Editing Sean Lock

{{Short description|English comedian and actor (1963–2021)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image       = Sean lock the hexagon 08 (crop).jpg
| name        = Sean Lock
| caption     = Lock at [[The Hexagon]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], 2008
| birth_date  = {{birth date|df=yes|1963|4|22}}
| birth_place = [[Chertsey]], [[Surrey]], England
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2021|8|16|1963|4|22|df=y}}{{efn |name="date"}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| medium      = {{hlist|Television|stand-up|radio}}
| active      = 1993–2021
| genre       = {{unbulleted list
 |[[deadpan|Dry humour]]
 |[[Deadpan]]
 |[[Surreal humour|Surreal]]}}
| education   = [[Drama Centre London]]
| spouse      = Anoushka Nara Giltsoff
| children    = 3
}}
'''Sean Lock''' (22 April 1963&nbsp;–&nbsp;16 August 2021){{efn |name="date"}} was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and in 2000, he won the [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]], in the category of [[National Comedy Awards#2000|Best Live Comic]], and was nominated for the [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Comedy Award]]. He was a team captain on the [[Channel 4]] comedy panel show ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]'' from 2005 to 2015, and on ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'' from 2012 until his death in 2021.

Lock frequently appeared on stage, television and radio. His routines were often surreal and delivered in a [[deadpan]] style. He also wrote material for [[Bill Bailey]], [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and [[Mark Lamarr]]. Lock was voted the 55th-greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups'' in 2007, and he was upgraded to 19th in the updated 2010 list. He was a frequent guest on other panel shows, including [[BBC]]'s ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''.

==Early life==
Lock was born in [[Chertsey]], [[Surrey]], on 22 April 1963, the youngest of four children.<ref name="Courier">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/theatre/a-word-with-comedian-sean-lock-1.26811 |title=A word with comedian Sean Lock |newspaper=The Courier |date=27 October 2010 |first=Jennifer |last=Cosgrove |access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201173204/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/theatre/a-word-with-comedian-sean-lock-1.26811|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="birthday1">{{cite web |title=Sean Lock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/sean_lock_person_page.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821005519/https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/sean_lock_person_page.shtml |archive-date=21 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=BBC Comedy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/sean-lock-dead-surrey-comedian-21339430 |title=Sean Lock: Surrey-born comedian dies at the age of 58 |work=Surrey Live |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818104200/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/sean-lock-dead-surrey-comedian-21339430 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Telegraph obit"/> His father, Sidney, worked in the [[construction|building industry]]; his mother, Mary (née McCreesh),<ref name="Telegraph obit">{{cite news |date=18 August 2021 |title=Sean Lock, laidback star of television comedy shows including 8 out of 10 Cats who was also an original and confident stage performer – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/08/18/sean-lock-laidback-star-television-comedy-shows-including-8/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818151252/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/08/18/sean-lock-laidback-star-television-comedy-shows-including-8/ |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> was from [[Cullaville]], [[County Armagh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Ciaran |date=22 August 2021 |title=Sean Lock made regular trips to visit uncle in Northern Ireland |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/sean-lock-made-regular-trips-to-visit-uncle-in-northern-ireland-40774477.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823165638/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/sean-lock-made-regular-trips-to-visit-uncle-in-northern-ireland-40774477.html |archive-date=23 August 2021 |access-date=23 August 2021 |newspaper=belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Lock was raised in [[Woking]], Surrey, where he attended [[St John the Baptist School, Woking|St John the Baptist School]].

During Lock's teenage years, he watched [[art film|art-house film]]s on [[BBC Two]], and named [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]'s 1979 [[science fiction film|science-fiction film]] ''[[Stalker (1979 film)|Stalker]]'' as one that affected him greatly.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/> In 1981, he left education with a grade E in [[A-level]] [[English studies|English]].<ref name="Telegraph obit"/><ref name="Times obit">{{Cite news |date=18 August 2021 |title=Sean Lock obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/sean-lock-obituary-sntrvwbpl |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818231156/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sean-lock-obituary-sntrvwbpl |archive-date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=[[The Times]] |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Afterwards, his father got him a job stripping concrete panels off buildings.<ref name="Times obit"/> After spending seven years as a labourer, he travelled, taking on different jobs.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/><ref name="Times obit"/> For six weeks, he worked on a French farm as a [[goatherd|goat herder]] and worked on a [[kibbutz]] in Israel. During this period, he also worked as a toilet cleaner and a [[Department of Health and Social Security]] office worker. During his work as a labourer, he developed [[skin cancer]].<ref name="Telegraph obit"/><ref name="Guardian obit"/>

He then decided to pursue acting and enrolled at the [[Drama Centre London]], though he soon realised he had made an error.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/> He quit and returned to being a labourer.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/><ref name="Times obit"/> After Lock saw comedians like [[Alexei Sayle]] and [[Paul Merton]] performing in comedy clubs, he decided to pursue comedy.<ref name="Times obit"/> Throughout this time, he visited comedy shows in London pubs and started doing open-mic spots as a hobby. In 1988, Lock had his first official gig at a pub in [[Stoke Newington]], London.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/> After being paid £15 for his 20{{nbsp}}minutes, he realised he could pursue being a comedian as a career.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/>

==Career==
Lock's early television work included a supporting role alongside [[Rob Newman (comedian)|Rob Newman]] and [[David Baddiel]] in the 1993 series ''[[Newman and Baddiel in Pieces]]'' including touring with them as their support act.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/comedian-sean-lock-dies-b951192.html |title=Comedian Sean Lock, star of 8 Out Of 10 Cats, dies aged 58 |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=18 August 2021 |first=Sarah |last=Harvey |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129105115/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/comedian-sean-lock-dies-b951192.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Frank Skinner]] and [[Eddie Izzard]] are credited as major influences on his comedy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/25/sean-lock-speaks-ahead-of-birmingham-shows/ |title=Sean Lock speaks ahead of Birmingham shows |work=Express & Star |date=25 February 2017 |access-date=27 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527142403/https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/02/25/sean-lock-speaks-ahead-of-birmingham-shows/ }}</ref> 

A popular belief is that Lock was the first stand-up comedian to perform at [[Wembley Arena]], as he was the support act for [[Newman and Baddiel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/comedy/sean-lock-i-see-myself-less-of-a-standup-more-of-a-comedian |title=Sean Lock: "I see myself less of a standup, more of a comedian" |work=The Skinny |date=8 March 2013 |first=Bernard |last=O'Leary |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818112205/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/comedy/sean-lock-i-see-myself-less-of-a-standup-more-of-a-comedian |url-status=live }}</ref> But, while Lock was the support act, he only featured in skits in the middle of the show.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/why-sean-locks-career-purple-patch-is-set-to-continue-29775166.html |title=Why Sean Lock's career purple patch is set to continue |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=22 November 2013 |access-date=27 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527142403/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/why-sean-locks-career-purple-patch-is-set-to-continue-29775166.html }}</ref>

===''15 Minutes of Misery'' and ''15 Storeys High''===
Lock made regular appearances on various radio panel shows and script-edited for Bill Bailey's 1998 BBC2 series, ''[[Is It Bill Bailey?]]''.<ref name="EdNews"/> In December 1998, he launched his own show on [[BBC Radio 4]], ''15 Minutes of Misery'', originally as a five-episode pilot.<ref name="BCG"/><ref name="15 Storeys Tele"/> These shows also featured actors [[Kevin Eldon]] and [[Hattie Hayridge]].<ref name="misery"/> The premise involved Lock eavesdropping on his neighbours in his south London tower block (all played by Lock, Eldon and Hayridge) using a bugging device fitted by his plumber, "Hot Bob" (Eldon), which was known as "The Bugger King" (and had "nothing to do with meat or sex").<ref name="misery"/> ''15 Minutes of Misery'' lasted for one series of six programmes in late 1998 and early 1999.<ref name="misery">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/15_minutes_of_misery/ |title=Sean Lock's 15 Minutes Of Misery |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818124234/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/15_minutes_of_misery/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1999, ''15 Minutes of Misery'' was expanded into the half-hour series ''[[15 Storeys High]]'', co-written by Lock and [[Martin Trenaman]].<ref name="BCG"/><ref name="15 Storeys Tele"/> From ostensibly the same tower block, Lock's character was now given a flatmate (the hapless Errol) and a job at the local swimming baths, as well as a somewhat dour and intolerant demeanour. The bugging device was no longer used, but the antics of Lock's neighbours still featured heavily in the show. The plots for this series were more linear in a "traditional" sitcom style, although they still showed Lock's brand of dark, [[surreal humour]]. ''15 Storeys High'' would transfer to television after two radio series, with Lock's character renamed 'Vince', for a further two series in 2002 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/15_storeys_high/ |title=Sean Lock: 15 Storeys High |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818120907/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/15_storeys_high/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially aired on [[BBC Choice]], it follows a cynical Vince and his naive flatmate Errol ([[Benedict Wong]]).<ref name="15 Storeys Tele"/> It attracted a cult following after its release as a VHS box set and on DVD.<ref name="15 Storeys Tele"/>

===Other work===
In 1995, Lock played an escaped murderer in an episode of ''[[The World of Lee Evans]]'', alongside [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and [[Phil Daniels]].<ref name="BCG">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/6500/rip-sean-lock/ |title=Sean Lock dies aged 58 |work=British Comedy Guide |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818105601/https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/6500/rip-sean-lock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lock wrote the screenplay for [[Andrew Kötting]]'s 2001 feature film ''This Filthy Earth'', based on the novel ''[[La Terre]]'' by [[Émile Zola]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/02/culture.reviews3 |title=This Filthy Earth |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 November 2001 |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110213/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/02/culture.reviews3 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, Lock had a guest appearance on television's first-ever "dope opera", ''[[Top Buzzer]]'', written by [[Johnny Vaughan]].

In 2005, he became a regular team captain on the [[Channel 4]] [[Panel show|panel game]] ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> In an article at the time of his death, ''[[The Guardian]]'' said Lock "will be best remembered as a team captain for the first 18 series of... ''8 Out of 10 Cats''... and he quickly emerged as its biggest star."<ref name="Guardian obit">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2021 |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Hayward |title=Sean Lock obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/18/sean-lock-obituary |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173620/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/18/sean-lock-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' between 2005 and 2015, and on its spin-off ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'' between 2012 and 2021.<ref name="BCG"/>

In spring 2006, he hosted his own entertainment show on [[Channel 4]] called ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> Lock narrated the BBC production ''World Cup Goals Galore'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/bbc_coverage/4766257.stm |title=World Cup Goals Galore |work=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2006 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=16 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616202508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/bbc_coverage/4766257.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, he appeared on ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]'', on a team with [[James Corden]].<ref name="bbcobit"/> Lock also appeared on many popular British TV panel shows, including ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''.<ref name="EdNews"/> He was also a celebrity guest in ''[[The Last Leg]]''.<ref name="bbcobit"/> Lock became "The Curator" for the second radio series of ''[[The Museum of Curiosity]]'', in 2009, taking over from Bill Bailey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/the-museum-of-curiosity/ |title=The Museum of Curiosity |work=BBC Studios |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818130125/https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/the-museum-of-curiosity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010, Lock took part in ''[[Channel 4's Comedy Gala]]'', a [[Benefit concert|benefit show]] held in aid of [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital]], filmed live at [[The O2 Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/channel4_comedy_gala/episodes/1/1/ |title=Channel 4's Comedy Gala |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110418/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/channel4_comedy_gala/episodes/1/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in a spoof video produced by [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]], the housing charity, to highlight the problem of rogue landlords.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tB9y55UrI&feature=player_embedded |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/G1tB9y55UrI |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Evict Rogue Landlords (video)|date=29 March 2011 |publisher=Shelter |access-date=30 March 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2011, he took over from [[John Sergeant (journalist)|John Sergeant]] as the host of the [[U&Dave|Dave]] comedy panel show ''[[Argumental]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> In 2019, Lock featured in episode 4 of the BBC comedy series ''[[Mandy (TV series)|Mandy]]''.<ref name="BCG"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/13/mandy-review-from-naked-sushi-model-to-tarantula-assassin |title=Mandy review – from naked sushi model to tarantula assassin |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 August 2020 |first=Lucy |last=Mangan |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818130441/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/13/mandy-review-from-naked-sushi-model-to-tarantula-assassin |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Comedic style==
Lock was known for his [[Surreal humour|surreal]] style, [[deadpan]] delivery and [[deadpan|dry humour]].<ref name="EdNews"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Callery|first=James|date=18 August 2021|title=Comedian and 8 Out of 10 Cats star Sean Lock dies of cancer aged 58|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/sean-lock-obituary-sntrvwbpl|website=[[The Times]]|access-date=18 August 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818143701/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/comedian-and-8-out-of-10-cats-star-sean-lock-dies-of-cancer-aged-58-sntrvwbpl|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Power Tele"/><ref name="Hill"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/comedy/in-profile-sean-lock|title=In Profile: Sean Lock|last=Whelan|first=Edward|work=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|date=19 March 2010|access-date=3 November 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014552/http://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/comedy/in-profile-sean-lock|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Guardian'' stated that he was "celebrated for his carefully crafted surreal content and imaginative observational wit".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2021 |title=Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/comedian-sean-lock-dies-aged-58 |access-date=19 October 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Chris |last=Wiegand |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110121230/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/18/comedian-sean-lock-dies-aged-58 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lock stated that comedy is not always easy, saying: "The real secret ... is every day spending tedious hours straining over a blank sheet of paper trying to think of something funny. Some days I'd rather try and lay an egg."<ref name="Telegraph obit"/>

Ed Power of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described his [[persona]] as "studiedly obtuse".<ref name="Power Tele"/> He said Lock's topics included [[political correctness]], "[[Existentialism|existential]] woe", and the difficulties of being a football supporter which gave him "irresistible everyman quality".<ref name="Power Tele"/> Power described him as "a [[Samuel Beckett]] trapped inside a [[Tommy Cooper]] punchline."<ref name="Power Tele"/> Power also suggested that his persona was so convincing because it matched his off-stage persona.<ref name="Power Tele">{{Cite news|last=Power|first=Ed|date=18 August 2021|title=Samuel Beckett trapped inside a Tommy Cooper punchline, Sean Lock was a comedian like no other|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/samuel-beckett-trapped-inside-tommy-cooper-punchline-sean-lock/|access-date=18 August 2021|issn=0307-1235|url-access=subscription|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818153457/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/samuel-beckett-trapped-inside-tommy-cooper-punchline-sean-lock/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fellow comedian [[Harry Hill]] said, "People are tempted to pigeonhole him as dark or surreal but he was more than that. He had a playful side; a wide-eyed wonder at the world".<ref name="Hill"/>

During an interview with [[Bill Bailey]] on the [[Channel 4]] show ''[[Comic's Choice]]'', Lock listed [[Sam Kinison]] and [[Lenny Bruce]] as his main comedy influences. On the [[BBC Radio 2]] show ''Talking Comedy'', he listed [[Paul Merton]], [[Steven Wright]], [[Jasper Carrott]], [[Les Dawson]], [[Jerry Sadowitz]], [[Kenneth Williams]] and [[Hylda Baker]] as his favourite comedians.

==Personal life==
Lock and his wife, Anoushka Nara Giltsoff, had two daughters, born in 2004 and 2006, and a son born in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown-is-harriet-sean-locks-real-daughter |title=8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: Is Harriet Sean Lock's real daughter? |website=realitytitbit.com |date=2020 |first=Helen |last=Williams |access-date=27 July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727140051/https://www.realitytitbit.com/channel-4/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown-is-harriet-sean-locks-real-daughter }}</ref> The family lived in the [[Muswell Hill]] area of London.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kingsley |first=Thomas |title=The Muswell Hill soup kitchen late comedian Sean Lock was 'more than a volunteer to' |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/muswell-hill-soup-kitchen-late-21377065 |website=MyLondon |publisher=Reach plc |access-date=25 August 2021 |date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824113052/https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/muswell-hill-soup-kitchen-late-21377065 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lock was diagnosed with [[skin cancer]] in 1990, attributing the condition to overexposure to the sun while working as a builder in the early 1980s.<ref name="bbcobit"/> After seeing his doctor, he was referred to a [[dermatology|dermatologist]] at [[Guy's Hospital]], London, and made a full recovery.<ref name="Independent obit">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2021 |first=Jacob |last=Stolworthy |title=Sean Lock death: 8 Out of 10 Cats star dies from cancer aged 58 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sean-lock-death-age-cause-b1904501.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819124246/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sean-lock-death-age-cause-b1904501.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2012, he gave his support to a Sun Awareness event at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/Home.aspx|title=Sean Lock backs our sun safety event|first=Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation|last=Trust|website=guysandstthomas.nhs.uk|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628211019/https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/Home.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lock was a supporter of [[Chelsea F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/7/11/before-three-lions--there-was-mr-tambling-man |title=Before Three Lions, there was Mr Tambling Man |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=11 July 2018 |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821014033/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/7/11/before-three-lions--there-was-mr-tambling-man |url-status=live }}</ref> and was an active supporter of the Muswell Hill [[soup kitchen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/obituaries/sean-lock-obituary-death-muswell-hill-comedy-channel4-8247472 |title=Muswell Hill comic Sean Lock dies at 58 |publisher=[[Ham & High]] |date=18 August 2021 |first=Sam |last=Volpe |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818120814/https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/obituaries/sean-lock-obituary-death-muswell-hill-comedy-channel4-8247472 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2020, Lock made a video to help raise funds for Edible London, a charity that aimed to provide ingredients for a million meals to help those struggling in [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|lockdown]]. In the clip, he quipped, "I'm Sean Lock. You may know me as that bloke off the [[Television|telly]] whose name you can't remember."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sean Lock made food poverty appeal in recent appearance before tragic death aged 58 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sean-lock-death-food-poverty-134014485.html |date=18 August 2021 |first=Tilly |last=Pearce |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]] |language=en-AU |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826224943/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sean-lock-death-food-poverty-134014485.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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>

==Stand-up shows==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''Lockipedia'' || 
|-
| 2013 || ''Purple Van Man'' || 
|-
| 2016–18 || ''Keep It Light'' || 
|}

===DVD releases===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/s/583/sean_lock/review |title=Sean Lock |work=Chortle |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818113013/https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/s/583/sean_lock/review |url-status=live }}</ref> !! Released !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| ''Live'' || 17 November 2008 || rowspan="3"| Live at London's [[Hammersmith Apollo|HMV Hammersmith Apollo]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_stand_up/ |title=Live |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818143503/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_stand_up/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Lockipedia Live'' || 22 November 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lockipedia_live/ |title=Lockipedia Live |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818114927/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lockipedia_live/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Purple Van Man (Live 2013)'' || 18 November 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_purple_van_man/ |title=Purple Van Man |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818130444/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_purple_van_man/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''Keep It Light – Live'' || 20 November 2017 || Live at [[Margate]]'s [[Margate#Tourism|Theatre Royal]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_keep_it_light/ |title=Keep It Light |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818113421/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/sean_lock_keep_it_light/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable";
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope=col| Year
! scope=col| Title
! scope=col| Role
! scope=col| Notes
! scope=col| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| ''Acumen''
| {{N/A}}
| Artist
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''Smart Alek''
| Smart Alek
| Writer, television short
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''[[Newman and Baddiel in Pieces]]''
| Shenley Grange
|
| <ref name="BCG"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''The World of Lee Evans''
| Mitchell
|
| <ref name="BCG"/>
|-
| ''Anton & Minty''
| Visitor
| Also writer, television short
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| ''The Chef and the Dancer''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| ''[[The Jack Docherty Show]]''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| ''[[Not The Jack Docherty Show]]''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Is It Bill Bailey?]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Script editor
| <ref name="EdNews">{{cite web |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/national/sean-lock-comedian-who-was-panellist-on-8-out-of-10-cats-and-15-storeys-high-sitcom-dies-of-cancer-aged-58-3350584 |title=Sean Lock: Comedian who was panellist on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 15 Storeys High sitcom dies of cancer aged 58 |work=[[Edinburgh News]] |date=18 August 2021 |first=Gary |last=Flockhart |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110703/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/national/sean-lock-comedian-who-was-panellist-on-8-out-of-10-cats-and-15-storeys-high-sitcom-dies-of-cancer-aged-58-3350584 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[TV to Go]]''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''Stand up Perrier''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''We Know Where You Live''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''This Filthy Earth''
| {{N/A}}
| Writer
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''Jesus Christ Airlines''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''Is This It?''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2002–2004
| ''[[15 Storeys High]]''
| Vince Clark
| Also writer and associate producer
| <ref name="BCG"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2003–2011
| ''[[QI]]''
| Guest panellist
| 32 episodes
| <ref>{{cite web |title=QI (TV Series 2003– ) – Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380136/fullcredits |website=IMDb |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819075214/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380136/fullcredits |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2004
|''[[Today with Des and Mel]]''
|Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''[[The Terry and Gaby Show]]''
| Guest appearance
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''[[The Wright Stuff]]''
| Guest panellist
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2005–2015
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
| Himself, team captain
|
| <ref name="BCG"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2006–2007
| ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''
| Himself, presenter
|
| <ref name="BCG"/><ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| ''The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean & Jon Go West''
| Himself
|
|<ref>{{Citation |title=The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean & Jon Go West |date=2012-12-03 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2497046/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |others=Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Zam Baring |publisher=KEO films}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2012–2013
| ''The Channel 4 Mash Up''
| Himself
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2012–2022
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''
| Himself, team captain
| Posthumous appearance in series 22 finale
| <ref name="BCG"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| ''Sean Lock: Purple Van Man''
|Himself
|
| <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''[[Dying Laughing]]''
| Himself, interviewee
|
| <ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|title=Sean Lock|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb5a2b481|access-date=18 August 2021|website=[[British Film Institute]]|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818140726/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb5a2b481|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Mandy (TV series)|Mandy]]''
| Geoff 
| Episode: "Fish" (Series 1 Episode 4)
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mandy/episodes/1/4/|title=Mandy Series 1, Episode 4 – Fish|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=18 August 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818210344/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mandy/episodes/1/4/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Radio===
{| class="wikitable";
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope=col| Year
! scope=col| Title
! scope=col| Role
! scope=col| Notes
! scope=col| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1998–1999
| ''15 Minutes of Misery''
| Sean
| Also writer
| <ref name="misery"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 1999–2000
| ''15 Storeys High''
| Sean
| Also writer. Two series. Transferred to BBC television.
| <ref>BBC Radio 4 production. https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/15_storeys_high/</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2004–2020
| ''The Unbelievable Truth''
| Panel member
| Four occasions: 2008, 2009, and twice in 2020. 
| <ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mf4f/episodes/guide A list of programmes and panel members is also given at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbelievable_Truth_(radio_show)</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
Lock was voted the 55th-greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups'' in 2007 and as the 19th-greatest stand-up comic in the updated 2010 list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10931/sean-lock-dies-aged-58 |title=Sean Lock Dies, Aged 58 |work=Beyond the Joke |date=18 August 2021 |first=Bruce |last=Dessau |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818105234/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/10931/sean-lock-dies-aged-58 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope=col| Year 
! scope=col| Award 
! scope=col| Category
! scope=col| Result 
! scope=col class=unsortable| Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2| 2000
| [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Awards]]
| [[National Comedy Awards#2000|Best Live Comic]]
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="SLDN">{{cite web |url=https://secretldn.com/sean-lock/ |title=Renowned Comedian Sean Lock Has Passed Away Aged 58 |work=Secret London |date=18 August 2021 |first=Katherine |last=Notman |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110610/https://secretldn.com/sean-lock/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Comedy Award]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{Nom}}
| <ref name="EdNews"/>
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist |refs=
{{efn |name="date" |''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Independent]]'' reported that Lock died on 16 August.<!-- The Guardian and Wikipedia editors conferred with Lock's agent; see [[Talk:Sean Lock#Reviewing more RSs for DOD]] --><ref name="Guardian obit"/><ref name="Independent obit Williamson"/> Other journalistic sources reported that he died on 18 August, the day his death was announced.<ref name="Telegraph obit"/><ref name="Times obit"/><ref name="Independent death"/>}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Independent death">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sean-lock-death-cause-bill-bailey-b1905142.html |title=Sean Lock death: Comedian was 'still joking' in 'his last few days', says Bill Bailey |last=Stolworthy |first=Jacob |website=The Independent |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=24 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820104929/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sean-lock-death-cause-bill-bailey-b1905142.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{sister project auto}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171017052543/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb5a2b481 Sean Lock] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb name|516700|name=Sean Lock}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928051026/http://www.wreckingballpress.com/html/kotting.php Sean Lock writes the foreword for the novel ''Nappy Rash'' by Mark Kotting] on [[Wrecking Ball Press]] {{ISBN|1-903110-16-5}}
* {{YouTube|0Q9IRpFGgPY|''8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown''}} from [[Channel 4]]

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