Sean Hughes RIP

Sad to hear of the death of Sean Hughes. Only 51. Very fond memories of Seans Show on C4 back in the day.

Best captain on never mind the buzz cocks too

harry Bailey esq

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Sad to hear of the death of Sean Hughes. Only 51. Very fond memories of Seans Show on C4 back in the day.

Best captain on never mind the buzz cocks too

Extremely funny man. Spawned countless copycat acts.

ThisRegard

Saw he was trending on Twitter just now and thought it was due to a new show/tour. Didn't expect to see he had died at such a relatively young age.

This was his last tweet from last week

https://twitter.com/mr_seanhughes/status/917006149534314496

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This post has been deleted.

longshanks

Mr. Show R.I.P.

GetWithIt

Ahh balls

Harry Palmr

Terrible news. (it's) Sean's Show was a student classic.

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

Perhaps the first Irish comedian that made me laugh. Back in the 80s, Irish comedy consisted of Brendan Grace and Maureen Potter. It was like we were stuck in a timewarp. Then he came along and blazed a trail, though kinda thought he himself never really capitalised on his early appeal.

stimpson

I met him in the gallery of photography back in the day. Was a bit star struck as I was a big fan and I kept my distance as I didn't want to disturb him. He noticed me and came over and had a chat. Lovely fella. Very sad.

henryporter

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Perhaps the first Irish comedian that made me laugh. Back in the 80s, Irish comedy consisted of Brendan Grace and Maureen Potter. It was like we were stuck in a timewarp. Then he came along and blazed a trail, though kinda thought he himself never really capitalised on his early appeal.

Totally agree with this sentiment - he was a pioneer and trailblazer in modern Irish comedy. Very sad to hear that he died so young

endabob1

No way :-( He was the first proper stand up I went to see in the National Stadium in Dublin, really funny bloke and wrote a couple of very good novels, this is very sad news....

DBB

endabob1 wrote: »

No way :-( He was the first proper stand up I went to see in the National Stadium in Dublin, really funny bloke and wrote a couple of very good novels, this is very sad news....

I may have been at the same show! Saw him in the National Stadium way back, just as he was starting to make a name for himself. I still remember clearly leaving the show with an aching tummy from laughing so much. Loved him. Very sad to hear this news.

All My Stars Aligned

Used to meet in Grogans a fair bit during the 90's. Really nice, genuine guy. RIP.

elperello

RIP
He had funny bones.

endabob1

DBB wrote: »

I may have been at the same show! Saw him in the National Stadium way back, just as he was starting to make a name for himself. I still remember clearly leaving the show with an aching tummy from laughing so much. Loved him. Very sad to hear this news.

December 93, I know this because my mate just reminded me, we went to the Cranberries gig in the Tivoli the same weekend, might even have been the same night.
I remember him doing a routine about brookside and Jimmy Corkhill being a massive drug dealer, but somehow no one had noticed for years... he was a very funny bloke

January

Cirrhosis of the liver. Poor man.

RIP

murpho999

Sad to hear this. Also saw him years ago in the National Stadium. Jimeoin was a support act.

Also enjoyed him on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Cirrhosis of the liver being reported.

loyatemu

It's Seanie's Show, do do do do


Very sad news, 51 is no age. I loved his show on C4, as others have said he was the first of a new wave of Irish comedy that led to the likes of Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan, even Graham Norton. He was great as one of the original Buzzcocks captains too.

Atlantic Dawn

I had only been thinking what became of him last week, RIP.

quickbeam

Awww, Jeez!! That's sad and shocking. I loved the surreal nature of Seany's Show, half sitcom, half standup. And he was great on the Buzzococks too.

dd972

Quite liked Sean's Show in the early 90's, a recent picture of him clearly shows a 'bottle a day' look about him and I don't mean Guinness, it might have been an avalanche of drinking as opposed to the sort of George Best thing that goes on and on for decades, RIP Sean.

NATLOR

Devastating news. Sean was a childhood friend, we went through school and college together and caught up regularly when he came home
RIP my friend

All My Stars Aligned

NATLOR wrote: »

Devastating news. Sean was a childhood friend, we went through school and college together and caught up regularly when he came home
RIP my friend

condolences.

Lorelli!

I remember watching Sean's Show as a kid when i was about 10 and it stood out to me and he was great on Never Mind The Buzzcocks! RIP

fryup

NATLOR wrote: »

Devastating news. Sean was a childhood friend, we went through school and college together and caught up regularly when he came home
RIP my friend

a tallaght man i do believe...remember him on the late late years ago and he was recalling how he was picked on because he wore dingo jeans

seemed like a decent skin,

RIP.

Arghus

Very sad.

NATLOR

fryup wrote: »

a tallaght man i do believe...remember him on the late late years ago and he was recalling how he was picked on because he wore dingo jeans

seemed like a decent skin,

RIP.

Yes Firhouse. He would constantly tell me from primary school age he was going to be famous it got quite annoying after a couple of years

Gloomtastic!

Sean on stage pretending to call home....

Phone ringing sfx, it’s answered.

Sean: Hello Dad, how are you? ..... Ok, ok. What’s the weather like? ...... Ok, ok. Eh, erm, Is Mum there?

Nailed it in one!

Howard the Duck

Absolute shock to see it on the news a little while ago. His brother used to babysit my older brother and sister. My parents always liked the Hughes family, they were at his mother's funeral earlier in the year and had a chat with them.

My own memory is of Sean's Show and later Nevermind the Buzzcocks. listened to a few podcasts with him and he always seemed like a good guy.

Firhouse is a small place but we've had Dave Allen and Sean Hughes ..that's not too bad.

Condolences to his Family and Friends.

Outlaw Pete

fryup wrote: »

a tallaght man i do believe...remember him on the late late years ago and he was recalling how he was picked on because he wore dingo jeans

That is weird, never read that before, but so was I. Unmercifully so. Why did people hate them so much.
.
Anyway, RIP. I hated Mark Lamarr and he made Buzzcocks watchable.

Good interview from a couple of years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHYCpjFxVs0

minikin

Balls

BandMember

Very well put tweet by Paul Howard earlier....


Paul Howard‏ @AkaPaulHoward

Irish comedy in the 1990s. Linehan and Mathews were Lennon and McCartney to me. D'Unbelievables were the Kinks. But Sean Hughes was Elvis.

harry Bailey esq

Lorelli! wrote: »

I remember watching Sean's Show as a kid when i was about 10 and it stood out to me and he was great on Never Mind The Buzzcocks! RIP

I'm guessing we'd be about the same age. Loved Seans Show, didn't know what I was laughing at half the time but I was laughing nonetheless.

Lorelli!

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I'm guessing we'd be about the same age. Loved Seans Show, didn't know what I was laughing at half the time but I was laughing nonetheless.

Ye, I can't remember whether I got the jokes or even if they were any good but I remember that I liked the way he talked towards the camera/audience. And I remember asking my Dad when it would be on again.

Asus X540L

Anyways thought he was English

Annasopra

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Perhaps the first Irish comedian that made me laugh. Back in the 80s, Irish comedy consisted of Brendan Grace and Maureen Potter. It was like we were stuck in a timewarp. Then he came along and blazed a trail, though kinda thought he himself never really capitalised on his early appeal.

Brendan Grace is telling the same jokes 30 years later

saintsaltynuts

Asus X540L wrote: »

Anyways thought he was English

Your right he was born in London.

Asus X540L

saintsaltynuts wrote: »

Your right he was born in London.

I remember him on Buzzcocks had no idea he was irish.

Ashbourne hoop

Very funny guy. Saw him years ago in The Waterfront on the quays. Great show, bottles of Rolling Rock £1 too. Was also at the National Stadium gig earlier posters talked about. 51 is no age to die.

Ralf and Florian

Asus X540L wrote: »

Anyways thought he was English

Born in London and grew up in Dublin.

Yamanoto

Deleted User wrote: »

Perhaps the first Irish comedian that made me laugh. Back in the 80s, Irish comedy consisted of Brendan Grace and Maureen Potter. It was like we were stuck in a timewarp. Then he came along and blazed a trail, though kinda thought he himself never really capitalised on his early appeal.

Kind of ignores Dave Allen, who was by no means part of that Oirish Jury's cabaret sh1te.

Yamanoto

Yamanoto wrote: »

Dave Allen was by no means part of that Oirish Jury's cabaret ****e.

Tbh, wasn't even aware of Dave Allen in the 80s. Lived in 2 television channel land, he vey rarely featured on RTE.

Howard the Duck

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Tbh, wasn't even aware of Dave Allen in the 80s. Lived in 2 television channel land, he vey rarely featured on RTE.

The Church didn't want Irish people to know Dave Allen. Not sure if he was an influence on Sean but as I've mentioned they were both from the same area Firhouse. I'm from Firhouse and even now I'd say most people don't know Dave Allen. It's nice to say the same can't be said about Sean Hughes

fryup

NATLOR wrote: »

Devastating news. Sean was a childhood friend, we went through school and college together and caught up regularly when he came home
RIP my friend

did you go to the funeral? loads of celebs there i do believe...they did a stand up routine during the service i hear

Hooks Golf Handicap

I see the eulogising is a lot more fawning in here than other sites I go on, perhaps that's an Irish thing.
Apparently some writer for the Guardian or one of the other UK papers wrote a less than flattering piece about him following his death & it has been backed up by others since.
Anyway, don't speak ill of the dead, at least not in Ireland.

Hooks Golf Handicap

Hooks Golf Handicap wrote:

I see the eulogising is a lot more fawning in here than other sites I go on, perhaps that's an Irish thing. Apparently some writer for the Guardian or one of the other UK papers wrote a less than flattering piece about him following his death & it has been backed up by others since. Anyway, don't speak ill of the dead, at least not in Ireland.

Fawning? Get ta fook. If a handful of people remembering the happiness a comedian gave them and lamenting that he won't be able to do it anymore is your definition of fawning then either you need a new dictionary or are trying to be edgy.

Hooks Golf Handicap

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Fawning? Get ta fook. If a handful of people remembering the happiness a comedian gave them and lamenting that he won't be able to do it anymore is your definition of fawning then either you need a new dictionary or are trying to be edgy.

Very good, carry on

Wanderer78

fryup wrote:

they did a stand up routine during the service i hear

Jesus that would be hard to do at a friend's funeral. Rip

Grayson

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Jesus that would be hard to do at a friend's funeral. Rip

The pythons did something similar.

fryup

so he died a lonely alcoholic

very very sad

Hooks Golf Handicap

Hooks Golf Handicap wrote: »

I see the eulogising is a lot more fawning in here than other sites I go on, perhaps that's an Irish thing.
Apparently some writer for the Guardian or one of the other UK papers wrote a less than flattering piece about him following his death & it has been backed up by others since.
Anyway, don't speak ill of the dead, at least not in Ireland.

Read it, it's an interesting article.

But it's someone recounting their personal experience. It's like asking George Best's widow about someone she both loved and hated, because of his issues. But it doesn't stop the public saying...what a footballer. And that's with most of the posts here, they talk about his ability as a comedian. It is not negated by saying he could be cruel as an individual.