{"id":3277,"date":"2021-08-18T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1322484"},"modified":"2021-08-18T18:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:54:07","slug":"channel-4-to-air-tribute-to-sean-lock-tomorrow-night","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/channel-4-to-air-tribute-to-sean-lock-tomorrow-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 to air tribute to Sean Lock tomorrow night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The late comedian was a team captain on Channel 4’s popular panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Channel 4 will pay tribute to late comedian Sean Lock tomorrow with an evening of programming, as well as a collection of his finest moments on streaming service All 4.<\/p>\n

Fans were devastated to hear that the Sean Lock had died aged 58 after a battle with cancer<\/a>, with a number of his peers in the entertainment industry sharing heartfelt messages to social media.<\/p>\n

The acclaimed comic was closely associated with Channel 4 due to his long-running gig as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats, appearing on 18 series of the panel show before jumping over to its popular Countdown spin-off.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow (Thursday 19th August), the broadcaster will air Lock\u2019s stand-up special Keep It Light at 10pm, followed by a classic episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at 11pm.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, streaming service All 4 is assembling a collection of Sean\u2019s best television appearances, with the broadcaster describing him as \u201ca much-loved part of the Channel 4 family\u201d.<\/p>

In a statement, Channel 4\u2019s Chief Creative Officer Ian Katz described Lock as \u201cone of the most original voices in comedy and one of the loveliest people too\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cSean\u2019s bone dry wit helped make 8 Out of 10 Cats one of Channel 4\u2019s best loved shows and we owe him a huge debt of thanks for all the years of laughter and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lock\u2019s death was first reported earlier today (Wednesday 18th August) by his talent agency Off The Kerb Productions, which shared a statement to Twitter with the sad news.<\/p>\n

It read: \u201cIt is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock. He died at home from cancer, surrounded by his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cSean was one of Britain\u2019s finest comedians, his boundless creativity, lightning wit and the absurdist brilliance of his work marked him out as a unique voice in British comedy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSean was also a cherished husband and father to three children. Sean will be missed sorely by all that knew him. We kindly request that the privacy of his family and children are respected at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit our TV Guide<\/a> to the full schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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