[neilt0]

Damnit, Mel Smith has died at the relatively young age of 60: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23390982

R.I.P. Mel.

[Johnny 1989]

Just heard the news of Mel Smith, genuinely shocked by that, very funny bloke and really enjoyed what I've seen of Not The Nine O'Clock News and Smith & Jones, responsible for the creation of Talkback productions, also heard he was great in the stage version of Hairspray

RIP Mel Smith

[Nicola_Red]

Yeah, it's very sad. My dad always watched Alas Smith & Jones when I was a kid, and I'm pretty sure I didn't understand it a lot of the time, but he's one of the faces I grew up seeing on screen. RIP.

[neilt0]

[The Deadly]

Very funny man Mel Smith. Sad indeed.

[Topher]

I was going to post that exact sketch! Oh no indeed, sad loss.

[DevilsDuck]

RIP indeed

My favourite Smith & Jones sketch

[Yudster]

He might not seem so relevant now but Mel Smith was at the leading edge of what has led to most of the biggest comedy acts today. Has it been reported why he died at such a young age? Not that I need to know that. Oh no.

[swaddon1903]

He might not seem so relevant now but Mel Smith was at the leading edge of what has led to most of the biggest comedy acts today. Has it been reported why he died at such a young age? Not that I need to know that. Oh no.

He'd been ill for a while. He was addicted to pills for seven years, that couldn't have helped either.

[Boboff]

It was a heart attack according to the BBC according to his Agent.

[Nicola_Red]

Another oh no for US actor Dennis Farina, who died yesterday aged 69. Star of Law & Order amongst many other things, and brilliant recently as Nick's dad in New Girl. RIP.

[Nicola_Red]

An oh no for actress Karen Black, star of Easy Rider and House of 1000 Corpses, amongst many other things. RIP.

[The Deadly]

House of a 1001 Corpses now......


Too soon?

[swaddon1903]

Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes has died of brain cancer aged 44.

[The Deadly]

What a shit way to die at such a young age too. Sucks.

[Nicola_Red]

RIP Elmore Leonard who died over the weekend. A great writer. Oh no.

[The Deadly]

RIP to broadcasting legend Sir David Frost.

[Topher]

Watched this last night, never seen it before.

Extremely unusual to have someone SO versatile in that he was able to do satire and serious equally as well.


I must watch Frost / Nixon, actually.

[The Deadly]

Frost/Nixon is a great film. That interview was originally aired before my time so my association with David Frost is his Sunday morning show that I enjoyed very much throughout the time it was on. Even at a very young age I enjoyed politics and political interviews and always liked David Frost because he gave the guest time to answer. If you see political interviews these days the interviewer is snappy and very confrontational which makes for a very poor interview.

[swaddon1903]

Veteran broadcaster David Jacobs has died aged 87.

[Nicola_Red]

Our Artistic Director passed away suddenly on Friday night. I know he wasn't famous but it's still a huge shock - as well as working for us, he was on the Board of the International Society for the Performing Arts so he was very well known and respected throughout the arts in this country. He was only 58 too. RIP.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... rt-5852204

[Nicola_Red]

Rock photographer Harry Goodwin has died aged 89. He recently had an exhibition of work here and he took some really iconic photographs - he was also resident photographer at Top Of The Pops in the 60s and 70s. RIP.

[swaddon1903]

American spy novelist Tom Clancy has died aged 66.

[Badger Mark]

Marcia Wallace, US actress best known as the voice of Edna Krabapple on The Simpsons died after a long battle with breast cancer earlier today. The other show that she was known for was the 1970's comedy show The Bob Newhart Show.

[chrysostom]

Oh no! I was just watching an episode earlier with her as a main character