Humphrey Lyttelton has died aged 86

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Just on BBC News. Am Gutted. Farewell, Humph. The world is a duller place without you.

rip humphrey

a true gent and great entertainer

Radio4's homepage has done him proud.

fantastic man.

God rest

Sob, sob

Oh no, that's so sad. Poor Humph. Saw him twice, once at a recording of ISIHAC (hysterical) and playing jazz. He was fantastic.

He will be greatly missed, especially in this household.

RIP Humph

I had the honour of meeting him once, long long ago, when he stayed in the hotel I was working at.

Lovely, lovely, Humph. The best.

Top quote from Humph on his website

A toast to Humph - who has given me more Radio pleasure than should be legal!

Thanks for the website link, WT - have just spent ages there and found this interview from the Indie last year

"a soft drink is a small scotch, not a large one"

The filthest man on radio - NNGB. Years of pleasure and dirty chuckles. x

He was divine, how awful. I was hopig that he would make it. Genius timing, and a forever youthful soul.

I am so sad about this, such a fab man. AND he died on my birthday

Happy Birthday anyway.

Great memories, many many laughs right til the end - any of us would be lucky to say the same. hope he didn't suffer too much

He was wonderful. And will always make me smile.

I liked the quote, WT. 'An iron grip on the capacity for silliness'. That could really be the motto of half of Mumsnet.

Just heard this now.

So

Hardly knew who he was until lately but still teary.

Just heard him on the radio and hadn't realised that was him so had heard him on the radio before.

RIP.

RIP Humph

Radio will never be the same.

I'm sure right now he's singing Stairway to Heaven to the tune of Grandma we love you.