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Comic actor and writer Mel Smith has died of a heart attack, aged 60, his agent has confirmed.

 

The British comedian - known for the sketch shows Alas Smith and Jones and Not The Nine O'Clock News - died at his home on Friday, Michael Foster said.

 

Smith formed a lasting partnership with co-performer Griff Rhys Jones with whom he set up the independent television company, Talkback Productions.

 

Rhys Jones described his friend of 35 years as a "brilliant actor".

 

In a statement on behalf of his wife, Pam, Mr Foster said: "Mel Smith, comedian and writer, died on Friday aged 60, from a heart attack at his home in north west London."

 

An ambulance was called to Smith's home just after 09:00 BST where he was found dead.

 

'Gentleman and scholar'

 

Meanwhile, friends and colleagues have paid tribute to him.

 

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Might have been the One show I saw him on a few years back, and he looked awful. He claimed a cold, but he looked like he'd had a stroke. Loved Not The Nine O'Clock News. Real life pals with Andre The Giant of all people. Shame.

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Supposed to be really ill for some time and kept it quiet.

 

Critics absolutely panned it, but I loved the film "Morons from Outer Space" he did years ago. Fun film. RIP.

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Supposed to be really ill for some time and kept it quiet.

 

Critics absolutely panned it, but I loved the film "Morons from Outer Space" he did years ago. Fun film. RIP.

 

 

Lets not forget he was Father Christmas.

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Amazing writer, hell of a funny guy. Very sad news indeed.

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I love Mel Smith, I love the Alas Smith and Jones, Not the Nine O'Clock News, and Bean (which he directed)

 

Sad Day. RIP.

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A real shame. A really solid, funny actor who seemed to be in a lot less shit stuff than his comic partner Griff Rhys Jones. Besides the obvious stuff he was great in Filthy, Rich and Catflap as

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I always thought Filthy Rich and Catflap was ridiculously underrated, preferred it to Bottom or the The Young Ones

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I've got a lot of time for it, but there's a bitterness to it that isn't in Bottom or The Young Ones which can be hilarious, but can also wear a bit thin.

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Very sad news, I used to love Alas Smith and Jones when I was growing up. Just rewatched the darts sketch that they did, which is brilliant

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He was on celebrity mastermind a few years ago and you would barely recognise him. Didn't it come out that he had an addiction to something weird like ibuprofen?

 

Fantastic writer, comedian and Director. We really were spoiled for choice for comedians in this country in the 80s

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He was reputed to be a fairly heavy coke addict, so given that and his weight, a heart attack at 60 is, sadly, not hugely unexpected.

 

Loved his early work, but thought most of his film work was terrible.

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Sad loss, watched

sketch from Alas Smith and Jones yesterday forgotten how funny it was. There's that and
skit which is also very funny.

 

Aside from that had a great cameo in The Princess Bride, turned up in the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and was really good as the hotel manager in the recent Dancing on the Edge, which I'd the recommend to anyone.

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Of all the excellent sketches he did,

remains the one that never fails to crack me up.

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