Sean Lock’s death has really shocked me like no other death that’s happened this year. He was definitely one of the highlights of British comedy for me, his deadpan dry style really resonated with me and he struck me as one of the few celebrities you’d genuinely want to hang out in a pub with.
There were signs he’d been sick for a while - his last few appearances he appeared to be quite gaunt and his voice was very weak.
agree wholeheartedly. i’m going to watch one of my fav segments of his tonight - carrot in a box - and laugh at how funny he is
Australian darts star Kyle Anderson has died at 33. He is one of eight players to hit a nine-dart finish at the PDC World Championship.
I’d not heard of him before but I was very sad to read this. Only 33.
And on a side note, I see Nine/wwos still using someone’s passing as click bait by not naming them in the headline.
Statement from ABC Director of Regional & Local, Judith Whelan
We were saddened to hear of Philip Satchell’s death overnight. Philip was central to the development and success of ABC Radio in South Australia for more than four decades. He set the highest standards for himself and the station and always put his listeners first. His calm, thoughtful and probing approach to an interview – along with the use of his famous ‘pregnant pause’ to illicit more from his subject – will be his legacy. It remains a cornerstone of ABC Radio Adelaide to this day. He will be missed by all those who knew him and worked with him at the ABC. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
Emily VanCamp, start of Revenge, The Resident and Captain America, had revealed she recently gave birth to a girl named Iris.
Former IOC president Jacques Rogge has passed away aged 79.
Australian model, Jordan Barrett, 24, marred fellow male model Fernando Casablancas, 23, in an intimate ceremony in Ibiza, Spain, with Kate Moss as ring bearer (best woman?).
Not unless it’s a birth day. 
It’s a thread for Births, Deaths and Marriages.