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Sean Lock is dead!

267 replies

Mydogisagentleman · 18/08/2021 11:14

Just heard it on the radio. It knocked me for six.
He was only 59. One of the funniest men on telly and radio.
RIP Sean

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JaneJeffer · 18/08/2021 11:31

So sad and shocked to hear this. A genuinely hilarious man. He was so quick witted. Rest in peace Sean.

BrilloPaddy · 18/08/2021 11:31

Oh no, I loved watching him on 8/10 cats do Countdown. Such a dry sense of humour.

Rest in peace.

CounsellorTroi · 18/08/2021 11:31

Oh no. Really sad.

KingRoloIV · 18/08/2021 11:31

Such sad news, he was a genuine wit, thinking of his family today.

Budsaway · 18/08/2021 11:33

Shocked and gutted to read this. Such a genuinely funny man. RIP Sean.

RobinPenguins · 18/08/2021 11:33

God that’s no age at all. I feel for his wife and children, what a loss.

toolazytothinkofausername · 18/08/2021 11:34

No!!!!!!!

Violetroselily · 18/08/2021 11:35

So, so awful. His poor wife and children Sad

toolazytothinkofausername · 18/08/2021 11:35

First Paul Ritter, now Sean Lock Shock Sad

DismantledKing · 18/08/2021 11:36

Awful, awful news. It makes me feel how I did when Jeremy Hardy died.

Shirleyphallus · 18/08/2021 11:36

[quote SunShinesBrightly]Published on the 14th Aug last year:

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1322798/sean-lock-health-comedian-skin-cancer-symptoms-signs-black-patch-skin/amp[/quote]
This relates to a skin cancer from 1990

QueenofLouisiana · 18/08/2021 11:37

Very sad for his family and friends. He brought a lot of light relief to many people, much needed over the last year or so,

raffle · 18/08/2021 11:38

Carrot in a box is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen! The bloke was the genuine article. Sad news.

AngryWhompingWillow · 18/08/2021 11:39

Oh how sad. Sad

Very funny man. R.I.P. Sad

He seemed a little unwell, and not himself when he was on 8 out of 10 Cats about a year ago.

Awww. I'm so sad about that. Sad

BashfulClam · 18/08/2021 11:41

Sad news, i hope his family are ok.

He was genuinely funny and I still use the term ‘meat nappy’ that he used once about the little pad you get under raw meat in packets.

sashagabadon · 18/08/2021 11:41

love Sean Lock. Had no idea he was unwell. RIP

KonTikki · 18/08/2021 11:41

His impersonation of Michael Jackson running a teashop in Cornwall is one of the funniest things I've seen on television.

SunShinesBrightly · 18/08/2021 11:44

Shirleyphallus

Yes, it is reported he died from cancer.
He had skin cancer in 1990.

sunshinepunch · 18/08/2021 11:44

How awful & so sad for his family. One of the funniest guys on TV.

I wonder if his melanoma came back or some other type of cancer. So incredibly sad ☹☹☹

SunShinesBrightly · 18/08/2021 11:45

...and last year he was interviewed about the warning signs of skin cancer.

DomPom47 · 18/08/2021 11:45

Loved watching him on the telly- great sense of humour and story telling. Hope he rests in peace and his loved ones are okay.

LadyDanburysHat · 18/08/2021 11:47

Such sad news. Absolutely loved him on 8 out of 10 cats.

ohfourfoxache · 18/08/2021 11:47

Gutted Sad

SundaySheAteChocolate · 18/08/2021 11:49

Shocked and gutted. A naturally hilarious man. Thinking of his family.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 18/08/2021 11:49

So very sad to learn of this news, he was and remains a firm favourite.