oh i liked simon hoggart

[LucyLasticBand]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25620824

www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jan/06/simon-hoggart-guardian-observer-journalist-dies-67

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he has died btw.

i used to enjoy reading his articles.

Firstly, it is always sad to hear someone has died at a relatively young age. Though not a regular 'Guardian' reader, I agree with you about his columns. Sharp humour, well applied, is a great deflator of politicians.

I liked his writing and I liked him on the News Quiz (which I can't bear/be bothered to listen to any longer). I wasn't aware he was ill, so was particularly sad to read he had died.

He didn't want it known publicly that he was ill - he was diagnosed over 3 years ago. Pancreatic cancer, same as Steve Jobs & Patrick Swayze - hard to detect until it's too late (like ovarian)

I really enjoyed his writing too, Lucy, & am very sad that he's died.

'Referring to his time at the helm of the News Quiz, his Radio 4 colleague Corrie Corfield also paid tribute: "Like to think that somewhere rather special Simon Hoggart is now being told to get a move on by Alan Coren, with lovely Linda Smith laughing."'

Oh yes - lovely notion

I'm sad too. I wondered why his column wasn't in Saturday's paper. Had no idea he was ill; it's quite a shock.

I am also really sad to hear this.

He was brilliant on the News Quiz

Yes, sad news. I particularly liked his Saturday column in the Guardian; when it wasn't in last Saturday's, I just thought he must be away.

There hasn't been a Saturday one for a few weeks, Princess - I wondered why but also assumed holiday or something. It was always one of my favourite bits. Shame he won't know how much we'll miss him

I'm very sad too that he has died, and it's a shock given his illness wasn't generally known about. He was such a name-dropper, wasn't he? But very funny.

I can only echo what everyone else has said. I enjoyed his columns, thought he was excellent on The News Quiz, and I'm very sad he's died. Somewhere I've got a CD of selections from the Hoggart/Coren/Smith era of TNQ, I'll have to get it out.

I'm actually really sad that he's died, a mixture of him being relatively young, and not knowing that he was ill. I liked his writing - found it amusing and, tbf, sometimes irritating with all the name dropping, but always entertaining. I loved his Round Robin compilations.

I had missed him too on the Saturdays, thought he had a holiday or some time off.. sad to find out he was so ill. Great column.

Same here - thought he was away or something. I really liked his Saturday column, the round robins and the "Barry Cryer on the blower" jokes. He seemed to get around a lot for someone who was so ill.

RIP, he wrote some very funny books