![]() Sean Lock A brilliant comedian, obviously, but just a genuinely hilarious guy too and one of the soundest guys in comedy, from when I first started to when we last had a laugh together. Thanks for all the laughs Sean, you are truly wonderful □ Share your favourite Sean Lock moments today on Twitter. A painfully funny comic and a beautifully brilliant man. Sean Lock will forever be one of the greatest comedians the UK has ever produced. ![]() It’s heartbreaking to lose my dearest friend Sean Lock, he was a true original, a wonderful comic. One of the funniest, most influential comedians of a generation. Love to his family and his many friends #RIPSean Over 15 years producing ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’ Sean Lock made me laugh so much and so often. I will miss him.įollowing the tweets, Twitter has been inundated with emotional tributes to the beloved comedian from celebrities and fans alike, with Sean Lock trending on Twitter for hours. Undisputed, undefeated, carrot in a box champion. ![]() I’m devastated for his family today and sad for comedy that we have lost one of the very best. “Undisputed, undefeated, carrot in a box champion. “I’m devastated for his family today and sad for comedy that we have lost one of the very best. Jon Richardson, who was the longest serving panellist on 8 Out Of 10 Cats with Sean, tweeted that he “idolised Sean as a comic long before I became a comedian myself and ten years working alongside him didn’t diminish that in the least” and that he was “an incredible comic brain and a truly unique voice.” I’m watching clips of him right now – laughing & crying. “I’m watching clips of him right now – laughing and crying. “I loved him,” he said in an emotional tweet. He is survived by his wife, Anoushka Nara Giltsoff, and their three children.Jimmy Carr was the host of the show, and called the news of Sean’s death “brutal.” Lock also wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom “15 Storeys High,” co-hosted “The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.” He toured with his improv show “Lockipedia,” where he would talk extensively about random subjects the audience suggested. Lock got a lucky break starting in 2005 with an 18-season run as a team captain on Jimmy Carr’s Channel 4 comedy panel show “8 Out of 10 Cats.” He then was cast on its spinoff, “8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.” “ one of the funniest, most influential comedians of a generation. We kindly request that the privacy of his family and children are respected at this difficult time.”įellow comic Ricky Gervais mourned the loss on Twitter, calling Lock “one of the most influential comedians of a generation.” Sean will be sorely missed by all that knew him. ![]() Sean was also a cherished husband and father to three children. Sean was one of Britain’s finest comedians, his boundless creativity, lightning wit and the absurdist brilliance of his work, marked him out as a unique voice in British comedy. He died at home from cancer, surrounded by his family. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock,” read a statement from his agent posted to Instagram. ![]() British comic Sean Lock has died after a long battle with cancer, his agent announced on Wednesday. ![]()
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