Sean Lock has died

[touchingcloth]

sake.

(New page, 'sake.)

[gilbertharding]

The Daily Mail haven't covered themselves with glory today.  Here is their headline:



I mean surely you'd have a good proof-read of an article about a tragically young death.  Surely.

Awful news.

Sorry to split hairs, but 58 isn't 'tragically young'. It's 'no age'.

[DoesNotFollow]

Bereavement UnLocked

[MigraineBoy]

Stuck for listening material on a big drive last week I downloaded the Beckett/Widecombe podcast Lockdown Parenting Hell because I saw Sean was the guest*.
Now I'm terribly sad because he seemed like such a good Dad.

* I'd never heard him as a guest on podcasts, so his appearance was surprising to Rob Beckett too.

[Captain Z]

Very sad news, even after more than 30 series of 8OO10C/DC he still put an effort into his appearances and didn't just coast along as many in that position would have done. Always guaranteed to bring the biggest laughs of each episode.

But what does it sound like, Sean?

[rectorofstiffkey]

Sorry to split hairs, but 58 isn't 'tragically young'. It's 'no age'.

Ten years ago, I'd have agreed with you.  Now I'm close enough to that age to maintain that it's tragically young!  Give it another few years and my idea of 'a good innings' will be about 120.

Always enjoyed his appearances.

[machotrouts]

The Daily Mail haven't covered themselves with glory today.  Here is their headline:



I mean surely you'd have a good proof-read of an article about a tragically young death.  Surely.

Oh my god... he died of rabies

[rectorofstiffkey]

Oh my god... he died of rabies

what kind of life has that journo led that the autocomplete went to 'foamily' rather than 'family'?

[daf]

Rock in Peace Big Dave Littleforks!

[Alberon]

Harry Hill on Sean Lock in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise

[C_Larence]

A video was posted on here recently, not sure what thread, but in the first episode of 8 Out Of 10 Cats that was filmed after Jimmy Carr's tax evasion story broke, Lock seemed genuinely angry at him about it. Similarly, a clip was shared where he was seriously disparaging a tory politician (might have been Boris Johnson) before Jon Richardson interrupted to say what a hard job the government has and everyone should be a bit nicer to them. Does anyone know when and where that was shared?

[checkoutgirl]

The saddest part isn't that he died at 48, it's that he had to spend the last 15 years of his life working with Jimmy Carr. Nobody deserves that.

[lankyguy95]

Harry Hill on Sean Lock in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise

Lovely little read.

[Famous Mortimer]

The saddest part isn't that he died at 48

You're right, it isn't.

What a pisser.

[checkoutgirl]

How long did he have that partnership with Bill Bailey? Was it a year or two?

[Glebe]

Oh fuck this is a shock, had no idea he was sick. Very sad news. RIP mate.

[Nowhere Man]

This news made me shout 'the fuck?' out loud. But seriously, fucks sake.[nb]If Bob Dylan goes down for diddling kids then thats the whole year ruined
[/nb] RIP man i've never met whos made me do rip roaringly loud belly laughs on many an occasion.

He's tied with Bob Mortimer for my favourite person on panel shows. Actually based on just panel shows Sean probably edges it.

But it's not just panel shows, which is what I know most people are probably gonna focus on, because 15 Storeys High is one of the top 10 greatest sitcoms ever made in my book.

[An tSaoi]

Comedian in a Box

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

Sean Rot

[gmoney]

Ten years ago, I'd have agreed with you.  Now I'm close enough to that age to maintain that it's tragically young!  Give it another few years and my idea of 'a good innings' will be about 120.

Always enjoyed his appearances.

That reminds me of one his gags about being at his nan's funeral. "She was 80, she'd had a good innings, everyone said that. Apart from a few 79 year olds..."

[robhug]

I believe officially its:

0-29 tragic
30-39 taken too young
40-49 in their prime
50-69 no age ​
70-89 good innings
90+ lived a full life

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Harry Hill on Sean Lock in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise

Cheers, some nice stuff

[Cheesewogg]

Rhys Thomas's 2021 'A Year In the Life of A Year' will be interesting...

[Icehaven]

I've been meaning to watch 15 Storeys High for ages as it's raved about so much here, and after today and this thread I was thinking I was definitely going to seek it out ASAP. I just went to get some DVDs out of the cupboard at work, we have about 12 long shelves of them totalling about 1500 DVDs, and what was the first one I saw? I didn't even know we had it.

[Galeee]

Sad news.
Such a sharp and witty man, and 15 Storeys is sublime. (And under appreciated)

[Lemming]

Terrible news, RIP. 15 Storeys High is one of the all-time great underrated comedies.

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

I believe officially its:

0-29 tragic
30-39 taken too young
40-49 in their prime
50-69 no age ​
70-89 good innings
90+ lived a full life

I hit 40 this year. It's comforting to know that I'm in my prime. I thought I was an over the hill baldy lardarse.

[gilbertharding]

I hit 40 this year. It's comforting to know that I'm in my prime. I thought I was an over the hill baldy lardarse.

These only apply if you die though - so hang in there.

[Bobloblawslawbomb]

'You do get stressed don't you? Like the other day, I was killing this pig with a hammer.... I thought to myself, I need a holiday'.

[chocky909]

Fucks sake. I too thought he'd been ill but got better. His 3 radio and 2 TV series are up there with the best and always effortlessly hilarious and fascinating on panel shows. Sad loss.