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After British comedian Andy Smart’s girl confirmed he’d "passed distant unexpectedly,” chap comics including Dara Ó Briain, Matt Lucas and Kevin Bridges paid tribute.
In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The comedy world has mislaid 1 of their own.
British comedian Andy Smart died connected May 16, his daughter Grace announced connected Twitter. He was 63.
"Hi this is Grace, Andy's daughter, I'm precise atrocious to fto you each cognize that dada passed away unexpectedly past night," she wrote successful a May 17 tweet. "He had truthful galore friends and specified a large life. Raise a solid for him. G x."
Smart's origin of death has not been revealed. E! News has reached retired to his rep for further accusation but has yet to perceive back.
The quality comes days after Smart performed astatine The Comedy Store successful London connected May 14. The comic—who was a subordinate of the improv radical The Comedy Store Players—had been scheduled to instrumentality the signifier again May 28. After learning of his passing, the venue mourned the abrupt loss.
"This has deed america each precise hard," The Comedy Store London tweeted May 17. "We nonstop our deepest condolences to his family, friends and chap Players."
In addition, respective comedians paid tribute to Smart and reflected connected his legacy.
"That is specified unspeakable news," Dara Ó Briain tweeted. "I'm truthful atrocious to perceive that. Condolences to Andy's household and friends; helium was specified a unit for joy, and volition beryllium sorely missed."
Responding to Grace's message, Eddie Izzard wrote, "Very atrocious to perceive this Grace. Andy was a precise comic antheral and a large improviser. His endowment volition beryllium missed."
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Meanwhile, Kevin Bridges recalled his clip with Smart, describing him as "a large laughter and ever a superb feline to beryllium around."
"Loved each the clip I spent with him astatine drama festivals implicit the years," helium added successful a abstracted tweet. "Thoughts with you each Grace."
Former Great British Baking Show host Matt Lucas also shared however he'll retrieve Smart.
"Dear Grace, I americium truthful atrocious to perceive your news," helium tweeted. "Your begetter was ever truthful benignant and friendly. I past saw him erstwhile we did a podcast unneurotic and helium was arsenic generous and arsenic hilarious arsenic ever. My thoughts are with you xxx Matt."
Smart was a subordinate of the Vicious Boys with Angelo Abela before his clip successful the Comedy Store Players, according to his bio. As a duo, they won the Time Out Street Entertainer of the Year Award successful 1984 and appeared on Wake Up London as good arsenic Channel 4's The Tube. Smart past joined the Comedy Store Players successful 1995, and he'll proceed to clasp a spot successful their hearts.
"We the Comedy Store Players are utterly heartbroken," member Josie Lawrence tweeted. "We cannot accidental however overmuch we volition miss him. He was a joy. He laughed much than anyone we knew. He did truthful overmuch brainsick worldly but mostly helium made our small satellite mode much fun. We loved him truthful much."
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