b. 1942, early stage prostate cancer in 2013, advancing Parkinson's disease since.

2. Peter Kay – b. 1973, very quiet in the last decade and rumours of ill health online though very private so nothing confirmed.

3. Eddie Izzard – b. 1962, more famous nowadays as a Labour activist.

4. Richard Pryor 1940–2005

5. Harry Hill b. 1964

6. Bill Hicks 1961–1994

7. Bill Bailey b. 1965

8. Victoria Wood 1953–2016

9. Chris Rock b. 1965

10. Ross Noble b. 1976

11. Ricky Gervais b. 1961

12. Jimmy Carr b. 1972

13. Jack Dee b. 1961

14. Woody Allen b. 1935, looks somewhat frail and tired but still active, implied retirement from filmmaking in Sep 2022

15. Jerry Sadowitz b. 1961

16. Al Murray b. 1968

17. Dylan Moran b. 1971

18. Alexei Sayle b. 1952

19. Les Dawson 1931–1993

20. Jasper Carrott b. 1945

21. Ben Elton b. 1959

22. Jo Brand b. 1957, obese for years, no health issues AFAIK but worth watching

23. Lee Evans b. 1964

24. Eddie Murphy b. 1961

25. Steve Coogan b. 1965

26. Frank Skinner b. 1957

27. Daniel Kitson b. 1977

28. Joan Rivers 1933–2014

29. Bernard Manning 1930–2007

30. Lenny Bruce 1925–1966

31. Bob Monkhouse 1928–2003

32. Steven Wright b. 1955

33. Roy "Chubby" Brown b. 1945, throat cancer survivor, obese, but still very active

34. David Baddiel b. 1964

35. Denis Leary b. 1957

36. Mark Thomas b. 1963

37. Jim Davidson b. 1953

38. Andrew "Dice" Clay b. 1957, had health scares in 2017 and 2021, including a stent inserted for a blocked artery

39. Jenny Eclair b. 1960

40. Sean Hughes 1965–2017

41. Stewart Lee b. 1968

42. Dara O'Briain b. 1972

43. Johnny Vegas b. 1970, morbidly obese for years, quieter recently

44. Robin Williams 1951–2014

45. Paul O'Grady b. 1955, 40 a day smoker, heart attack in 2002, "massive" heart attack in 2006, heart surgery in 2013

46. Rob Newman b. 1964

47. Jackie Mason 1928–2021

48. Ken Dodd 1927–2018

49. Graham Norton b. 1963

50. Bob Hope 1903–2003

51. Lenny Henry b. 1958

52. Jerry Seinfeld b. 1954

53. Tommy Cooper 1921–1984

54. Emo Philips b. 1956

55. Sean Lock 1963–2021

56. Roseanne Barr b. 1952, multiple plastic surgeries, mental health problems, alleged heart attack in 2018

57. Julian Clary b. 1959

58. Dave Spikey b. 1951

59. Steve Martin b. 1945

60. Omid Djalili b. 1965

61. Phill Jupitus b. 1962, morbidly obese

62. George Carlin 1937–2008

63. Alan Davies b. 1966

64. Tommy Tiernan b. 1969

65. Rhona Cameron b. 1965

66. Chris Addison b. 1971

67. Mike Reid 1940–2007

68. Lee Hurst b. 1962

69. Russell Brand b. 1975

70. Jethro 1948–2021

71. John Thomson b. 1969

72. Frankie Howerd 1917–1992

73. Ed Byrne b. 1972

74. Dave Allen 1936–2005

75. Dave Gorman b. 1971

76. Arthur Smith b. 1954

77. Chic Murray 1919–1985

78. Mitch Hedberg 1968–2005

79. Frank Carson 1926–2012

80. Andy Kaufman 1949–1984

81. Freddie Starr 1943–2019

82. Barry Humphries b. 1934, still active despite nearing 90

83. Tommy Trinder 1909–1989

84. Demetri Martin b. 1973

85. Harry Enfield b. 1961

86. Bob Newhart b. 1929, former smoker, 93 and still occasionally makes appearances

87. Reginald D. Hunter b. 1969

88. Ronnie Corbett 1930–2016

89. George Burns 1896–1996

90. Joe Pasquale b. 1961

91. Dick Gergory 1932–2017

92. Paul Merton b. 1957

93. Rik Mayall 1958–2014

94. Ardal O'Hanlon b. 1965

95. Lee Mack b. 1968

96. Bill Cosby b. 1937, now legally blind, fairly frail and since exposed as a rapist

97. Jim Bowen 1937–2018

98. Alan Carr b. 1976

99. Patrick Kielty b. 1971

100. Tim Vine b. 1967

31/100 dead

 

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