People have been sharing memories and paying tribute to Sean Hughes, who has died aged 51
RIP Sean Hughes, who has died aged 51. Here are some of the many, many things people are saying about him today.
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farewell Mr Hughes, cheers for the gigs and the shows and the laughs pic.twitter.com/M5jIvnPby9
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) October 16, 2017
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Sean Hughes. What a punch in the soul that is.
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) October 16, 2017
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‘I thought when I was 41, I would be married with kids. Well, to be honest I thought I would be married with weekend access’ – Sean Hughes
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) October 16, 2017
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Utterly gutted to hear about the passing of #SeanHughes. A lovely chap and great comedian. Rest peacefully Sean.
— Kate Robbins (@KateRobbins) October 16, 2017
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So sad to hear of Sean Hughes death. He was the first comic I ever saw live. A very funny man. Awful news.
— Sarah Millican (@SarahMillican75) October 16, 2017
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Sean Hughes with Linda Smith, Felix Dexter, Caroline Ahearne, and Malcolm Hardee as compere. That is a fantastic bill we’ve lost too soon.
— Alan Davies (@alandavies1) October 16, 2017
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Very sad to hear about Sean Hughes. Started on the circuit with him back in the day. RIP.
— Jack Dee (@TheRealJackDee) October 16, 2017
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Buh-Bye, Sean Hughes. @vizcomic @HealeyCartoons pic.twitter.com/Ct7WC0uuRa
— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) October 16, 2017
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Shocked that #SeanHughes has died. Loved Sean's Show growing up, especially the Windsor Davies jelly bath episode. RIP pic.twitter.com/35dXz7izj7
— nathan bevan (@nathbevan) October 16, 2017
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Oh Sean, thank you for those comedy store nights, the laughs, the dreams, your grace with words – goodbye old chum.
— Arthur Smith (@ArfurSmith) October 16, 2017
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So sad about Sean Hughes. Such an engagingly funny man.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 16, 2017
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Favourite Sean story concerns a very small turn out for a theatre gig. He looked at the audience, they at him. Then took them down the pub.
— colin briggs (@colinb13) October 16, 2017
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I used to like the messages Samuel Becket left on his answerphone.
— Andy Beckett (@monster_959) October 16, 2017
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Always loved Sean Hughes, not least his story of how he quit drinking. pic.twitter.com/EF0S3w0VEK
— Witch-ard V. Hearse (@vivmondo) October 16, 2017
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So sad. RIP Sean Hughes – a wonderfully silly, anarchic & hilarious comic. I always enjoyed the mad tangents our conversations would take.
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) October 16, 2017
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"Anyone in from the old country? Yeah? What part of Greece are you from?" Heartbreakingly sad news about the great Sean Hughes.
— Paul Howard (@AkaPaulHoward) October 16, 2017
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Burglars that brought him stuff. Genius
— Paul Naughtin (@PaulNaughtin) October 16, 2017
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Thinking of Sean Hughes. He was a great comedian and poet. He was always very kind to me.
RIP x pic.twitter.com/3vdhv4Muiw
— John Kearns (@johnsfurcoat) October 16, 2017
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First comedian I ever saw. The indie comedian. He played an answer machine message from the Inspiral Carpets telling him to fuck off 👌
— RobGrew (@robgrew) October 16, 2017
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Very upset to hear about the death of Sean Hughes at just 51. Sending our best to his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/6gEGcRZGv0
— BBC Comedy (@bbccomedy) October 16, 2017
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Fond memories of Sean Hughes' show on GLR 20 years ago, highlight of the week, genuinely one of the funniest people I'd ever heard.
— The No Show (@The_No_Show) October 16, 2017
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"Everyone grows out of their Morrissey phase… well except for Morrissey"
— Davey Sloan (@DaveySloan) October 16, 2017
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"I saw my brother fight at the National Stadium. It was at a Depeche Mode concert." Remembering all the laughs Sean Hughes gave me today.
— Paul Howard (@AkaPaulHoward) October 16, 2017
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Very sad news. Early this AM, the master of comedy Sean Hughes past away. @mr_seanhughes
A comic very much ahead of his time. pic.twitter.com/nv5DEn4CH1— RBM Comedy (@RBMComedy) October 16, 2017
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A poem by #seanhughes #RIPSeanHughes pic.twitter.com/3WbyOr6BtM
— vivienne clore (@Vivienneclore) October 16, 2017
RIP Sean Hughes.
