Editing Sean Lock (section)

==Death and tributes==
Lock died of cancer at his home, on 16 August 2021, aged 58.{{efn |name="date"}}<ref name="Guardian obit"/><ref name="bbcobit">{{cite news |title=Sean Lock: Comedian and 8 Out of 10 Cats captain dies aged 58 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58254859 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=BBC News |date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906071218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58254859 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Independent obit Williamson">{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Marcus |author-link=Marcus Williamson |date=27 August 2021 |title=Sean Lock: Comic whose deadpan surrealism made him a TV favourite |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sean-lock-obituary-dead-age-b1907829.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906140241/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sean-lock-obituary-dead-age-b1907829.html |archive-date=6 September 2021 |access-date=10 September 2021 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> According to [[Bill Bailey]], a close friend of Lock, he had been diagnosed with [[Non-small-cell_lung_cancer#Advanced/metastatic_NSCLC|advanced]] [[lung cancer]] a few years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sean Lock died from lung cancer after secret battle |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/sean-lock-died-lung-cancer-21362972 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=20 August 2021 |first=Jessica |last=Sansome |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128112716/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/sean-lock-died-lung-cancer-21362972 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-58262399|title=Bill Bailey pays tribute to 'dearest friend' Sean Lock|work=BBC News|access-date=22 August 2021|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822221024/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-58262399|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Those who paid tribute included fellow ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' performers [[Jimmy Carr]] and [[Jon Richardson]]; ''Countdown''’s [[Rachel Riley]] and [[Susie Dent]]; many comedians;<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Sam |url=https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/ipswich/news/heartbroken-omid-djalili-pays-tribute-following-death-of-c-9212427/ |title=Suffolk-based Omid Djalili pays tribute following death of comedian Sean Lock |website=suffolknews.co.uk |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=21 August 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821110519/https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/ipswich/news/heartbroken-omid-djalili-pays-tribute-following-death-of-c-9212427/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NME tribute">{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Ella|date=18 August 2021|title=Tributes pour in for Sean Lock: "A privilege and inspiration to work with"|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/comedian-sean-lock-dies-cancer-aged-58-3022258|access-date=19 August 2021|website=[[NME]]|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124846/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/comedian-sean-lock-dies-cancer-aged-58-3022258|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All the tributes for comedian Sean Lock who has died aged 58 |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19520881.sean-lock-death-tributes-8-10-cats-star-died-aged-58/ |date=18 August 2021 |first=Sophie |last=Parsons |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=HeraldScotland.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818115224/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19520881.sean-lock-death-tributes-8-10-cats-star-died-aged-58/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chelsea F.C.; ''QI''; and Channel 4.<ref name="NME tribute"/> [[Harry Hill]] wrote a piece in ''The Guardian'', describing him as "the comedian's comedian".<ref name="Hill">{{Cite web|last=Hill|first=Harry|date=18 August 2021|title=Harry Hill on Sean Lock: 'The comedian's comedian who took us all by surprise'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise|url-status=live|access-date=18 August 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818131020/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/harry-hill-on-sean-lock-comedians-comedian-took-us-by-surprise}}</ref>

On 19 August 2021, Channel 4 aired a tribute to Lock,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/08/18/49059/channel_4_pays_tribute_to_sean_lock |title=Channel 4 pays tribute to Sean Lock |work=Chortle |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818230251/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/08/18/49059/channel_4_pays_tribute_to_sean_lock |url-status=live }}</ref> showing his stand-up show ''Keep It Light'' along with an episode of ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/channel-4-plans-tribute-to-sean-lock-with-special-night-of-programming-3023396 |title=Channel 4 plans tribute to Sean Lock with special night of programming |work=NME |date=19 August 2021 |first=Beth |last=Webb |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819131212/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/channel-4-plans-tribute-to-sean-lock-with-special-night-of-programming-3023396 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[chelsea F.C.|Chelsea Football Club]] paid tribute to Lock on 11 September during their fixture against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] with a one-minute applause during the 58th (the age at which he died) minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whiley|first=Mark|date=9 September 2021|title=Villa fans praised after showing support for Chelsea tribute to Sean Lock|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-lock-tribute-chelsea-villa-21523022|access-date=10 September 2021|website=BirminghamLive|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910174426/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sean-lock-tribute-chelsea-villa-21523022|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the tribute night of programming prompted fans and friends, including [[Kathy Burke]], to call for the BBC to add ''[[15 Storeys High]]'' to its online service.<ref name="15 Storeys Tele">{{Cite news|last=Fordy|first=Tom|date=19 August 2021|title=Sean Lock's towering genius: 15 Storeys High, the sitcom gem 'tossed away by the BBC'|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/sean-locks-towering-genius-15-storeys-high-sitcom-gem-tossed/|access-date=20 August 2021|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819232524/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/sean-locks-towering-genius-15-storeys-high-sitcom-gem-tossed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |date=18 August 2021 |title=Channel 4 pays tribute to Sean Lock |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/08/18/49059/channel_4_pays_tribute_to_sean_lock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819193451/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/08/18/49059/channel_4_pays_tribute_to_sean_lock |archive-date=19 August 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 |website=chortle.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="NME 15 Storeys"/> Following this, the BBC released both series of the show onto its iPlayer service on 27 August 2021.<ref name="NME 15 Storeys">{{cite web |last=Webb |first=Beth |title=Sean Lock's '15 Storeys High' comes to BBC iPlayer following comedian's death |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/sean-locks-15-storeys-high-comes-to-bbc-iplayer-following-comedians-death-3031283 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=8 September 2021 |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908110221/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/sean-locks-15-storeys-high-comes-to-bbc-iplayer-following-comedians-death-3031283 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fans of Lock called for his book ''The Tiger Who Came for a Pint'' to be published, with some fans suggesting the proceeds should go to cancer research in his honour.<ref name="Tiger pint">{{Cite web|date=20 August 2021|last=Starkey|first=Adam|title=Fans want Sean Lock's book 'The Tiger Who Came For A Pint' to be published|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/sean-lock-tiger-who-came-for-a-pint-published-3024693|access-date=20 August 2021|website=[[NME]]|archive-date=20 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820100508/https://www.nme.com/news/tv/sean-lock-tiger-who-came-for-a-pint-published-3024693|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2021|title=Sean Lock fans urge the release of 'The Tiger Who Came For A Pint' parody book for a cancer charity|url=https://www.charitytoday.co.uk/sean-lock-fans-urge-the-release-of-the-tiger-who-came-for-a-pint-parody-book-for-a-cancer-charity/|access-date=20 August 2021|website=Charity Today News|language=en-GB|archive-date=20 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820223629/https://www.charitytoday.co.uk/sean-lock-fans-urge-the-release-of-the-tiger-who-came-for-a-pint-parody-book-for-a-cancer-charity/|url-status=live}}</ref> The book is a parody on the children's book ''[[The Tiger Who Came to Tea]]'', and was read on ''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''.

In August 2022, Bill Bailey completed a {{convert|100|mi|adj=on|abbr=off}} charity walk in memory of Lock, raising more than £110,000 for [[Macmillan Cancer Support]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-62490649 | title=Bill Bailey completes charity walk in memory of Sean Lock | work=BBC News | date=10 August 2022 }}</ref>