Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 20, 2013 Nicked off Twitter - sad 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 20, 2013 Definite Level 2 gutted about this. Here he is as Jumbo Whiffy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted July 20, 2013 Somebody please post the ntnon darts......rip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted July 20, 2013 Anyone remember this one? Not particularly Mel-Smithy, but a hilarious slice of Not the Nine O'Clock News nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted July 20, 2013 The 3 sketches that stick in my mind are.. Darts. The rascist copper. Gerald the gorilla. Plus the song 'i like trucking'. Ashamed over paying at the fliks over "morons" . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattyl149 13 Posted July 20, 2013 Here is Gerald the gorilla: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 20, 2013 I am deeply shocked and saddened by this news.Grew up laughing my head off at Mel Smith on the 9 oclock News. Hadn't seen him for a while though so maybe he was ill for a while? This is the biggest loss to comedy since Eric Morecambes sudden death probably. Condolences to his friends and family Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 20, 2013 The way the news and LB are talking he has been ill for a while , did he have an illness? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted July 20, 2013 The way the news and LB are talking he has been ill for a while , did he have an illness? I think he just had general poor health. Fat, horribly addicted to pills for a time in the mid or late 90s (terrible for the heart), lifelong drinker and tons of late nights according to stuff I've read so far. Gout also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted July 20, 2013 He looked terrible on Celebrity Mastermind last year. Put him on my longlist as a result but didn't put him in my main team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted July 20, 2013 The 3 sketches that stick in my mind are.. Darts. The rascist copper. Gerald the gorilla. Plus the song 'i like trucking'. Ashamed over paying at the fliks over "morons" . He didn't appear in the racist copper sketch, it was just Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted July 20, 2013 Don't forget that he was the voice of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas. That and he also did a Christmas song IIRC with Kim Wilde Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Don't forget that he was the voice of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas. That and he also did a Christmas song IIRC with Kim Wilde Thus both "Mels" from both "Mel and Kims" are now dead. Edited July 20, 2013 by DevonDeathTrip New Mel Smith thread merged with old one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted July 21, 2013 Don't forget that he was the voice of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas. That and he also did a Christmas song IIRC with Kim Wilde He was also the Albino in The Princess Bride. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted July 21, 2013 I wasn't that old when NTNOCN was on Dutch tv, but "nice video, shame about the song" I do remember. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted July 21, 2013 Don't forget that he was the voice of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas. That and he also did a Christmas song IIRC with Kim Wilde Thus both "Mels" from both "Mel and Kims" are now dead. Well done DDT. I couldn't find the original thread, although I was certain there was one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted July 22, 2013 There are two Mel Smith sketches that I really love the first one is the NTNOCN Hi-Fi shop sketch which theorectically should be dated by to any person who has been confronted with a smug know it all in a computer or phone shop it will still have resonance. The other is from Alas Smith and Jones and is a spoof game show BIGOTRY with Tony Slattery as the host. I think it is sad but as has been said - with hindsight not a surprise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted July 22, 2013 I think it's been hinted that he may have been a bit of a boozer, particularly towards the end. But let's face it, if you went back twenty years and asked someone who would cop it first, Smith or Jones, then the overwhelming answer would have been Mel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted July 22, 2013 Maybe he got worried that Rowan Atkinson would beat him too it after the car crash last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted July 22, 2013 Zoopla estimate his north London home as being worth £6,917,410 so I expect the inheritance taxman is rubbing his hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
