Oh no… I didn’t see this earlier.
Tony Slattery, the British comedian with such a wickedly wacky wit and degree of naughtiness has died.
Cause of death: heart attack.
He had some bad episodes in his life - alcoholism and drug addiction - and a breakdown in his mid-thirties interrupted his professional life very detrimentally. Later on he was diagnosed as being bipolar.
His work colleagues described him as gentle and sweet and very quick-witted and quirky; to me, he had an almost childlike love of absurdity and sheer brilliance in improvisation. He was one of the most beloved performers on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Here’s a link to one of the episodes where he outmoustaches a melodramatic fortune-teller, witnesses a brutal murder while all goggled up and stating that he’s a royal personage… and more.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93lqxgznnwo.amp
Farewell, Tony - peace often eluded you on earth, but the laughter you gave will not be forgotten.
