RIP Mel Smith

Started by Sprintex, July 22, 2013, 07:48:31 AM

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Sprintex

Mel Smith, well known comic, writer and co-founder of Talkback Productions TV company died of a heart attack at home on friday morning, aged 60.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23390982

My TV watching 'career' wouldn't have been the same without Not The Nine O'clock News and Alas, Smith & Jones :(


Paul

Caz

Totally agree with you, he will be sadly missed but another one where fame and fortune ruined his health, I would rather be as I am, poor and healthy. 
Caz
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mereman

Don't forget the worst of all worlds


Poor and unhealthy.
I keep forgetting to add Cheers Mike on the end of my posts....

So.....  Cheers Mike

Jerry Howlett

We watch the TV news and only learned of this when I saw a clip of the Daily Express frontpage... The big news being discussed was Queen may not see royal baby for 2 months.....

Switched to Sky news and it was mentioned.  Did he offend the Beeb in his later years ?

Remember fondly the Not The Nine 'O'clock news etc.

R.I.P MEL !!!!
Some days its just not worth gnawing through the straps.

EtchedPixels

The BBC covered it when it broke but it seems to have been replaced by David Camoron's attempts to make children less safe and then the new royal baby story.

Alan
"Knowledge has no value or use for the solitary owner: to be enjoyed it must be communicated" -- Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

tadpole

A zoologist (Rowan Atkinson) has captured and educated a gorilla, named Gerald (Mel Smith), and they are being interviewed on TV:

Rowan Atkinson: "Listen, when I caught Gerald, he was completely wild...."

Gerald: "Wild? I was LIVID!!! And for your information, it's a whoop, a WHOOP of Gorillas, not a flange".
Two rails good. Three better.

Sprintex

One of many excellent sketches, but I think you'll find Mel was the zoologist and Rowan was 'Gerald' ;)

Altogether now "Baronet Oswald Ernald Mosley ... "

"He was popular and 'andsome, as Richard Burton. Cos I seen him on the box once, wiv 'is black shirt on" :D


Paul

upnick

#7
A video to  remember what a talent Mel was    :claphappy:  :)


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