

He toured with Newman and Baddiel on our last show together. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian and in 2000 he won the British Comedy Award, in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.

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All my thoughts are with his family."ĭavid Baddiel added: "Devastated to hear about Sean Lock. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Sean Lock (22 April 1963 16 August 2021) a was an English comedian and actor. I will miss him so much."Ĭomedian Bill Bailey wrote on Twitter: "It's heartbreaking to lose my dearest friend Sean Lock, he was a true original, a wonderful comic.

Fellow stand-up and panellist Lee Mack said: "I've known this day was coming for some time, but it's no less heart-breaking.
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Many other big names from the world of TV and comedy have expressed their feeling of loss and sadness at the news. I'm watching clips of him right now - laughing & crying. Jimmy Carr, who also worked with Sean on Cats does Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats, wrote on Twitter: "Brutal news about Sean Lock today. I loved him. Sean Lock was a regular on 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown MORE: 5 must-watch shows and films coming to Amazon Prime this autumn We kindly request that the privacy of his family and children is respected at this difficult time." "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. A statement from his agent to PA read: "It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock. The news of Sean's death was confirmed on Wednesday morning. Jimmy Carr has called the death of Sean Lock 'brutal news' and led the tributes to his 8 Out Of 10 Cats companion after the comedian passed away from cancer aged 58. The TV star then retweeted a second video from the 8 Out of 10 Cats official Twitter, captioned with a laughing face and broken heart emoji. Watch: 8 Out Of 10 Cats comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58. The Countdown Clock 2020 4K Adam Beach 1.78K subscribers Subscribe 102K views 2 years ago The Countdown clock in the current set (the 'new' blue set), with a lighting variation from 2020.

She added: "Devastating news today. A huge loss to comedy. Thoughts with Sean's wife, kids and nearest and dearest. In 2005, the comic became a team captain on panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats and went on to appear for 18 series.WATCH: Sean Lock dies from cancer aged 58 Lock was also praised for his live comedy and won the gong for best live stand-up at the British Comedy Awards in 2000.
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This was later expanded into TV series 15 Storeys High, where Lock played a cynical character called Vince who lived in a tower block with Benedict Wong as his flatmate. Lock also edited the script for the 1998 BBC Two series, Is It Bill Bailey? and had his own show on BBC Radio 4 called 15 Minutes Of Misery. Lock’s TV career began in 1993 when he starred alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel on their signature show Newman And Baddiel In Pieces. The world should have had many years more of his hilarious creativity. It was always a privilege and inspiration to work with him. I was very shocked and sad to hear of the death of Sean Lock.
