Stayin Alive 26 Posted December 31, 2008 Check out Celebrity Mastermind on your iplayer... http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/674919-Is-Mel-Smith-ill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted December 31, 2008 Check out Celebrity Mastermind on your iplayer... http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/674919-Is-Mel-Smith-ill I was watching it too. He didn't seem 100% fit. Any ideas what's wrong with him? Oh! Welcome back Stayin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 31, 2008 Check out Celebrity Mastermind on your iplayer... http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/674919-Is-Mel-Smith-ill OMG Ive just checked out Iplayer - Mel Smith looks like Mick Hucknall - Truly horrifying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stayin Alive 26 Posted December 31, 2008 Alas, no idea what's wrong with him and it seems nobody else either at this point, perhaps he has had too much sun, but after trousering at least 31 million from the sale of TalkBack he'll be in safe hands and won't be wilting just yet a while. Just off to rent Morons from Outer Space to remind myself how terrible it was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted December 31, 2008 Rumours are it's Parkinson's disease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted December 31, 2008 Alas, no idea what's wrong with him and it seems nobody else either at this point, perhaps he has had too much sun, but after trousering at least 31 million from the sale of TalkBack he'll be in safe hands and won't be wilting just yet a while. Just off to rent Morons from Outer Space to remind myself how terrible it was... It looks as though his "top set" have gone walkies.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah I saw that too. My brother reckons he's gone deaf or summat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marinade 18 Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I saw that too. My brother reckons he's gone deaf or summat... Just a throat infection, apparently... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I saw that too. My brother reckons he's gone deaf or summat... Just a throat infection, apparently... link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I saw that too. My brother reckons he's gone deaf or summat... Just a throat infection, apparently... link Fuss about nothin', I reckon. Watch it on iplayer, I wouldn't call him 'frail'. Over on that digitalspy site they've got him at death's door with strokes, cancer, Parkinson's, all sorts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah I saw that too. My brother reckons he's gone deaf or summat... Just a throat infection, apparently... link Fuss about nothin', I reckon. Watch it on iplayer, I wouldn't call him 'frail'. Over on that digitalspy site they've got him at death's door with strokes, cancer, Parkinson's, all sorts. Maybe he's a member and wanted to know what we all thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted January 2, 2009 That was a VERY interesting 10 mins ! I cant remember if I posted a couple of years ago re Mel....but I'm sure he looked a bit dodgy when I last saw him on tele (Children in Need or something?) Anyway....him and Jones reminded me of the 2 Ronnies at the end of Ronnie Barkers life....1 of the pair was really up for it....the other was going downhill fast . Move on a year or so....and this is what Mel is at (even worse than before !) .... I reckon someone out there can comment better on his appearence , but for me he is recovering(?) from a stroke . Not sure what the deep voice points to though.....also his "nodding head" was odd....bit like my Mother-in Law..... However , his mental abilities seem ok , so perhaps nothing to get too excited about....but one to watch all the same . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 3, 2009 That was a VERY interesting 10 mins !I cant remember if I posted a couple of years ago re Mel....but I'm sure he looked a bit dodgy when I last saw him on tele (Children in Need or something?) Anyway....him and Jones reminded me of the 2 Ronnies at the end of Ronnie Barkers life....1 of the pair was really up for it....the other was going downhill fast . Move on a year or so....and this is what Mel is at (even worse than before !) .... I reckon someone out there can comment better on his appearence , but for me he is recovering(?) from a stroke . Not sure what the deep voice points to though.....also his "nodding head" was odd....bit like my Mother-in Law..... However , his mental abilities seem ok , so perhaps nothing to get too excited about....but one to watch all the same . Which is particulary ironic when you consider this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Gary Posted April 16, 2012 A mate of mine saw Mel Smith at a football match a few weeks back-apparently he looked 'like death'. Notably had an addiction to painkillers and hasn't done anything much for ages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted April 16, 2012 Interesting considering he notably looked awful on Celebrity Mastermind last year too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,469 Posted July 20, 2013 No links as yet, but various folk who don't tend to report on rumours on Twitter (the ITV news producer for one) claim Mel Smith has died of a heart attack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 20, 2013 No links as yet, but various folk who don't tend to report on rumours on Twitter (the ITV news producer for one) claim Mel Smith has died of a heart attack. I've just seen that too.....what a shame if true but not entirely a surprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 20, 2013 Journalist Kathy Lette reported it on Twitter https://twitter.com/KathyLette - could be true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 20, 2013 https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking Now confirmed by BBC. Sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 20, 2013 That is sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted July 20, 2013 Only one way to play him out: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) I think he deserves his own thread as he was more than just a comedian. Edited July 20, 2013 by Paul Bearer Thread created. R.I.P Mel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted July 20, 2013 Yeah, her and Sue Perkins were a fantastic double act. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
