Are there any tv personalities out there you surprisingly miss now that they’re gone?

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Patient_Panic_5704@reddit

Terry Wogan - just a comforting voice you’d hear on the radio sometimes.very dry on Eurovision too.

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Just miss that style of breakfast show on Radio 2. It's like he knew you were probably only up at that time of the morning because you had to be, not because you wanted to be, especially in the depths of winter, so you needed a gentle waking up and someone who knew how absurd the world could be like you do. As opposed to now, when it's more like a young child blasting into your room with far too much energy for that time of the morning when all you want to do is close your eyes and go back to sleep.

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AcademicElderberry68@reddit

This

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SamW1996@reddit

As opposed to now, when it's more like a young child blasting into your room with far too much energy for that time of the morning when all you want to do is close your eyes and go back to sleep.

That's why I listen to either speech radio or Radio 3 in the mornings. I can't do anything heavy during my morning commute. I need to be woken up gently.

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Patient_Panic_5704@reddit

Yes, completely agree. On the rare occasion had to be up bloody early and off on a long drive somewhere, airport maybe. Wogans gentle patter on the radio would not more bearable.

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smg658@reddit

My kid loves Stoppit & TidyUp which Terry narrated when I was a teen. It's nice to hear his soothing voice.

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Necessary-Glove-3333@reddit

I came to say Terry Wogan.

Janet and John 😂

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callisstaa@reddit

Janet had never been taken up the Oxo tower before.

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Firthy2002@reddit

I could see him doing a Parkinson style chat show these days if he was still with us.

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HeartyBeast@reddit

Or even a ‘Wogan’ style one.

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Firthy2002@reddit

I totally forgot he did a daytime one.

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HeartyBeast@reddit

Pretty sure it was mid-week prime-time evenings, wasn’t it?

https://youtu.be/4wzBJu-TCW0?si=2Fsf6JYWwsQ-dgmJ

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Daveddozey@reddit

There was also the short lived Wogan’s Web, around lunch time. Great show.

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Steowls@reddit

Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7pm.

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Firthy2002@reddit

Yes that's right I vaguely remembered it hence the confusion.

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Mother-Market-4056@reddit

AIed from beyond the grave?

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HeartyBeast@reddit

Raise a glass

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crmpicco@reddit

Peter Alliss from the golf

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Zak_Ras@reddit

Dale Winton.

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grokebomb@reddit

Victoria Wood.

I went to the Bury Art Museum exhibition of her work recently (for the 10th anniversary of her death) and its wonderful.

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HeartyBeast@reddit

I still really miss John Peel

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Efficient-Length3345@reddit

Especially today, the release of the new Boards of Canada. I'm sure he would have loved it

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I'll always try to have his ethos in music. Which no matter how old or grumpy I get, I will try to seek out new and interesting music. Stuff that actual young people are making, independent labels, small venues, in quirky ways or places. I feel like the entirety of 6 music is basically him in radio station form in many ways.

People are going to snark about him having groupies in the 1960s but they can write off basically any entertainer up to about 1998 if they genuinely care about that.

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Fanny_Flapps@reddit

That old bugger ruined my taste in music for everyone else lol

Much respect to Lauren Laverne for being the only DJ to even come close to his ethos

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SinSmithy@reddit

What about Iggy Pop?

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Fanny_Flapps@reddit

Saw him live in Glasgow wearing literally only a pair of transparent plastic trousers. Not something I'll ever forget

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SplodgySplodge1@reddit

He did that on TV once as well. On the Word, I think. It was a pretty horrible sight.

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11theman@reddit

For his contributions to radio or paedophilia?

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Daveddozey@reddit

The times he shagged the 13 year olds, or gave stds to the 15 year olds?

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ArmouredFlump@reddit

John was a legend. For a while I thought Jo Whiley would become the next generations JP, but although she's great she's no John.

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PynkPatterned@reddit

My Mum, who has since passed away, was a very reserved woman but told me once very enthusiastically that she had a sex dream about Sean Lock and that he was 'very good'. She said she was never bothered by his comedy before but then always smiled when he appeared on screen.

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Edi-Iz@reddit

Sean Lock is one of those people you don’t realize how much you miss until you randomly see an old clip again. His humour was so naturally chaotic:) feels like there’s nobody quite like him on TV anymore.

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Fanny_Flapps@reddit

As much as possible loved him, even Sean Lock said Sean Lock wasn't funny. He said he just installed himself on a panel show and hoped he got away with it

His sitcoms were dire and his standup was mediocre at best

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

I wasn't that keen on his standup tbh, it was all about cats does countdown for me. So many fantastic moments, it was the most unexpected vehicle for humour, a word puzzle spin-off. But all the sections of bringing in a mascot, the celebrity guest in dictionary corner, Joe Wilkinson being wheeled out, special rounds etc - brilliant.

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Alarming-Bee87@reddit

Rik Mayall. Young Ones, Bottom, Filthy Rich and Catflap and more recently Man Down. So much good TV from that guy.

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uncle_monty@reddit

Victoria Wood. I didn't even know she died until a couple of years later. I was wondering why I hadn't seen her in a while, to discover she was a victim of the great celebrity die-off of 2016. I think she died on the same day as Prince, and the news of her death just got lost in the shuffle for me.

I think The Ballad of Barry and Freda is the greatest comedic song ever written, and is legitimately a work of genius. It's just extraordinarily well put together.

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Ok_Present_54@reddit

She died the day before prince.

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SamW1996@reddit

She was a genius. Dinnerladies is one of my favourite sitcoms.

I also liked Patricia Routledge doing her "Kitty" monologues: "My boyfriend and I used to make love at least twice a night but now it has dropped off. I'm not surprised!!"

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theraininspainfallsm@reddit

Not exactly the same but check out the song by fascinating aida called dogging. Very funny. But NSFW.

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yaffle53@reddit

"But though her cheeks were parted she spoilt it when she farted"

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lodav22@reddit

"Beat me on the bottom with a woman's weekly" will always be one of my favourite lines in any song 😆

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Nimmyzed@reddit

"Melt the plastic buttons on my flame-proof nightie"

Same song!

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No_Volume8304@reddit

I miss Huw Edwads. I know he's not dead, but its not the same anymore.

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TommyAtoms@reddit

Not a TV star but it really bothered me when Leslie Nielsen died. He was just the loving embodiment of silly funny.

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indoubitabley@reddit

Surely, one of the greats.

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pixie1947@reddit

John Craven and his jumpers.

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pinkdaisylemon@reddit

Paul O'Grady. He was brilliant on For the love of dogs. I've read his books and his life stories were hilarious. Such a shock when he passed away.

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datguysadz@reddit

Michael Barrymore.

He isn't dead but he's essentially blacklisted because a bloke was found dead next to his swimming pool having been fucked up the arse to death, and despite there only being eight other people at his house that night, that death has never been satisfactorily explained.

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Helyonnaise@reddit

Rik mayall. First celebrity I remember genuinely crying for when he died

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Coldblood_1@reddit

I love what Ade Edmondson wrote after his death:

"And now he's died for real. Without me. Selfish bastard."

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RedactedStatement89@reddit

Exactly the same for me. He's always been my comedy idol along with Ade. It was a horrendous day.

In good news it's the start of the Rik Mayall festival this week in Redditch.

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sveyno@reddit

We need Blobby to make a massive comeback and be an absolute menace again

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Fweetheart@reddit

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. I was watching a really old episode of Would I Lie to You with her on and she was so chaotic but also so funny and sweet, and just authentically her weird self. Yeah she was a spoilt brat but she played up to it in a charming kind of way.

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Paull7@reddit

Bruce Forsyth

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Slink_Wray@reddit

Perhaps it was because I grew up watching him and was still quite young when he passed, but I still get sad about Mark Speight. He seemed like a lovely bloke, and the whole circumstances surrounding his death were so incredibly sad.

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

He was my favourite on Smart 😭

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james-fahy@reddit

Dermot Morgan. I adored (still do) Father Ted and he was just effortlessly brilliant in it.

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Geezer-McGeezer@reddit

Maude Flanders

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Mozambleak@reddit

Wont somebody please think of the children!

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JennyW93@reddit

This is a Helen Lovejoy quote

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Dazpiece@reddit

Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

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Mozambleak@reddit

T-shirt cannon, man. I deserve it

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JennyW93@reddit

No footlongs!

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Mozambleak@reddit

This comment makes me uncomfortable

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Dazpiece@reddit

It's what Maude would have wanted.

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Flowerofthesouth88@reddit

That sent off was just unexpected and disrespectful

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pajamakitten@reddit

Same voice actress originally.

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Mozambleak@reddit

You're right of course.

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perishingtardis@reddit

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G_UK@reddit

Paul O’Grady. I enjoyed his humour, he loved animals and seemed like a really decent person.

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wastrelbaggins@reddit

Robbie Coltrane, his Parkinson interview is somewhere on YouTube - big man was funny AF and really quick witted. It's a shame the kids today will only know him as Hagrid, Fitz was much more complete as a character.

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RomeoJullietWiskey@reddit

Eric Morecambe and Ronnie Barker

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Chelz91@reddit

He’s not dead but I really miss having Karl Pilkington pop up doing stuff and just being himself on tv/radio/podcasts

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douggieball1312@reddit

Just to mention your dream reminds me of a vivid dream I once had where I was best mates with Bill Bailey and we went out bowling and to the cinema. What's weird is that my life in the dream was otherwise no different from how it is in real life. I wasn't famous or part of his normal inner circles or anything. I just randomly happened to have him as a best mate lol.

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yearsofpractice@reddit

I’m a 50 year old married father of two. I miss the Chuckle Brothers whenever I’m reminded of them. Their comedy was absolutely timeless and it’s a shame my kids didn’t get to experience their chaos.

Also - my wife works in PR and a previous role for involved booking talent to be interviewed/do promos. She said that the vast majority of celebs were dicks.

She also said that the best people she worked with were The Chuckle Brothers. Apparently they were polite, professional, punctual, accommodating and genuinely funny. I loved hearing that.

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Dull-Tart-2147@reddit

Fun fact: Chucklevision is the UK's second longest-running sitcom (beaten only by last of the summer wine) and has a shocking 292 episodes. So have plenty at your disposal if you fancy a rewatch!

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pajamakitten@reddit

No slacking on their part then.

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yearsofpractice@reddit

That’s awesome. Brilliant stat!

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stupre1972@reddit

One of them - i really do forget which - has a holiday home on Kefalonia that you can rent if you want to. One of my colleagues did a few years ago and said it was a great place

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Kittygrizzle1@reddit

My 32 year old son still has his signed Chuckle Brothers photo. It’s one of his dearest possessions

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yearsofpractice@reddit

That’s wonderful! You’ve clearly done an excellent job as a parent!

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Live_Lifeguard1267@reddit

Carrot in a box should get a knighthood.

No one, and I do mean no one, not even Bob Mortimer, could have pulled that off but Sean.

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Mplus479@reddit

Anybody remember his tutting at a squirrel about to make jump from a branch?

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ThatBurningDog@reddit

So there's an interview with Jimmy Carr about it - apparently someone pitched Carrot in a Box as an actual idea for a TV game show.

So no, that person should not get a knighthood, because that's just plain stupid. But credit where credit is due, it wasn't really any of the show's cast that came up with the idea, they just made it work.

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Live_Lifeguard1267@reddit

Thank you for responding and yet totally misunderstanding what I said and meant.

But that's the internet for you.

It was a very tongue in cheek way of saying, THAT one sketch, not the idea in principle because it wouldn't work, but that single sketch with Sean, Jon and Jimmy is so perfect it deserves something akin to National Treasure status. Up there with the likes of Del Boy falling through the bar, The Vicar of Dibley jumping in a puddle and Black Adder going over the top. It should have been a BAFTA moment like Giovanni and Rose dancing. It was a perfectly executed idea.

I didn't say, imply or mean that the person who thought of the idea should get a Knighthood.

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SeoulGalmegi@reddit

I'm a simple guy - whenever I read about carrot in a box I take some time out of my day to rewatch both matches. Hilarious as ever. Pure gold.

God bless ya, Sean. Sure you're making them all laugh up there.

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ThatBurningDog@reddit

I know what you meant - you can't bestow a knighthood on a concept, that's just the path to madness right there. I also agree with you in the last sentence - Jon and Jimmy were really funny but it was Sean that made it all work.

Text doesn't convey tone very well a lot of the time: Better to assume it's that than malice. Hopefully the heat isn't making you grumpy!

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Money-Pen8242@reddit

Agree. I saw Sean lock live about 20 years Ago and it’s still the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

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russ_1uk@reddit

Some one at work the other day say said something about Dale Winton. Which led us to ask "What's Dale up to these days" - having completely forgotten that he'd passed some time ago. Sad times.

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franki-pinks@reddit

What!? When!?

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russ_1uk@reddit

2018

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franki-pinks@reddit

Christ!

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russ_1uk@reddit

IKR. It seems that's it's a phenomena if the reactions to this comment are anything to go by. Sad times as I say.

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threeleggedcats@reddit

Dale Winton died!?!?!?

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jelly10001@reddit

Eight years ago now!

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russ_1uk@reddit

Yes. That was exactly the reaction we had.

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threeleggedcats@reddit

Supermarket Weep

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docju@reddit

BRING ON THE WALL

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russ_1uk@reddit

😃

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ourfriendinthenorth@reddit

Mark Speight - seemed a lovely, genuine bloke and I used to love him on SMart and Scratchy and Co :(

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ohnoitsbobbyflay@reddit

Sean Lock

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makarastar@reddit

Anyone investigated by Operation Yewtree

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MoblandJordan@reddit

Really miss Caroline Flack. What they did to her is heartbreaking

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ClassroomDowntown664@reddit

I completely agree as much as I like Maya on li . she is nothing on Caroline and there is a reason why everyone who worked with her had no bad words to say about her

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JoeyJoJoeJr_Shabadoo@reddit

Who actually did what to her? Maybe I'm missing something here but what I know of the story is that she assaulted someone and received negative press for that.

Obviously it's really sad that it led to her suicide, but should people not receive negative press for committing assault?

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bewbz69420dudebro@reddit

The woman who groomed Harry Styles when he was 17 and she was over 30? Nah

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Dennyisthepisslord@reddit

The domestic abuser. Wow

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streetmagix@reddit

Errrrr

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shutterpete@reddit

Rik Mayall 😥

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Additional-Nobody352@reddit

Des Lynam

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threeleggedcats@reddit

Bob Monkhouse used to be in a daily quiz show. Can’t remember the name but it was like Pointless. He’d do a brief skit at the opening and was inevitably hilarious.

Also Jack Klugman (from 12 Angry Men) played Quincy. He was amazing.

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Additional-Nobody352@reddit

Wipeout

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BoxWonderful5393@reddit

Where to begin? But honestly, Jeremy Beadle. Was watching some old Beadles About the other week and you forget how funny and groundbreaking that was in its day.

After he died, it came to light how much he raised for charity over his lifetime, I think it was a crazy figure like £60m and he never shouted about it or wanted recognition. A very humble and decent guy and died way too young.

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Lance_Operazole@reddit

It never failed to amuse me when he would wear a fake beard over his real beard. Something about that is comedy genius.

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

Hardly groundbreaking at all. There was a similar show in the early 1970s called Candid Camera, plus he was doing those pranks in the early 1980s on a show called Game For A Laugh which was co-presented by Sarah Kennedy, Matthew Kelly and Henry Kelly. (Counting the downvotes in...)

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WilkoWilkesMusic@reddit

Paul Danan, absolute legend

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ashpotato16@reddit

Paul O'Grady for sure

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2HankMoody3@reddit

Still trying to get Holly Willoughby's number....

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fo55iln00b@reddit

John Ritter

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CMDoet@reddit

Catherine O'Hara. It hasn't been long but I'm genuinely gutted we'll never see any more from her.

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SkengmanFy@reddit

Steve Irwin, I feel like the world was a better place within in it.

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UniquePotato@reddit

Murray Walker, F1 was never the same without him

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crucible@reddit

Came to say exactly this

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musicallymotivated93@reddit

Motorsport in general was never the same without him. That's not to say there aren't some great commentary teams these days, but him partnered with James Hunt and later Martin Brundle was the peak of F1 commentary.

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jizzyjugsjohnson@reddit

Worked with him once. Absolutely gentleman and better at presenting than whippersnappers a quarter of his age

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Geezer-McGeezer@reddit

Too true

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maskapony@reddit

I know he's not dead but pretty much retired. Would love to see Simon Amstel presenting again.

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SinSmithy@reddit

He's directing lots of preachy vegan films these days.

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jelly10001@reddit

You could go and see his stand up comedy

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aretone@reddit

Keith Chegwin

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Smush2345@reddit

Paul O'Grady 😢

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jizzyjugsjohnson@reddit

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DameKumquat@reddit

Damn, I didn't know he died.

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jizzyjugsjohnson@reddit

RIP King

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moofacemoo@reddit

Unsurprising really, zippy always had it in for George.

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Equivalent_Cup547@reddit

Sean lock and Steve Irwin. Both sorely missed for different reasons.

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Riskrunner7365@reddit

September this year it'll be 20 years since we lost Steve ☹️

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mrnedryerson@reddit

Ripe old age for as crocodile hunter

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Equivalent_Cup547@reddit

That's scary, isn't it? It's good to see that same energy and spirit living on through his son. I watched a clip of him recently, and until I read the comments, I thought it was an old vid of Steve.

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hengehanger@reddit

Victoria Wood.

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whizzymamajuni@reddit

Came here to say this. I miss her so much, and mourn the potential for what she might have produced if she’d lived longer. She was creating some really interesting and moving TV dramas, and is still one of the few people who can make me fall over laughing.

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8_string_menace@reddit

Sir Patrick Moore, Gamesmaster was groundbreaking for its day

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Dangerous_Donkey4410@reddit

He came to our primary school once and performed on the xylophone (I think) for us. In return, our school choir (myself included) sang for him... he fell asleep 😆 got an autograph from him though!

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MembershipWeekly2752@reddit

Rolf Harris

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Elegant_Cockroach_24@reddit

Jessica Walter.

Nobody did holding a martini while verbally abusing her pretend offspring better than she did (Arrested Development, Archer).

I hope Joanna Lumley live to be a 100 to make this up.

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connectfourvsrisk@reddit

Jeremy Beadle.

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MojoMomma76@reddit

Sean Hughes. Not much else to say really

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anxiousgeek@reddit

Victoria Wood.

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KoorbB@reddit

John Candy.

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AromaticVacation3077@reddit

Dame Edna.

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Chiang2000@reddit

I put off seeing the show until finally it was the farewell gig. Had to go then. Must see.

Let's just say Barry Humphrey's, on a last tour, had even less fear of cancel culture than usual (which was little). I have never laughed so hard. It was a high wire act of dangerous comedy - the audience literally had fear. The US ambassadors wife (victim of Sir Les Patterson) and then the ambassador (victim of Phillip the pedo priest) were the marks. It was so close to innapropriate that glances were shot at their security early. Then security were doubled over themselves by the end of it.

Would kill for a tape.

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oscarx-ray@reddit

Bob Monk house and Terry Wogan. Never appreciated them for what they were while we had them due to my youth.

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Dennyisthepisslord@reddit

Fred Dibnah

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TwoValuable@reddit

I miss Kim Woodburn as she was cracking TV. And I'll never forgive those Loose Women harpies for how they treated her post Big Brother.

She did get to 83 and was very beloved after an incredibly rough childhood and young adulthood, so I think Kim won in the end.

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