It’s been two years since the passing of the late, great Sean Lock, who died in August 2021 at the age of 58.
To honour the 8 Out Of 10 Cats legend, Channel 4 recently introduced the ‘Sean Lock Comedy Award’.
Channel 4 said the recipient of the award will receive £5,000 to support their work, a script commission from Channel 4’s comedy team, writer shadowing on Channel 4’s comedy entertainment shows, and a £1,000 commission to write a script for Channel 4’s digital strand. Not bad!
Sean’s friend and fellow comedian Bill Bailey, 58, worked with Channel 4 to create the award, saying, “it’s a way to honour Sean’s memory and to inspire others to pursue their own unique comic brilliance.”
On his social media earlier today, Bailey posted the following in tribute to his friend:
“Today it’s two years since we lost Sean.
It’s hard to believe sometimes that he’s not here. Miss you old friend.”
The first-ever Sean Lock Comedy Award went to stand-up comic Eric Rushton, who has been performing since 2014. Here he is collecting the award:
Rushton said:
“Watching Sean Lock was a huge part of my childhood, I’m such a huge fan and I can’t think of a better person to be associated with.”
Indeed. Never forget:
