![]() Posted by 8 Out of 10 Cats on Monday, Novem‘Carrot in a Box’ from 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Sean Lock's bedtime story is guaranteed to give your kids nightmares No one else could say “then he ate the meat raffle” and somehow make it funny.Ĩ out of 10 cats does countdown: Tiger who came for a pint Adding his own sprinkling of darkness and light psychosis which goes way beyond a Grimm fairy tale, it’s Lock’s deadpanning which truly makes the hilarity flow, and then keep flowing. There are only a few people who could get away with taking a much-loved children’s classic and doing terrible, terrible things to it. When Lock is allowed to spin off into his own “bubble” about half-way through, however, his surreal yet glib brilliance really starts to kick in, with an excellent classic gag as pay-off, highlighting his quick comic brain, and showing he was never above a good pun.īeloved fable The Tiger Who Came For a Pint Up to about a minute into this, it’s all very reliably QI – an obtuse question and humorous exchanges with varying degrees of convivial laughter. A criminally under-watched sitcom from BBC Three’s brilliant experimental phase, it follows cynical loner Vince Clark, played by Lock, and wide-eyed student Erol Spears, played by Benedict Wong, sharing a bleak flat in a tower block, and dipping in and out of the minutiae of their neighbours’ lives in disturbing and surreal ways. You will find quite a few 15 Storeys High clips here. Playing ‘Would you rather?’ in 15 Storeys High It fell to Sean Lock, embracing his unapologetically curmudgeonly side, to point this out – and tap into that bit between agreement and shame which made the fellow panellists cry with laughter. If we’re honest, all Christmas goodwill aside, the bit in Big Fat Quiz where the children act out a famous event is pretty torturous… like going to a nativity play and nodding along politely while ‘Star of Wonder’ is murdered for the thousandth time. ![]() Fashioned in the white heat of the thriving ’90s comedy scene, his presence on panel shows was always guaranteed to bump the quality up a few notches, and cult favourite BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High encapsulated his absurd yet gritty comedy perfectly. With his unassuming presence, you underestimated his quick wit and ability to spin off into the realms of comic surrealism at your peril. ![]() It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to describe Sean Lock – who has died aged the age of 58 – as a linchpin of British comedy.
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