There's a lot that goes into deciding who the best comedians from Ireland and Britain are: do they have a funny stand-up act, a great special, a memorable character, and/or a generally funny public persona? He was 60. This memorial site includes obituaries and Guest Books from the Legacy.com network of newspaper and funeral home affiliates. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here. (No Actors.) charts Log-In. He died on February 17, 2013 in London, England. If your favorite British or Irish comedian isn't on the list, make sure to add them so they can compete for the title of funniest comedian from Ireland and the UK. The Greatest Actors & Actresses in Entertainment History, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian. Comedy DB. These stand up comedians died before they had run out of steam and, for most, died in the prime of their career. List RulesVote up the funniest comedians who are citizens of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern and Southern Ireland. This is a list of the best stand up comedians who died too early. Andrew Martin: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Eric Sykes and the rest all experienced war. Get email alerts when memorials are added to this site. Legendary comedian and actor Don Rickles died Thursday, April 6, 2017, of kidney failure, according to multiple news sources. Find images and videos on We Heart It - the app to get lost in what you love. John Marwood Cleese (; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, voice actor, comedian,... Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 24 Hour Party People. Andy Kaufman. He was 83... Barry Crimmins, the influential comic who founded Boston's Ding Ho Comedy Club, has died from cancer at the age of 64. Welcome to Tributes.com,the Web’s leading resource for local and national obituary news and memorials. For full obituary and coverage from... Bob Elliott, who was one-half of the comedy duo Bob and Ray, has died. Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English comedian, actor, voice actor, author,... Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a British prop comedian and... 8 Magicians Who Died During a Performance. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here. He was 38. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here. See more ideas about Comedians, British comedy, Comedy actors. Being funny is serious business, and so is deciding who the most hilarious British and Irish comedians truly are. The Associated PressLAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — Veteran comedy writer Tom Koch (kuk), who when he wasn't creating sketches for the legendary comedy team Bob and Ray invented a nonsensical, nearly... SANDY COHEN, The Associated Press
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