charon 4,938 Posted July 27, 2018 Not watched, but https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7r2kb has Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse doing an Out of Town/A Round with Alliss thing, and both mention heart issues....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,002 Posted July 27, 2018 Mortimer had a triple heart bypass after it was found his heart was 95% blocked, all is well now apparently. Whitehouse had stents fitted before and helped his 'stent buddy' Mortimer become less of a recluse after his surgery by taking him fishing, during which time fishing seemed such an exciting pastime they decided to televise it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,095 Posted July 27, 2018 Has anyone been watching 8 out 10 cats down countdown in the past couple of years and had Sean Lock on the radar? He was missing for so many shows last series and the one before that yet had not been replaced. He also cancelled lots of live shows. Much later he appeared in the final episode last series with a shaved head which is not his usual style. This series he is back with hair back to normal but has a completely different voice and is quite thin!! He is private enough that he has not addressed publicly if he has been battling anything but the best I’ve read online which fits is perhaps he had been battling cancer of the larynx. One to watch.......... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,002 Posted July 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Dead Wait said: Has anyone been watching 8 out 10 cats down countdown in the past couple of years and had Sean Lock on the radar? He was missing for so many shows last series and the one before that yet had not been replaced. He also cancelled lots of live shows. Much later he appeared in the final episode last series with a shaved head which is not his usual style. This series he is back with hair back to normal but has a completely different voice and is quite thin!! He is private enough that he has not addressed publicly if he has been battling anything but the best I’ve read online which fits is perhaps he had been battling cancer of the larynx. One to watch.......... I saw him live in February, during which he explained the brief shaved head look (he said it was his anti-selfie look - nobody would pester him for a selfie while he's looking like a Russian war criminal). He also had the same sort of voice as the episode, the explanation for which is simply that he was at the end of an intensive 130-date tour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,123 Posted July 31, 2018 Ian 'Sludge' Lees, comedian who appeared on Tiswas, The Comedians, Summertime Special and Live From Her Majesty's, has died aged 74. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted July 31, 2018 Vaguely remember him. Turns out he was a comic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,904 Posted September 1, 2018 Happy birthday to Lily Tomlin, 79 today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,903 Posted September 2, 2018 Mike Kelly, a regular on The Comedians and latterly an actor in numerous TV shows, died back in March according to his profile here. Can't seem to find anything on how old he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,979 Posted September 15, 2018 Not sure if Mark Lamarr is a presenter, comedian or material for any thread dealing with washed up celebs Either way; he's currently doing the kind of Boy George tribute act that doesn't need songs or a backing band: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/15/comedian-mark-lamarr-charged-with-assault-and-false-imprisonment?CMP=share_btn_fb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted December 3, 2018 Johnny Vegas had to be helped off stage at Liverpool Everyman theatre. He was tired and emotional ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted December 13, 2018 Bob Bryan, half of 'Bert and I', dead at 87. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/12/13/us/ap-us-obit-bob-bryan.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,904 Posted December 26, 2018 Nice to see Eric and Ernie's show with Ronnie Carroll tonight. With Ernie casually introducing "the IRA sketch"....different times... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,088 Posted January 20, 2019 Maureen Murphy, an Australian-born comedian who made a number of appearances on the Tonight Show in the 1980s, has died. Fellow comedian Elayne Boosler posted the news on her Facebook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132 Posted January 20, 2019 10 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Maureen Murphy, an Australian-born comedian who made a number of appearances on the Tonight Show in the 1980s, has died. Fellow comedian Elayne Boosler posted the news on her Facebook. Maureen who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted January 21, 2019 21 hours ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Maureen who? I don’t know, but a memorial event is being co-ordinated by Diane who, Alison who, Robin who Keith who, and Elayne who. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,088 Posted January 21, 2019 Admittedly, when I posted the Maureen Murphy bio, I'd not heard of her. (Upon looking at her credits, I vaguely remember her New Hollywood Squares appearance.) However, to have been booked on the Tonight Show multiple times -- particularly during the Johnny Carson era -- was of great importance to an entertainer's career in the U.S. Carson giving you 'the nod' meant you'd made it. Murphy may have been lesser known than other comedic contemporaries, but appears to have had a respectable career doing stand-up in the 80s. Conversely, Elayne Boosler is a name I recognize, having been a stand-up comedian by trade and having appeared on numerous American shows as herself, with a cross-section of credits as an actress. Alison Arngrim played 'Nellie Oleson' for eight years on 'Little House on the Prairie'. The others I don't recognize. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted January 21, 2019 I've heard of Elayne Boosler! None of the other cunts though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132 Posted January 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: I don’t know, but a memorial event is being co-ordinated by Diane who, Alison who, Robin who Keith who, and Elayne who. That's one of your better ones! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 22, 2019 Kevin Barnett has pegged on holiday in mexico aged 32. Not sus at all, nope. https://deadline.com/2019/01/kevin-barnett-dead-rel-co-creator-writer-comedian-1202539506/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 30, 2019 Dave Wilson at 87. Was on Opportunity Knocks with his pal Amos, as "Dave and Amos" lol. Sadly it didn't knock, and lead to a career in Swindon. https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/17396838.tributes-paid-after-death-of-dave-from-dave-and-amos/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 31, 2019 Hamish Tennant, pegged. https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6754/news-scottish-comedian-hamish-tennant-has-died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,780 Posted February 1, 2019 BBC breaking news banner saying Jeremy Hardy has died. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47056671 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted February 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, Toast said: BBC breaking news banner saying Jeremy Hardy has died. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47056671 RIP to a very funny man. I had no idea he was ill. Radio 4 won't be the same without him. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squonk 24 Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, DevonDeathTrip said: RIP to a very funny man. I had no idea he was ill. Radio 4 won't be the same without him. My first thought too - like Victoria Wood and David Bowie, some folk decide to keep news of any ill health private. The 'upday' news ticker on my mobile phone has just told me that Jeremy Hardy has died aged 75. I think the intern must have been the only one who made it into work today due to the snow and didn't check they'd got the numbers the right way round. I trust the Beeb's headline that he was 57 rather more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,780 Posted February 1, 2019 35 minutes ago, Squonk said: 40 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: RIP to a very funny man. I had no idea he was ill. Radio 4 won't be the same without him. My first thought too - like Victoria Wood and David Bowie, some folk decide to keep news of any ill health private. BBC was very quick with the obit, so it was obviously expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
