"Fearless" Sean Lock's cause of death was lung cancer, his friend Bill Bailey revealed, as it emerged the star left his fortune to his family.
The Eight Out of 10 cats legend passed away earlier this week surrounded by family, sparking tributes from across the world of comedy.
Close friend Bill Bailey told ITV: "He had been diagnosed with lung cancer a few years ago and it was at the time quite a blow, particularly when it was quite advanced.
'We've tried to make the most of the last few years. We spent a lot of time together and went on trips together. And he's continued to work."
Bailey also paid tribute to Lock's "strength" saying: "He was fearless and determined and that's what gave them strength."
Read our Sean Lock blog below for the latest updates on his death…
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SEAN LOCK ONCE WORKED AS A TOILET CLEANER
Sean once worked as a toilet cleaner when he travelled the world.
Back in 2010, he made a joke about being banned from his local pub by going into the wrong toilet.
He said: “It’s called The White Hart and instead of ladies and gents it’s got two pictures of a deer up.
“Underneath it says hinds and bucks, and when I went up there I wasn’t sure, am I a hind or a buck?
“You don’t really need that when you are busting for a p*** do you? A quiz?”
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WHAT DID SEAN’S LOCK’S FAMILY SAY ABOUT HIS DEATH?
On August 18, 2021 it was revealed that Sean had died following a battle with cancer.
His family are yet to comment publicly, but they released a statement through his agent which read: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock.”
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EDDIE IZZARD REMEMBERS SEAN LOCK (CONTINUED…)
Eddie continued to say: “He does beautiful, surreal imagery, but he also goes to a dark or impish place, which you wouldn’t expect or most audiences are not expecting, and I encourage people to go online – ‘Sean Lock’, put that into Google and look up his best bits on YouTube and you will see his work and especially on the panel games, you can see that he’s just riffing.
“He’s riffing, and he’s going to this place and people are just falling out and other comedians are falling about. That is the thing. you’re trying to get other comedians laughing and that’s what he could do. He could go to places we weren’t expecting anyone to go to.”
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EDDIE IZZARD REMEMBERS ‘BEAUTIFULLY SURREAL’ COMEDY OF SEAN LOCK
Eddie Izzard has paid tribute to the “beautifully surreal” comedy of Sean Lock, following his death at 58, saying: “His legacy lives on forever.” The 8 Out Of 10 Cats star died surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer and tributes from the world of comedy have flooded in.
Comedian Izzard told the PA news agency: “I think Sean Lock started in comedy at almost exactly the same time as me, so we were contemporaries.
“I do this weird, surreal stuff, but his stuff was beautifully surreal and I was kind of jealous of what Sean could do, because his mind jumped around. I don’t know if he wrote but he must have sat down and written some stuff, but it would flash across and come up with such crazy imagery.”
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SEAN LOCK FANS CALL FOR HIS SPOOF ‘TIGER WHO CAME FOR A PINT’ BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED IN HONOUR
The 8 Out of 10 Cats comedian passed away this week aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.
Now, as a way to remember the much-loved star, fans are urging publishers to release copies of his take on children's book The Tiger who Came to Tea to raise money for charity.
Sean's joke became one of his most-popular moments on spin-off 8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown and clips have been widely shared by supporters online.
In it, Sean's tiger protagonist longs for "a pint that packs a punch like Stella or Kronenbourg" to "wash down the zookeeper he’d just eaten".
The book continues: "He liked the atmosphere of Wetherspoons. Plus he was barred from the King’s Head for mauling the darts team.
"The tiger drank his pint quietly beside the quiz machine. Soon, what with the beer, fags and flame-grilled McCoy's, he'd spent all his money.
"But he didn't half have a thirst on."
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COMEDIAN KATHY BURKE CALLS FOR SEAN LOCK’S NOUGHTIES SITCOM 15 STOREYS HIGH TO BE PUT ON BBC IPLAYER
Since the announcement of Sean’s death earlier last week, many social media users have been celebrating his fantastic career by sharing clips of some of his best moments.
One programme in particular has cropped up in the memories of fans is his sitcom 15 Storeys High. Sean wrote and starred in this, back in the early 2000s.
Following this, fellow comedian Kathy wrote on Twitter: My showbiz pal, Roisin Conaty and I had a massive love up about Sean Lock yesterday.
“He was such a fantastic bloke. We’d love to see the absolutely brilliant 15 Storeys High put on the @BBCiPlayer please.”
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SEAN LOCK ‘SPENT HIS FINAL MONTHS IN A HOSPICE’ (CONTINUED…)
The star was best known for his deadpan humour as he appeared on panel shows 8 Out Of 10 Cats and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
His friend and fellow comedian Harry Hill said Lock had called him from a hospice a few months ago, the Telegraph reported.
Hill – a former doctor – said: “He struggled with [the illness] – he went through all the same emotions anyone in that position would experience. But he was stoical about it.
“Because he was so bright, he read up on all the latest treatments. He knew much more about that side of medicine than I ever did.”
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SEAN LOCK ‘SPENT HIS FINAL MONTHS IN A HOSPICE’ BEFORE DYING AT HOME AGED 58 AND WAS ‘LAUGHING UNTIL THE END’
SEAN Lock spent his final months in a hospice before dying at home and was “laughing until the end”, his friends said.
Comedian Lock, 58, died yesterday following a lengthy battle with can. His friend and fellow comedian Harry Hill said Lock had called him from a hospice a few months ago, the Telegraph reported.
Hill – a former doctor – said: “He struggled with [the illness] – he went through all the same emotions anyone in that position would experience. But he was stoical about it.
“Because he was so bright, he read up on all the latest treatments. He knew much more about that side of medicine than I ever did.”
Bill Bailey, one of Lock’s closest friends, said he kept his sense of humour even as his health was rapidly declining, saying: “Even in his last few days, we were still having a laugh, still joking, still coming up with ideas. We had great conversations. I brought in my guitar and sang him his favourite Johnny Cash songs.”
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SEAN LOCK’S HILARIOUS JOKE ABOUT ‘AMAZING SEX’ IN HOSPICE
SEAN Lock kept his brilliant sense of humour until the end – proving he was laughing even in his final days by cracking a joke about having “amazing sex” in his hospice.
Comedian Lock, 58, died yesterday following a lengthy battle with cancer, having spent his last months in a hospice before dying at home.
Writing in the Guardian, Harry Hill said: “He took his illness in typically dry style. I heard he was in a hospice for a bit of a rest.
“I called him up. “Wow!” I said. “A hospice, what’s that like?” “It’s OK,” he said “… and the sex is amazing.”
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SEAN LOCK ONCE TOOK A JOB AS A GOAT HERDER ON A FRENCH FARM
Sean Lock once spent six weeks working at a French farm as a goat herder, before moving on to a kibbutz in Israel.
Fans remembered the star’s eclectic working life in their tributes, with one saying on Twitter: “Here’s to #SeanLock, a great comedian and a fantastic goat herder!”
He would not start his career as a comedian until 1993 when he joined the series Newman and Baddiel in Pieces.
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SEAN’S TRAGIC END
His friend and fellow comedian Harry Hill also revealed the comic spent his final months in a hospice before dying at home.
Hill – a former doctor – said: “He struggled with [the illness] – he went through all the same emotions anyone in that position would experience. But he was stoical about it.
“Because he was so bright, he read up on all the latest treatments. He knew much more about that side of medicine than I ever did.”
Lock’s final public appearance was in December when he appeared in a video for charity Edible London.
It has now emerged Lock has left his family a fortune of around £3million.
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SEAN LOCK MADE REGULAR TRIPS TO VISIT UNCLE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
In a chat with pal Joe Rooney — who featured in the hit TV series Fr Ted — Sean Lock revealed his strong south Armagh roots and his Northern Irish mother’s tough life in a podcast recorded before his lung cancer battle.
“They were tough times in those days,” he explained.
He continued to explain his roots, saying: “My mother was Irish, she was from a place called Cullaville, which is between Crossmaglen and Castleblaney, right on the border.
“She was born there and she grew up there, and in Castleblaney in Monaghan. Then she moved, like many young Irish women, to Liverpool in the early 50s and ended up down in Wimbledon, where she met my dad, who was from Wandsworth.”
In the podcast, Lock went on to describe how his mother was adopted by relatives when his grandmother died young, meaning he'd go see his uncle when he could.
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WHEN WAS SEAN LOCK'S LAST APPEARANCE?
Lock's final public appearance was in December when he appeared in a video for charity Edible London.
During the video Lock said: "Recently I've found out about a group called Edible London, a north London-based community interest company with a vision to eradicate food poverty in our communities.
"And how amazing is this? Since the beginning of the first lockdown to now, thanks to hundreds and thousands of volunteers and sixty plus partners, Edible London has been able to supply the ingredients of one-million meals to those who need it most," he said.
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FUNNYMAN JOHN BISHOP'S TRIBUTE TO SEAN LOCK
John Bishop tweeted: "I am shocked and saddened at the news of the loss of Sean Lock.
"He was a brilliant comedian but more importantly he was a great person on so many levels"
He added: "He will be missed hugely."
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EXPLAINED: SEAN LOCK’S RISE TO FAME
Lock was born in Woking, Surrey, and left school in the 1980s before taking jobs as a builder.
He blamed over-exposure in the sun on his skin cancer, which he was tested for after a woman noticed “something weird” on his back.
The star had the mark removed and went on to make a full recovery and enjoy a long stint in comedy.
His TV career began in 1993 when he starred alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel on their signature show Newman And Baddiel In Pieces.
In 2005, the comic became a team captain on panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats and went on to appear for 18 series.
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HOW COMIC DISCOVERED CANCER AFTER A ONE-NIGHT STAND 30 YEARS AGO BEFORE BECOMING A HOUSEHOLD NAME
Lock had only been dabbling in comedy for a couple of years when a woman, known simply as “Tina”, spotted “something weird” on his back.
“I asked her what it looked like and she said it was a patch of skin which was black, misshapen, with a crusty texture and about the size of a 10p piece,” Lock told the Daily Mail in 2010.
His GP referred him immediately to a dermatologist who confirmed the suspect skin was in fact a malignant melanoma.
Medics successfully removed the cancer – but warned that it would have almost certainly spread if it had been spotted later.
“’I never saw Tina again, but if I happen to bump into her, the first thing I’ll tell her is that she saved my life,” Lock added.
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EXPLAINED: WHAT WAS SEAN LOCK’S CARROT IN A BOX GAME?
The moment happened during a Christmas special episode of the quiz show 8 Out of 10 Cats.
It centred around a bluffing game, in which both Sean and co-star Jon Richardson were presented with their own box, one of which contained a carrot.
One comic would look in their box and then convince the other to swap the box or not, with the aim of the game being to end up with the box with the carrot in it.
Sean looked first, and said: “I’ll keep this, it’s got the carrot in.”
Jon chose to swap the boxes, telling his opponent: “Can I just say, at this point if there’s no carrot in that box, you are a genius.”
It then turned out that Sean had been bluffing, with the comic pretending to twiddle an imaginary moustache as his plan was unveiled.
Jon then mock stormed out of the studio in response.
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SEAN LOCK LEFT £3MILLION FORTUNE TO HIS FAMILY
Sean Lock has left his family a fortune of around £3million after his tragic cancer death.
The comedian passed away this week aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.
Annual accounts for his Sean Lock Ltd company had cash reserves of just over £1million.
Documents posted on Companies House last month also show he had total assets – including property worth £350,000 – of £2.8million.
The dad-of-three, who starred on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Our of 10 Cats Does Countdown, is also said to have earned more than £1million in 2019.
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SEAN LOCK ONCE WORKED AS A TOILET CLEANER
Sean once worked as a toilet cleaner when he travelled the world.
Back in 2010, he made a joke about being banned from his local pub by going into the wrong toilet.
He said: "It's called The White Hart and instead of ladies and gents it's got two pictures of a deer up.
"Underneath it says hinds and bucks, and when I went up there I wasn't sure, am I a hind or a buck?
"You don't really need that when you are busting for a p*** do you? A quiz?"
- Milica Cosic
HOW COMIC DISCOVERED CANCER AFTER A ONE-NIGHT STAND 30 YEARS AGO BEFORE BECOMING A HOUSEHOLD NAME
Lock had only been dabbling in comedy for a couple of years when a woman, known simply as “Tina”, spotted “something weird” on his back.
“I asked her what it looked like and she said it was a patch of skin which was black, misshapen, with a crusty texture and about the size of a 10p piece,” Lock told the Daily Mail in 2010.
His GP referred him immediately to a dermatologist who confirmed the suspect skin was in fact a malignant melanoma.
Medics successfully removed the cancer – but warned that it would have almost certainly spread if it had been spotted later.
“’I never saw Tina again, but if I happen to bump into her, the first thing I’ll tell her is that she saved my life,” Lock added.
- Milica Cosic
COMEDIAN KATHY BURKE CALLS FOR SEAN LOCK’S NOUGHTIES SITCOM 15 STOREYS HIGH TO BE PUT ON BBC IPLAYER
Since the announcement of Sean's death earlier last week, many social media users have been celebrating his fantastic career by sharing clips of some of his best moments.
One programme in particular has cropped up in the memories of fans is his sitcom 15 Storeys High. Sean wrote and starred in this, back in the early 2000s.
Following this, fellow comedian Kathy wrote on Twitter: My showbiz pal, Roisin Conaty and I had a massive love up about Sean Lock yesterday.
"He was such a fantastic bloke. We’d love to see the absolutely brilliant 15 Storeys High put on the @BBCiPlayer please."
- Milica Cosic
SEAN LOCK MADE REGULAR TRIPS TO VISIT UNCLE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
In a chat with pal Joe Rooney — who featured in the hit TV series Fr Ted — Sean Lock revealed his strong south Armagh roots and his Northern Irish mother’s tough life in a podcast recorded before his lung cancer battle.
“They were tough times in those days,” he explained.
He continued to explain his roots, saying: “My mother was Irish, she was from a place called Cullaville, which is between Crossmaglen and Castleblaney, right on the border.
“She was born there and she grew up there, and in Castleblaney in Monaghan. Then she moved, like many young Irish women, to Liverpool in the early 50s and ended up down in Wimbledon, where she met my dad, who was from Wandsworth.”
In the podcast, Lock went on to describe how his mother was adopted by relatives when his grandmother died young, meaning he'd go see his uncle when he could.
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SEAN LOCK ALSO WORKED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY
Sean Lock also worked at the Department of Health and Social Security before enrolling at a drama school.
The comedian began visiting some comedy shows in London and started taking up open-mic spots as a hobby.
His first official pub gig was in 1988 and he was paid £15 for 20 minutes on stage.
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EXPLAINED: WHO IS SEAN LOCK’S WIFE ANOUSHKA NARA GILTSOFF?
Anoushka Nara Giltsoff was born in February 1973, making her nearly a decade younger than her husband, who was born in April 1963.
It’s not known when the couple officially married or even when they first got together.
It’s not known what Anoushka did for work before meeting Sean, but it’s believed that after they were married she mostly focused on raising their children and supporting Sean’s stand-up career before his death in August 2021.
The couple preferred to keep their family life under wraps, and Anoushka largely stayed out of the spotlight despite her husband’s success.
The couple share three kids, all of which are under the age of 18. Their first daughter was born in 2004, followed by another in 2006. Sean and Anoushka then had a third child in 2009. Not much is known about their children.
- Milica Cosic
EDDIE IZZARD REMEMBERS SEAN LOCK (CONTINUED…)
Eddie continued to say: “He does beautiful, surreal imagery, but he also goes to a dark or impish place, which you wouldn’t expect or most audiences are not expecting, and I encourage people to go online – ‘Sean Lock’, put that into Google and look up his best bits on YouTube and you will see his work and especially on the panel games, you can see that he’s just riffing.
“He’s riffing, and he’s going to this place and people are just falling out and other comedians are falling about. That is the thing. you’re trying to get other comedians laughing and that’s what he could do. He could go to places we weren’t expecting anyone to go to.”
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