RIP Sean Hughes

[YouSir]

Only knew him from Buzzcocks but definitely a shame, was a funny man and seemed like a decent one too.

 

[BoatieBird]

How sad
RIP Sean.

 

[cybershot]

This is really sad, seem him live a few times, most recently in January as part of a show with other comedians. I got to shake his hand and he gave me a bottle of plonk after I won 'best pub joke from the audience' where we had to scribble some jokes and plonk them in a bowl. As the joke was Irish based (stolen for that matter) he delivered the punch line brilliantly.

 

[Idris2002]

Sorry but that video clip is awful. A soulless robot voice regurgitating a news article. he deserves better than that!

Remember him this way:

 

[neonwilderness]

Sad news, he was always good on Buzzcocks. His last tweet just says "In hospital"

 

[Sprocket.]

Very sad to hear this always liked his humour and intelligent observations.
RIP

 

[Cloo]

That is quite a shock. My sister will be gutted, she used to love 'Sean's Show'.

 

[danny la rouge]

That is quite a shock. My sister will be gutted, she used to love 'Sean's Show'.

I was just looking that up and was amazed to see how long ago it was.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Sad news. Loved Sean's show.

 

[Dr. Furface]

I did smile at this one:

I used to love his show on Radio London - think it was Sunday mornings - he did a great interview with Morrissey once on that (would've been around 1999/2000 ish) which I think i might still have on tape. Saw him at the Big Chill festival around that time too.

Last saw him walking on Hampstead Heath a few months ago - he lived round here somewhere, the Whittington hospital is just up the road from us.

Very very sad RIP Sean

 

[Plumdaff]

I did smile at this one:

This is one of my favourites, was about to post it. 51! No age at all.

Sean's Show reminds me of a very specific, important part of my youth. RIP.

 

[Idris2002]

Oh Sean.

One life change Hughes has made in the last couple of years is quitting alcohol, a move he wishes he’d made earlier.

“I feel I’ve done all my drinking. I’m not going to get anything new out of it and I don’t see the point in drinking, I don’t miss it.

Sean Hughes' last Hot Press interview was a deeply personal affair... | Music | News | Hot Press

 

[Casual Observer]

Shit. Absolutely did not see that coming. Used to enjoy his TV show from way back and, more recently, his sporadic podcast.

 

[nuffsaid]

I was sure these 2 people.....were the same...

 

[Wilf]

He wasn't a very nice person in my experience but I'm sorry he's died. That's no age

I was only aware of him through the various panel shows he appeared on, along with his stand up from a few years ago. I probably shouldn't ask, on an RIP thread, but why was he not a nice person (if you want to go into it of course)?

 

[flypanam]

Fuck. Loved Sean Hughes and loved Sean show. His skit about teenagers with pencil moustaches still makes grin. RIP Sean.

 

[Idris2002]

He was a very Dublin comedian, even though he lived in London.

 

[trashpony]

I was only aware of him through the various panel shows he appeared on, along with his stand up from a few years ago. I probably shouldn't ask, on an RIP thread, but why was he not a nice person (if you want to go into it of course)?

I used to work on the door on my boyfriend's club (which was in a tiny backroom of a pub in Camden) and a couple of times he pulled the 'do you know I am' trick to get in for free and was really rude when I told him that we didn't let celebs in free. It was only £3 on the door and we barely broke even most weeks. He was the only 'celebrity' who tried it on. That was a long time ago - maybe he was less of a prick as he got older.

 

[butchersapron]

Didn't he start the thing of comedians following palace?

 

[Idris2002]

- maybe he was less of a prick as he got older.

krtek a houby - what age was he when you knew him?

 

[Wilf]

I used to work on the door on my boyfriend's club (which was in a tiny backroom of a pub in Camden) and a couple of times he pulled the 'do you know I am' trick to get in for free and was really rude when I told him that we didn't let celebs in free. It was only £3 on the door and we barely broke even most weeks. He was the only 'celebrity' who tried it on. That was a long time ago - maybe he was less of a prick as he got older.

cheers

 

[Vintage Paw]

I'd heard he was a bit of a dick too (by someone who served him at a hotel or something, can't quite remember). But people have off days, so idk.

I thought he was funny back in the day.

 

[DotCommunist]

always got him mixed up with james nessbit

 

[Silas Loom]

always got him mixed up with james nessbit

I'm not really sure who either of them are.

 

[Idris2002]

always got him mixed up with james nessbit

Call yourself a protestant.

 

[trashpony]

always got him mixed up with james nessbit

He's not very nice either

 

[Casual Observer]

Didn't he start the thing of comedians following palace?

Ronnie Corbett might have a claim on that one although no one admits to seeing him at Selhurst (possibly due to his size).

 

[Santino]

always got him mixed up with james nessbit

You're thinking of John Hannah.

 

[Thimble Queen]

That is quite a shock. My sister will be gutted, she used to love 'Sean's Show'.

I was a Sean''s Show fan although I was much too young. 51 is no age :/

 

[Idris2002]