

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.” Lock, who died of cancer, aged 58, in August, regularly appeared alongside the comedian on. One of the funniest, most influential comedians of a generation. Jimmy Carr has reflected on Sean Lock’s brutal 8 Out of 10 Cats joke about his tax avoidance scandal. Countdown's Susie Dent, 8 Out Of 10 Cats host Jimmy Carr, comedians Bill Bailey and David Baddiel, and QI panellist Alan Davies are among the stars paying tribute to the late Sean Lock, who has died from cancer aged 58. Our thoughts are with his friends and family HRCCFamily. “ one of the funniest, most influential comedians of a generation. Note: This was recorded before the sad death of Sean LockJeremy Clarkson gets his own back at Jimmy Carr after his jibe about ex Millionaire host Chris Tar. We are devastated to hear the news that Comedian Sean Lock best known for panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown has died from cancer at the age of 58. 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.” In a new interview, Carr said the name was an homage to his comedic icon Chris Rock and American businessman, John D Rockefeller.

As a result, it’s only been recently that he’s spoken out at all about the birth of the child. Comedian Sean Lock, best known for starring in British comedy panel show '8 Out of 10 Cats,' has died. Sean will be sorely missed by all that knew him. Read more: Jimmy Carr sick with grief after death of 8 Out Of 10 Cats co-star Sean Lock. 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. JIMMY Carr was so grief-stricken by the death of his friend Sean Lock that he became ill. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock,” read a statement from his agent posted to Instagram. It was revealed today that the popular comedian has died aged.
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British comic Sean Lock has died after a long battle with cancer, his agent announced on Wednesday. Jamie Downham Published: Invalid Date, SEAN Lock made a series of heartbreaking jokes about his own death on 8 Out of 10 Cats.
