Mel Smith has died

Skid X

http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001203/mel_smith_dies_aged_60/

Sad news, RIP. He was huge in the eighties in Not the Nine O'Clock News, and Smith and Jones. Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones were an excellent double act. He was also very good in his own series Colin's Sandwich.

bumper234

No way! Used to love alas Smith and Jones.

RIP Mel thanks for the MANY giggles

quickbeam

Ah no, that's unexpected.

He'll always be the Albino in The Princess Bride to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z05StkAKKF0

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

dayumn
he was great in not the 9 o clock news

Mint Sauce

RIP

Realtine

wow - for real:eek:
I remember him fondly - RIP

rednik

He was a class act, many great memories of his different shows. RIP

dd972

Used to like those head to head things with Griff Rhys Jones, and he seemed a decent enough bloke.

RIP

daithieoghan

Sorry but it will be fairly funny when this is announced on the nine o clock news

RIP

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

JonathanAnon

Not having the foreign channels here, I will remember him for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1rGsNzAgWg

fryup

daithieoghan wrote: »

Sorry but it will be fairly funny when this is announced on the nine o clock news

even Mel himself, will be having a chuckle at that from above

grey_so_what

Mel Smith was a great one for the lol, I loved his style!....RIP

Many was the Christmas session rocking around to this!.....:)


****My YT clip point blank refuses to post***Sorry***:(

flutegirl

Big fan of Mel, Colin's Sandwich some of his finest work. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrODSdxte9Q

Skid X

flutegirl wrote: »

Big fan of Mel, Colin's Sandwich some of his finest work. RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrODSdxte9Q

Good call, flutegirl. Colin's Sandwich is a lost classic. Long overdue a proper DVD release

JP Liz V1

RIP

Skid X

A nice selection of some of Mel Smith's finest sketches here.

Includes Gerald The Gorilla, which is genius

http://www.comedy.co.uk/features/mel_smith_best_sketches/

Bugatti

RIP. I only recently started watching his sketches and found them very enjoyable.

Skid X

BBC2 has some tribute shows for Mel Smith next Saturday ...

10.30-11.05pm
A Tribute to Mel Smith
Griff Rhys Jones remembers his friend and former comedy partner Mel Smith, who died in July. Featuring a compilation of highlights from Alas Smith and Jones, the comedy sketch show that the duo starred in

http://www.tvnow.ie/detail.asp?id=4809676#k2hjOLtlZvPVCs4Y.99

11.05pm-12.35am
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
The inside story of the anarchic comedy sketch show, which ran on BBC Two from 1979 to 1982, and launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and the late Mel Smith, as well as writers including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Clive Anderson. This documentary reveals how the series first came about, looks at the casting of the four main players and the dynamic of the team, as well as recalling the show's key moments, its impact at the time and its legacy. Featuring interviews with Smith, Jones, Stephenson and Curtis, as well as fans including Billy Connolly and Dara O Briain

http://www.tvnow.ie/detail.asp?id=4809678#EaMw7d90aKIWBGEY.99

mike65

Bump!

Mel Smith: I've Sort of Done Things BBC2 9.45 PM

Rebecca Front narrates a celebration of the life and career of actor, writer and director Mel Smith, who died in July at the age of 60. His comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones, Not the Nine O'Clock News creator John Lloyd and screenwriter Richard Curtis are among those talking about his work both in front of and behind the camera. There are visits to Hammersmith's Latymer Upper School, where Mel's talents were first spotted, and Oxford University, where he honed his theatrical and comedy skills as a member of its dramatic society. Plus, home video footage, rare archive clips and a selection of classic sketches

followed by Comedy Connections - Alas Smith and Jones

The story behind one of comedy's most influential partnerships. Doon Mackichan tells of how Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones were thrown together as part of the Not the Nine O'Clock News team and went on to achieve huge success through their own show, Alas Smith and Jones, developing a wealth of comedy talent along the way, including Rory McGrath and Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews

scotchy

Jeez. I thought he'd died again.





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