Sean Hughes RIP

16-10-2017 12:14PM #1

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 · 16-10-2017 12:18PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

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 · 16-10-2017 12:20PM

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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longshanks · 16-10-2017 12:23PM

Mr. Show R.I.P.

GetWithIt · 16-10-2017 12:26PM

Ahh balls

Harry Palmr · 16-10-2017 12:27PM

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

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

16-10-2017 12:28PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:31PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:32PM

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.

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 · 16-10-2017 12:32PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:37PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:40PM

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

elperello · 16-10-2017 12:42PM

RIP
He had funny bones.

endabob1 · 16-10-2017 12:44PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:44PM

Cirrhosis of the liver. Poor man.

RIP

murpho999 · 16-10-2017 12:45PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:46PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:47PM

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

quickbeam · 16-10-2017 12:47PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:50PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:51PM

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 · 16-10-2017 12:54PM

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! · 16-10-2017 12:56PM

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 · 16-10-2017 01:00PM

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 · 16-10-2017 01:03PM

Very sad.

NATLOR · 16-10-2017 01:50PM

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! · 16-10-2017 02:09PM

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 · 16-10-2017 02:11PM

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 · 16-10-2017 02:25PM

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.
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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 · 16-10-2017 02:30PM

Balls

Sean Hughes RIP

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