danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
Though his great great uncle, Jacques, lived in Paris and was involved in the Dreyfus affair.
RIP Sean Hughes
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Idris2002
Stay Alive in '25
You'll pay for this danny la rouge! By god you'll pay!
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
He seems (seemed
) like a very unlikely sort to pull that trick - quite downbeat and 'distracted'. Not doubting what you say at all, I'm just wondering how he thought the 'do you not know who I am' line would work. 
trashpony
Hag
Like I said, it was a long time ago. In the 90s, Hughes suddenly became massively famous, had a huge drinking problem and was probably like we all were, coked up to the eyeballs.He seems (seemed
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Sorry, I'm really not doubting you, it's more the mental image it throws up. You can easily imagine say Gordon Ramsay giving it the full I am, whereas Sean Hughes's stage persona at least was quite downbeat. But yeah, like you say, 'what's the difference between a hangdog comedian and an entitled idiot - about 3 lines an a bottle of JD', kind of thing.*
* evidence of why my stand up career hasn't taken off.
trashpony
Hag
I think that's probably why I remember it so vividly - I just didn't expect him to be like that. Morrissey on the other hand - thought he'd be a total twat and he was lovely!Sorry, I'm really not doubting you, it's more the mental image it throws up. You can easily imagine say Gordon Ramsay giving it the full I am, whereas Sean Hughes's stage persona at least was quite downbeat. But yeah, like you say, 'what's the difference between a hangdog comedian and an entitled idiot - about 3 lines an a bottle of JD', kind of thing.*
* evidence of why my stand up career hasn't taken off.
SheilaNaGig
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I knew him a bit in those days. I've not seen him for a while, but other friends have seen him recently.
I knew him as sweet, gloomy, a bit shy and awkward sometimes, hid his light under a bushel kind of guy. That was away from the lights though. We went for walks together.
I remember being out with Sean and a few other comedians in King's Cross one night and all of them behaving like dicks. I said I was leaving and Sean asked me not to. I told him he had to stop being a dick or I'd leave. So he stopped being a dick. The others carried on being dicks.
It was after that night that Sean and I started to hang out together.
He was lovely company. He was a good listener.
So sad to hear of his death. Far too young.
ETA
He could be a bit tight, in my experience, Sean could. I seem to recall having a minor quarrel with him over him not springing for a round one night. And always going halves on the taxi because I realised that while I'd say "no I'll get it this time..." he never did.
I knew him as sweet, gloomy, a bit shy and awkward sometimes, hid his light under a bushel kind of guy. That was away from the lights though. We went for walks together.
I remember being out with Sean and a few other comedians in King's Cross one night and all of them behaving like dicks. I said I was leaving and Sean asked me not to. I told him he had to stop being a dick or I'd leave. So he stopped being a dick. The others carried on being dicks.
It was after that night that Sean and I started to hang out together.
He was lovely company. He was a good listener.
So sad to hear of his death. Far too young.
ETA
He could be a bit tight, in my experience, Sean could. I seem to recall having a minor quarrel with him over him not springing for a round one night. And always going halves on the taxi because I realised that while I'd say "no I'll get it this time..." he never did.
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I met him after the perrier awards, maybe a year after that, so I guess he was in his mid 20s at that stage. He was quite shy and reserved.
alsoknownas
some bloke
Sad to hear. I met him a couple of times, and it was all a bit weird (laddish, paranoid, just off), but Mark Lamarr was there too, and seemed to be the source of most of the weirdness.
SheilaNaGig
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Mark Lamarr was... yeah.... I can't think of a single nice thing to say about him. I'd agree that whenever Sean was being odd ML was close besides him.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Don't recognise this at all. He lived near me in Crouch End and was a dead ringer for a very good mate of mine who also lived in Crouch End which made for interesting double takes in the Kings Head sometimes.
Anyone remember when Jah Wobble twatted him on Buzzcocks? Now, Jah Wobble, there's a cunt as much as I love a lot of his music.
RIP Sean. The Whittington's no place to die.
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
*turns up the jazz*
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
*Tries to clean the scrambled egg pan.
*turns up the jazz*
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
Also...best theme tune, EVER! 
sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
SheilaNaGig
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SheilaNaGig
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lefteri
Well-Known Member
I'm surprised to hear this - I've chatted to him a couple of times, many years apart, and he seemed lovely
trashpony
Hag
Yes! And the Good Mixer and the Dublin Castle
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Then you’ll know he’s a big man, size wise. Handy with his fists. Trouble is he has a habit of hitting undeserving people.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Well I guess this piece is extra poignant now
Sean Hughes: The thin line between drinks and ‘proper’ drinks
Sean Hughes: The thin line between drinks and ‘proper’ drinks
