RIP Mel Smith

[Bilbo]

Comic actor and writer Mel Smith has died of a heart attack, aged 60, his agent has confirmed.

The British comedian - known for his work on sketch shows Alas Smith and Jones and Not The Nine O'clock News - died at his home on Friday.

Smith formed a lasting partnership with Griff Rhys Jones with whom he set up the independent television company, Talkback Productions.

He was born in west London in 1952.

 

[thebluefox]

SAD SAD NEWS , R I P MEL

 

[Groucho]

Poor fella. I loved this........

[video=youtube_share;hLgeiRO63mE]http://youtu.be/hLgeiRO63mE[/video]

 

[Groucho]

And this.......

[video=youtube_share;2R5tUc1S3cc]http://youtu.be/2R5tUc1S3cc[/video]

 

[chrissyjack]

Sad news. RIP

 

[BlueLlama]

Was very funny at his peak. RIP fella

 

[roydo]

What a shame. Funny guy.

 

[kenada_blue]

RIP. One of the forgotten men of British comedy.

Big influence growing up.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

anyone find the clip were him and jones are talking about Everton, can't find it YouTube. loved his little cameo in European Vaction.

 

[Eggs]

...ah, that is sad.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Is he the one who done Rocking Around The Christmas Tree with Kim Wilde?

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Very funny man. Such a shame. RIP

 

[Groucho]

Is he the one who done Rocking Around The Christmas Tree with Kim Wilde?

Yes mate.

 

[neville]

RIP Funny man will be sadly missed

 

[The-Golden-Vision]

RIP to a true comedy great.