![]() ![]() ![]() He added: “Sean’s bone dry wit helped make 8 Out Of 10 Cats one of Channel 4’s best loved shows and we owe him a huge debt of thanks for all the years of laughter and fun.”Ĭhannel 4 described Lock as a “much-loved part of the Channel 4 family” in a statement, adding he “played a pivotal role on the channel for over two decades”. Jimmy Carr Will Never Forget Sean Locks Legendary Carrot In A Box Performance That Broke 8 Out Of Cats Video Watch the original 'Carrot in a Box' here. ![]() My American Fiance has really never seen or heard of Sean so I thought what. No extra costs, no contracts.Ĭhannel 4 chief creative officer, Ian Katz, paid tribute to Lock in a statement describing him as “one of the most original voices in comedy and one of the loveliest people, too”. Time for a little bit of brilliant British comedy by the irreplaceable Sean Lock. Plans range from £5.99 to £13.99 a month. Netflix is available on your smartphone, tablet, smart TV, laptop or streaming device, all for one fixed monthly fee. New O2 customers, or existing customers who are upgrading their plan, can get up to 6 free months of Disney+.Īlso, Apple TV offer a free trial for seven days but just remember that the subscription will renew automatically at £4.99/a month, so don’t forget to cancel if you don’t want it anymore. Kevin is always a great guest and we hopefully to get back in the near future to continue the chat about British sportswriting vs American sportswriting and the other stuff we ran out of time to discuss.Amazon Prime has thousands of original series, sport documentaries and films you can subscribe to watch here for just £7.99/ month plus a free month trial included.ĭisney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. (Disclaimer: I accidentally swapped Alabama and Auburn in my story and flip-flopped the fandom of the tree killer in that heated blood feud. We also talk about the proliferation of London football clubs, rivalries and tribalism and comparing that to American sports. We discuss the arrival of Patrick Viera at Crystal Palace and how much Kevin is enjoying the football at Selhurst Park this year, the rivalry (derby?) with Brighton and the challenges that brings with hosting The Price of Football with Seagulls supporter Kieran Macguire. We recorded this on Transfer Deadline Day, but not much talk about that. Sean Lock’s funniest moments: from ‘Carrot in a Box’ to his dream obituary Look out for the late comedian's self-penned tribute to himself in tomorrow's newspapers By Matt Charlton 18th. We also reminisce about Kevin doing the Chappers podcast more than a decade ago with Mark Chapman, Graham Poll and Roy Meredith. We also talk about podcasts as a means for young comedians to get exposure and segue that into chatting about comedians doing football podcasts, including Quickly Kevin, Comedians Playing Fantasy Premier League and, maybe the grand dame of the genre, The Tuesday Club. We also talk about the problems of diversity in booking panel shows and the difficulties of avoiding tokenism. We talk about improv comedy, the genius of Paul Merton and Tony Slattery, among others, the culture of improv in the US vs the UK and the challenge of doing improv vs stand up. ![]() But we do talk about one of the shows that has succeeded in both places and that’s Whose Line Is It Anyway. We talk about why they are so popular in the UK and haven’t really worked as well in the US. Kevin worked with Sean on a number of shows and has written for dozens of shows including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Here Comes the Buzzcocks and many more. The reason we wanted to have Kevin back on the show was to discuss the British panel show on TV, following the death last year of Sean Lock. Man, its some real context to that first carrot in a box ep that Sean was in the meeting about the game and was the one to suggest playing it. His casket will be exhumed, and on opening, there will only be a single decomposed carrot lying on the pillow. The one that nearly made him break that deadpan character, loved this guy so much, such a sad day. One day, Sean Lock will suddenly reappear on tele, revealing that he is not dead. Nice one he would appreciate your humour. We’re very happy to welcome back writer, comedian and podcaster Kevin Day back to the show to talk comedy, football and more. Challenging yes, but I’m sure many could ‘pull it off’ RIP Sean. ![]()
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