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Mel Smith RIP

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  • RobRob
    Sad and a shock. RIP Mel
  • rikofoldrikofold
    Very sad indeed. Grew up with his comedy, NTNON and Alas Smith and Jones. So many favourites. Taken so young. RIP
  • uie2uie2
    Omg so sad loved Colin sandwich RIP Mel be sadly missed
  • Brendan_O_ConnellBrendan_O_Connell
    RIP
  • MacronateMacronate
    rikofold said:

    Very sad indeed. Grew up with his comedy, NTNON and Alas Smith and Jones. So many favourites. Taken so young. RIP

    ditto, RIP.

  • addick1965addick1965
    Very Sad ,RIP
  • MuttleyCAFCMuttleyCAFC
    Yes, very talented and funny man. R.I.P.
  • TelMc32TelMc32
    Was out yesterday when news broke of this. Just shock amongst everyone who was with me.

    Grew up looking forward to seeing NTNOCN every week & then Alas Smith & Jones. Brilliant comedian & actor, truly made me laugh out loud so many times.

    Rest in Peace Mel
  • Covered EndCovered End
    edited July 2013
    I saw Mel on the TV about a year ago, probably some charity programme like red nose day.
    He was reprising the act ewehere he sits across the desk, opposite Griff Rhys Jones.
    I remarked at the time, how seriously unwell he looked.
    No great surprise to me I'm afraid.

    Very sad. RIP Mel.

  • StarinnaddickStarinnaddick
    I used to see him at Catford dogs when he was a youngster. His Dad was a Bookmaker in the cheap ring.

    RIP Mel.
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  • Saga LoutSaga Lout
    Really shocked when I heard this. Really made me think - he was not much older than me.

    RIP Mel - loved your stuff, sorry there will be no more.
  • PL54PL54
    Only just heard this news from this thread.

    Terrible shame.

    Interesting to see how the careers (and lives) of him and GRJ took different paths.

  • Afternoon DelightAfternoon Delight
    Great comic. RIP big man
  • BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    By coincidence I ran into a contact today who knows Mel Smith - they both worked at the BBC together and she said it was a miracle he lived that long. Apparently back in the day going out on a bender at the BBC was known as getting "Smithed".
  • maybe_babymaybe_baby
    SaySomething said:

    RIP

    Does anyone remember that sitcom he did back in the late-80s, called Colin's Sandwich?

    Absolutely brilliant.

  • MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News.
    Tonight on BBC1 at 10-45pm. Story behind the series.
  • cafckevcafckev
    Miserableoldgit said:

    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News.
    Tonight on BBC1 at 10-45pm. Story behind the series.

    Yeap, have it on and bringing back a lot of memories of going to school the nextday and laughing all over again as we re-enatced it all over again.

  • BedsaddickBedsaddick
    The Alas Smith & Jones episode shown in the Mel Smith tribute was bloody awful. So Dated . Shame really.

    But funnily enough the Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News was as funny as i remember when i watched it as a kid. Brilliant.
  • rikofoldrikofold
    Bedsaddick said:

    The Alas Smith & Jones episode shown in the Mel Smith tribute was bloody awful. So Dated . Shame really.

    But funnily enough the Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News was as funny as i remember when i watched it as a kid. Brilliant.

    It was a compilation apparently - thought it was still quite funny myself.
  • bigstemarrabigstemarra
    I was looking for this for a while - hilarious:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVkNQtyqRc

    RIP Mel

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