Sir Creep 7,013 Posted September 8, 2015 Couldn't sleep, so thought I'd do a list again. With the loss of both Gary Owens and Judy Carne this year from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, I thought I'd conjure up a list of those survivors who appeared in the show as credited regular or guest performers who appeared as such in more than one episode. It does not include people who appeared as characters they created elsewhere, and it does not include people who appeared as themselves. The list has been taken from IMDB in order of most appearances to least, with a little help from Wiki and Google, so the usual disclaimers apply and as always, any constructive comment to flesh out the list is appreciated. Here are your surviving stars: Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936) Arte Johnson (b. 1929) Lily Tomlin (b. 1939) Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937) Goldie Hawn (b. 1945) Johnny Brown (b. 1937) Barbara Sharma (b. 1942) Ann Elder (b. 1942) Pamela Rodgers (b. 1944) Chelsea Brown (b. 1947) Harvey Jason (b. 1940) Moosie Drier (b. 1964) Tod Bass (b. 1964) Brian Bressler (b. ?) Still alive according to this article from June 2015: http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/06/_40million-dollar_floating_house.html Patti Deutsch (b. 1945) Lisa Farringer (b. ?) Status Unknown Sarah Kennedy (b. ?) Became a children's author, current status unknown (not the UK Sarah Kennedy). Willie Tyler (b. 1940) Sweet Dick Whittington (b. 1934) Mitzi McCall (b. 1932) Charlie Brill (b. 1938) Roddy Maude-Roxby (b. 1930) Chris Bearde (b. 1936) Inga Neilsen (b. 1940) Kaye Ballard (b. 1925) Wow I'd heard of two of those people. Shall I presume Laugh-In wasn't on the telly in the UK? Would it have been the first five names on that list would be household names, or the previous poster's comment was unique to their household. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,287 Posted September 8, 2015 Couldn't sleep, so thought I'd do a list again. With the loss of both Gary Owens and Judy Carne this year from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, I thought I'd conjure up a list of those survivors who appeared in the show as credited regular or guest performers who appeared as such in more than one episode. It does not include people who appeared as characters they created elsewhere, and it does not include people who appeared as themselves. The list has been taken from IMDB in order of most appearances to least, with a little help from Wiki and Google, so the usual disclaimers apply and as always, any constructive comment to flesh out the list is appreciated. Here are your surviving stars: Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936) Arte Johnson (b. 1929) Lily Tomlin (b. 1939) Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937) Goldie Hawn (b. 1945) Johnny Brown (b. 1937) Barbara Sharma (b. 1942) Ann Elder (b. 1942) Pamela Rodgers (b. 1944) Chelsea Brown (b. 1947) Harvey Jason (b. 1940) Moosie Drier (b. 1964) Tod Bass (b. 1964) Brian Bressler (b. ?) Still alive according to this article from June 2015: http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/06/_40million-dollar_floating_house.html Patti Deutsch (b. 1945) Lisa Farringer (b. ?) Status Unknown Sarah Kennedy (b. ?) Became a children's author, current status unknown (not the UK Sarah Kennedy). Willie Tyler (b. 1940) Sweet Dick Whittington (b. 1934) Mitzi McCall (b. 1932) Charlie Brill (b. 1938) Roddy Maude-Roxby (b. 1930) Chris Bearde (b. 1936) Inga Neilsen (b. 1940) Kaye Ballard (b. 1925) Wow I'd heard of two of those people. Shall I presume Laugh-In wasn't on the telly in the UK? Would it have been the first five names on that list would be household names, or the previous poster's comment was unique to their household. SC It was on BBC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 885 Posted September 8, 2015 I do wish that Twitter would stop using pictures of Tony Hall when they are talking about BBC cuts because at first glance I think that Roy Walker has just died. It's good but it's not right 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,847 Posted September 8, 2015 Couldn't sleep, so thought I'd do a list again. With the loss of both Gary Owens and Judy Carne this year from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, I thought I'd conjure up a list of those survivors who appeared in the show as credited regular or guest performers who appeared as such in more than one episode. It does not include people who appeared as characters they created elsewhere, and it does not include people who appeared as themselves. The list has been taken from IMDB in order of most appearances to least, with a little help from Wiki and Google, so the usual disclaimers apply and as always, any constructive comment to flesh out the list is appreciated. Here are your surviving stars: Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936) Arte Johnson (b. 1929) Lily Tomlin (b. 1939) Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937) Goldie Hawn (b. 1945) Johnny Brown (b. 1937) Barbara Sharma (b. 1942) Ann Elder (b. 1942) Pamela Rodgers (b. 1944) Chelsea Brown (b. 1947) Harvey Jason (b. 1940) Moosie Drier (b. 1964) Tod Bass (b. 1964) Brian Bressler (b. ?) Still alive according to this article from June 2015: http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/06/_40million-dollar_floating_house.html Patti Deutsch (b. 1945) Lisa Farringer (b. ?) Status Unknown Sarah Kennedy (b. ?) Became a children's author, current status unknown (not the UK Sarah Kennedy). Willie Tyler (b. 1940) Sweet Dick Whittington (b. 1934) Mitzi McCall (b. 1932) Charlie Brill (b. 1938) Roddy Maude-Roxby (b. 1930) Chris Bearde (b. 1936) Inga Neilsen (b. 1940) Kaye Ballard (b. 1925) Wow I'd heard of two of those people. Shall I presume Laugh-In wasn't on the telly in the UK? Would it have been the first five names on that list would be household names, or the previous poster's comment was unique to their household. SC It was on BBC 2 I've only heard of two of them as well. Probably the same two. We didn't have BBC2 for a long time. You had to have a new-fangled telly to get it, and my parents didn't replace things till they stopped working altogether. A trait I seem to have inherited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted September 8, 2015 Yeah, as a guy who has far too much of his brain taken up with the minutiae of US pop cultural history, I know two "properly" (Hawn and Tomlin), and I know Arte Johnson had the catchphrase "very interesting... but stupid" via osmosis/watching Family Guy and The Simpsons. The rest of them, Christ knows. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted October 14, 2015 Stephen Fry steps down as Presenter of QI. This doesn't sound like he has stropped off ala Tim Wonnacott but is it related to health? Replaced with Sandi Toskvig who I thought was meant to be dabbling in politics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,102 Posted October 26, 2015 Dick Sharples, writer probably best known for the sitcoms Hallelujah! and In Loving Memory and of the screenplay for the 1980 George And Mildred movie, has died at 88. https://writersguild.org.uk/dick-sharples-1927-2015/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted October 26, 2015 Dick Sharples, writer probably best known for the sitcoms Hallelujah! and In Loving Memory and of the screenplay for the 1980 George And Mildred movie, has died at 88. https://writersguild.org.uk/dick-sharples-1927-2015/ Great name. Sadly we missed an opportunity to put a post in the Dickless thread. But it's all good. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted October 27, 2015 Dick Sharples, writer probably best known for the sitcoms Hallelujah! and In Loving Memory and of the screenplay for the 1980 George And Mildred movie, has died at 88. https://writersguild.org.uk/dick-sharples-1927-2015/ Great name. Sadly we missed an opportunity to put a post in the Dickless thread. But it's all good. SC you can still do it if you want. It never stops me posting just cos someone else has done it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted October 27, 2015 Great name. Sadly we missed an opportunity to put a post in the Dickless thread. But it's all good.you can still do it if you want. It never stops me posting just cos someone else has done it ! We know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,236 Posted November 18, 2015 Comedy writer Gordon Stretch is dead at 87: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/comedy-writer-gordon-stretch-died-10457582 He wrote for The Two Ronnies, Roy Hudd and Know Your Place. I admit, I'm stretching the limits of notability here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,102 Posted November 18, 2015 Comedy writer Gordon Stretch is dead at 87: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/comedy-writer-gordon-stretch-died-10457582 He wrote for The Two Ronnies, Roy Hudd and Know Your Place. I admit, I'm stretching the limits of notability here. Not at all gcreptile, thanks for letting us know. My comedy theme team needs these titbits. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,102 Posted December 8, 2015 Impressionist Johnny More has died at 81, leukaemia. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/impressionist-johnny-more-star-who-10568664 Well known from Who Do You Do and Copycats: https://youtu.be/MzBtVLlKFZU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 97 Posted December 20, 2015 Adam Buxton's BaadDad, Nigel. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/12/20/23845/adam_buxtons_baaddad_nigel_dies_at_91?rss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 821 Posted January 18, 2016 One of the founding members of Saturday Night Live, cast member George Coe dies on Saturday night... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted January 18, 2016 One of the founding members of Saturday Night Live, cast member George Coe dies on Saturday night... That death occurred 6 months ago. Given that IIRC you're one of the Allah-akbar crowd on here I'm not really surprised you're so fucking slow. Must have the same unfortunate brain disease as Phantom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,102 Posted January 27, 2016 Matt Bradstock-Smith, who played Harry Hill's adopted son Little Alan Hill on TV, died of cancer aged 50 at the beginning of the year. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/01/26/24031/memorial_gig_for_harry_hills_tv_son Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,102 Posted February 3, 2016 Sir Creep mentioned Bob Elliott as a possibility for 2016 here: http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8444&p=232510 He's dead: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/television/bob-elliott-of-bob-and-ray-comedy-fame-dies-at-92.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted February 3, 2016 Sir Creep mentioned Bob Elliott as a possibility for 2016 here: http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8444&p=232510 He's dead: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/television/bob-elliott-of-bob-and-ray-comedy-fame-dies-at-92.html?_r=0 Ugh x100. Oh well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,469 Posted February 3, 2016 Sir Creep mentioned Bob Elliott as a possibility for 2016 here: http://www.deathlist.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8444&p=232510 He's dead: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/arts/television/bob-elliott-of-bob-and-ray-comedy-fame-dies-at-92.html?_r=0 Ugh x100. Oh well Does that ugh x100 mean you neglected to put him on your DDP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted February 7, 2016 This is a 2016 pic of Jack Riley, who became 80 at the end of last year. Ouch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 289 Posted February 8, 2016 Which one's which ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted February 13, 2016 Monday bbc1 at 9, has a ten year update on Stephen Fry since the original programme on his battle with bipolarity, manic street preachers etc. Maybe insightful. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 14, 2016 This is a 2016 pic of Jack Riley, who became 80 at the end of last year. Ouch not that bad looking for 80 actually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted February 15, 2016 Monday bbc1 at 9, has a ten year update on Stephen Fry since the original programme on his battle with bipolarity, manic street preachers etc. Maybe insightful. Afore it airs, he has quit Twitter , again, in a strop over summat. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
