Sean Hughes
- Irish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Chortle's Fast Fringe is back!
Richard Herring, Nick Helm, Kevin Eldon and Lucy Porter are among the comedians featured in the video version of our acclaimed annual showcase, released today.
Chortle, 20th July 2020How Never Mind the Buzzcocks went out of tune
Over 28 series, the panel show's anarchic spirit gave way to punching down and diminishing returns.
Danny Wright, The Guardian, 24th February 2020Nica Burns's Fringe launch speech
Nica Burns, Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, spoke today in praise of the late comedian Sean Hughes as she welcomed in the 2018 Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2018Sean Hughes' brother talks about his sibling
In an interview with the radio station ABC Radio Melbourne Martin Hughes, who lives in Australia, suggested that huge success at such a young age may have played a part in his early death.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st November 2017Comedy stars attend funeral of Sean Hughes
The legends of British comedy paid their respects to the late comic Sean Hughes on Monday at his funeral.
Metro, 24th October 2017Sean Hughes' funeral takes place today
Comedian Sean Hughes' funeral takes place today (Monday October 23) at the Islington and Camden Cemetary in north London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd October 2017I regret not trying to make up with Sean Hughes
"Despite his faults, I liked Sean Hughes a great deal - and now I really wish I'd tried to fix our friendship."
Paul McNamee, The Big Issue, 23rd October 2017Shappi Khorsandi on Michael Hann's Sean Hughes article
We all clean out our friends' cupboards sometimes. I myself have occasionally been bagged up by friends and taken down to the charity shop. But was this really the time?
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 20th October 2017Remembering Sean Hughes
Since his death, a complicated picture of the comedian has emerged. We were friends at the height of his fame and I saw his cruelty first hand. Others say that he later changed, before his drinking spiralled out of control.
Michael Hann, The Guardian, 19th October 2017Sean Hughes's greatest TV moments
The Irish comedian was best known for deconstructing the sitcom with Sean's Show. But he should also be remembered for his stint as an unqualified medic - and for bringing us Finbar the Mighty Shark.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 16th October 2017