# RIP British Comedian Sean Lock **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [August 18, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093 "2021-08-18T13:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/21 "2021-08-18T18:55:33Z")
“Did you know … sharks only attack you when you’re wet.” 😃 ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/22 "2021-08-18T19:07:00Z")
A nice piece by Sean’s longtime friend Harry Hill > **[Harry Hill on Sean Lock: ‘The comedian’s comedian who took us all by surprise’](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise)** > > Sean’s crazily funny gags reminded me why I got into comedy – his dry humour was always balanced with his wide-eyed wonder at the world ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/23 "2021-08-18T19:30:49Z")
Yes I thought that was rather lovely from Harry. It is clear from all the plaudits coming from his fellow comedians that they were huge fans as well as friends. Very sad, I knew he wasn’t well but still a damn shame. You always knew that his presence on a show was going to lift it, very funny guy. “bemused troublemaker” that’s what I always got from him. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/24 "2021-08-18T19:36:36Z")
Crushed by this news, I loved Sean Lock. I knew something was off for the last couple of years but didn’t see this coming. He was so irreverent, but never in an over-the-line way like Frankie Boyle. I loved his style. He and Jon Richardson were great foils for each other both on 8oo10c and Cats Does Countdown. “Well, Jimmy! We all like to put a bit of money away for a rainy day, but I think you’re more prepared than Noah!” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/25 "2021-08-18T19:49:00Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > “Did you know … sharks only attack you when you’re wet.” I forgot this was him! I still quote this as if it is some brilliant fact. It’s a great joke. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/26 "2021-08-18T20:24:25Z")
One of the best British comedians of his generation, if not the best. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/27 "2021-08-18T20:26:21Z")
We recently had a thread on “tight” bands. I think Sean Lock is an example of a very tight comedian. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/28 "2021-08-19T08:45:16Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > That episode is an all-time great panel show moment. You realize it was the last episode of that series and Jimmy probably could have worked out not attending, but he forced himself to go there and say, “So, what has Britain been talking about this week?” > > And he just took it for an hour and I loved EVERY second of it, Sean leading the way. > > Jimmy still gets shit for taxes all the time and I never fail to laugh. To be fair, Jimmy Carr has always been willing to take the same shit he so easily dishes out to others. He’s a good sport about these things. I mentioned ‘Blue Rat’ from _Fifteen Storeys High_. Of course it’s on YouTube. Note that Lock’s co-star is a young Benedict Wong, now older, heavier, balder and a helluva lot richer thanks to playing the creatively-named “Wong” in MCU films. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lQn7R3tU-oI/hqdefault.jpg "15 Storeys High S01E03 Blue Rat") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQn7R3tU-oI) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093/29 "2021-08-22T01:57:04Z")
Here is Sean Lock’s great “childrens” book. [The Tiger Who Came In For A Pint](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u5yea0QJmpKPchgFMq6fqZM9VTXdlaBk/view) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093.md?page=1)