Mel Smith dies at 60

[muckshifter]

Comic, actor and director Mel Smith has died following a heart attack at the age of 60, his agent has confirmed.

His agent Michael Foster confirmed he died at his home in north west London on Friday.

His sidekick Griff Rhys Jones, with whom he starred in sketch show Alas Smith and Jones for more than a decade, said his friend and colleague was a "force for life" and that he was deeply saddened by the death.

RIP

 

[nivrip]

Very sad. Always liked his type of humour.

Remember him first coming on the scene on Not The Nine O'clock News.

 

[Taffycat]

Yes, sad news indeed. He was so funny when he was part of the Not The Nine o' Clock News team, and the Alas Smith and Jones series.

Here's a little snippet of the man's talent. RIP Mel.

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[crazylegs]

R.I.P Mel!