

His stage shows included Lockipedia, also released on DVD, in which he improvised on a number of topics suggested by his audiences: in what he described as a game of “audience battleships” he would call out a seat number and ask its occupant to give him a subject to riff on. The often deadpan absurdist, whose timing was described by one writer as “second only to the Greenwich Meridian”, toured extensively around the UK. He achieved television success with a long run as a team captain on Jimmy Carr’s Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and the spin-off, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and also wrote and starred in the popular BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High.
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The comedian's final video appearance promoted Edible London, a charity working to end food poverty in London by raising money to make one million free meals.Celebrated for his carefully crafted surreal content and imaginative observational wit, Lock was nominated for the Perrier comedy award at the Edinburgh fringe in 2000 for his show No Flatley, I am the Lord of the Dance. One said: " Finally caught up with last nights #CatsCountdown and it’s so emotional knowing it’s #SeanLock last episode!! Such a funny man!" Sean's fans also expressed their sadness and admiration of him on Twitter. That's why he's trending on twitter and why he's so missed." He said: " Watching Sean's last ep of Countdown I can see how upset I was knowing he was ill and how much that affected my performance, while Sean himself continued to be effortlessly hilarious. As the credits rolled, a picture of the star appeared with the message: "In loving memory of comedy legend Sean Lock, 1963-2021."įellow 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain Jon Tweeted his own tribute after the show aired. They took on fellow comics Jon Richardson and Rosie Jones.īefore the episode went out, the show's Twitter account said it marked one of Sean's "last appearances on the show".

The programme paid tribute to the comedian at the end of the show, which saw him teamed up with Harry Hill. Earlier this year, Sean's final appearance on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was aired, leaving fans emotional. He joined Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats in 2005 and went on to be a regular team captain on the Countdown spin-off show from 2012 until his death last year.
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But by the 1990s he was becoming a TV regular, appearing in shows such as the 1993 series Newman and Baddiel in Pieces, alongside fellow comics Rob Newman and David Baddiel.

Sean's rise to comedy stardom wasn't instant and in the 1980s he worked on building sites.

READ MORE: Grandma says Ed Byrne's joke about diarrhoea saved her life The assets are said to have a net value of £4,084,911, The Mirror reports. The value of Sean's estate has now been revealed in probate records, with his wife Anoushka, his two daughters and his son reportedly set to inherit it. The news that he had died broke on August 20, 2021, after he chose to keep his cancer diagnosis private. The comedian had a hugely successful career, starting as a stand-up comedian and going on to star in sitcom 15 Storeys High - which he co-wrote with Martin Trenaman - and panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats and QI. The popular comedian died aged 58, prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the world of comedy and showbusiness. Sean Lock left £4 million to his wife and three children after he passed away from cancer in 2021, according to reports.
