Kevin is always a great guest and we hopefully to get back in the near future to continue the chat about British sportswriting vs American sportswriting and the other stuff we ran out of time to discuss. (Disclaimer: I accidentally swapped Alabama and Auburn in my story and flip-flopped the fandom of the tree killer in that heated blood feud. Sean Lock’s funniest moments: from ‘Carrot in a Box’ to his dream obituary Look out for the late comedian's self-penned tribute to himself in tomorrow's newspapers By Matt Charlton 18th. We also talk about the proliferation of London football clubs, rivalries and tribalism and comparing that to American sports. We discuss the arrival of Patrick Viera at Crystal Palace and how much Kevin is enjoying the football at Selhurst Park this year, the rivalry (derby?) with Brighton and the challenges that brings with hosting The Price of Football with Seagulls supporter Kieran Macguire. We recorded this on Transfer Deadline Day, but not much talk about that. We also reminisce about Kevin doing the Chappers podcast more than a decade ago with Mark Chapman, Graham Poll and Roy Meredith. We also talk about podcasts as a means for young comedians to get exposure and segue that into chatting about comedians doing football podcasts, including Quickly Kevin, Comedians Playing Fantasy Premier League and, maybe the grand dame of the genre, The Tuesday Club. We also talk about the problems of diversity in booking panel shows and the difficulties of avoiding tokenism. We talk about improv comedy, the genius of Paul Merton and Tony Slattery, among others, the culture of improv in the US vs the UK and the challenge of doing improv vs stand up. But we do talk about one of the shows that has succeeded in both places and that’s Whose Line Is It Anyway. We talk about why they are so popular in the UK and haven’t really worked as well in the US. Kevin worked with Sean on a number of shows and has written for dozens of shows including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Here Comes the Buzzcocks and many more. The reason we wanted to have Kevin back on the show was to discuss the British panel show on TV, following the death last year of Sean Lock. Whether you can give £1 or £10, you’d be making a huge difference to our small team.We’re very happy to welcome back writer, comedian and podcaster Kevin Day back to the show to talk comedy, football and more. If you’ve enjoyed reading our site, we’d really appreciate it if you could donate to The Indiependent. This includes our ‘Writer of the Month’ awards, where we recognise the amazing work produced by our contributor team. We’re trying to raise £200 a month to help cover our operational costs. He later wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High as Vince, a cynical recluse living in a tower block alongside his flatmate Errol, played by Benedict Wong. Since then, he went on to dominate British comedy panel shows and comedic television. Lock began his career in TV in 1993 with various appearances on the series Newman and Baddiel. I will miss him.- Jon Richardson AugSource: Twitter Undisputed, undefeated, carrot in a box champion. I’m devastated for his family today and sad for comedy that we have lost one of the very best. Comedian Lee Mack wrote: “I’ve known this day was coming for some time, but it’s no less heartbreaking.”įellow 8 Out of 10 Cats panellist Jon Richardson tweeted: “I idolised Sean as a comic long before I became a comedian myself and 10 years working alongside him didn’t diminish that in the least.” Various comedians also paid tribute to Lock. “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,” the statement continuesd. He died at home from cancer, surrounded by his family.” His agent, Off The Kerb Productions, announced his passing in a statement, saying: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock. His most notable work was as a panel captain for 8 Out of 10 Cats, staying on for 18 shows before exiting in 2016. Lock was known for his work on various panel shows, including QI, The Last Leg, Have I Got News for You, and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Sean Lock, the comedian and long-standing panellist member on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, has died from cancer at age 58.
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