RIP Caroline Aherne

Very sad news. Massively talented . R.I.P

Sadio :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZMUAd7OJc8

Gutted. Can't believe this. RIP.

RIP

Wiki :

During the 1990s Aherne suffered from depression and alcoholism. In 1998 she attempted suicide and was subsequently treated at The Priory.[10]

She also suffered from bladder cancer and from a rare cancer of the retina. In 2014 she embarked on a programme of treatment for lung cancer.[10][11]

In June 2014 Aherne appeared in Manchester at the launch of the Macmillan Cancer Improvement Partnership (MCIP), a £3.4m scheme to co-ordinate cancer care in the city.

She spoke about how a sense of humour has helped her in her battle against the disease.[12] In 2016, Aherne became the voice behind the UK government's One You health campaign, to persuade people to cut down on cigarettes and alcohol.[13]

In April 2016 it was reported that Aherne was battling throat cancer[13]. On 2 July 2016 it was reported that she had died[14].

Very sad news, the poor lass suffered a lot of torment throughout a very turbulent life, hopefully she will now be at peace having provided many with joy through her writing and acting, that is the least she deserves, R.I.P Caz.

omg terrible news RIP

Fking hell, a few lifetimes of suffering in there. Really sad.

Smoking and drinking did her in.

Always one cup short of a full tea set i felt , so maybe not  shock news -lived a bit wild   ,but none the less very sad news 

British icon, talented and down to earth.

r.i.p mrs merton

Very funny women, Sad news RIP

A Classic Mrs Merton - the one with Bernard Manning!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ESNN03YwE

The voice of Gogglebox. RIP

Always one cup short of a full tea set i felt , so maybe not  shock news -lived a bit wild   ,but none the less very sad ne


Behind her sometimes dopey characters was an astute observer of life, succinctly summed up by her Royle Family co-star Ricky Tomlinson.
"Caroline acts like a dope and a dumb blonde," he once said, "but she's as sharp as a box of razor blades."

R.I.P.

^ remembered for a lot more talented stuff than that !!

To anubis7

To anubis7

Really sad news

The classic question to Debbie McGee


https://youtu.be/Lj-9lSEBBm0


RIP.

Mrs Merton dies in the same year as Paul Daniels

Born with a rare cancer.

R.I.P

On a par with Victoria Wood.

She was also the weather girl Paulo Fish  on the Fast show - Scorchio !!

Really shocked,  I didn't know about the cancer.  A genuinely talented funny woman.  RIP.

Not often I participate in RIP threads but this has come to shock to me. Only 52? Such a talented woman. God Bless.

Bigmo -  indeed yes,she was very sharp /observant , all what makes a good comedy writer ... weird how a lot of  comedy writers  often go through a life of turmoil /depression - maybe seeing life a lot differently

I never join in these threads either, but her work gave me so much happiness, and at times, the occasional tear for example The Queen of Sheba episode of The Royal Family.

Barbara - What have you had for your tea Denise?
Denise - Spaghetti
Barbara - Ooo Bolognese?
Denise - Hoops



And don't mention Beverley Macca.

Very sad news.

The Royale Family one of my personal fav's.

Agree Coachbuster. She certainly had her demons.

Sad news .. loved Denise

She was brill on the Fast Show and The Royle Family.

RIP Caroline.

To make the nation laugh with her writing AND acting!

What a genius.

Just read about it now, very sad and she was too young to die. A great talent, loved the Royle Family. RIP girl.

Really sad news RIP

she wasn;t funny

did well for herself tho

it is sad

i'g like to retract my earlier comment;


I didnt find her funny

but if so many others did I am obviously in the minority

no illwill meant

i'd

The word gets bandied around sometimes but she was a true comic genius.

I was really sad when I read about the severe depression she was experiencing but she seemed like a prime candidate for that horrendous affliction.

I fell in love with her talent when I saw her doing the check-out girl and the "Scorchio" weather-girl; think that was the fast-show.

Hope it dawned on her at some point how much she was admired.

RIP.

lmfao... just like to let you know that I don't find you funny either you ****.

did well for herself tho


Yep dead at 52

It took about 40 comments but eventually we got there, somebody takes it upon themselves to be the centre of attention. Always the same with any R.I.P thread, if can't think of anything positive to say about a good, talented and successful person in death, then don't say anything

I'm saddened to hear that, she was a great talent. I thought Mrs Merton was a terrific programme.

RIP

I wouldnt post if i didnt find her funny on this fred imo.

She was typically british with her humour, such a shame she cant write no more. Will be missed as the bbc dont take her type anymore.

RIP

Ron-Russian 02 Jul 16 16:20
Very funny women, Sad news RIP Sad

A Classic Mrs Merton - the one with Bernard Manning!

Indeed Ron, I've watched that several times.

barbara, the bakers are only taking on non-smokers NOW
denise, you just dont smoke at the interview, blowing a loud smoke out of her mouth

RIP

I loved her so much i almost wished i was that dippy c^7t Dave

BBC1 now

Akabusi ....bit of a character !

yeah - great lad Chris

McMoonbeam


'Dave ' was played by Craig Cash. He co- wrote the Royle Family with Caroline.
They also had a relationship for two years in the  Nineties.

Very sad news.Had no idea that apparently it seems she had quite a troubled life.I've never watched the royal family,in fact i did not even know that she was in it but i enjoyed watching Mrs Merton,that was very funny. R.I.P Funny Lady.

if a minority of one states  the truth- its still the truth

I'm sorry you guys have lost something/ someone  which brought fun into your lives. Personally I put her Royale Family work  in the same category - no, slightly better than tbf- as 'The Office' - (no, slightly better than tbf)- just peurile unfunny stuff for me 


If it was Lung cancer its a terrible blight - these days for smokers its a self inflicted injury - when i was in my early 20's i stood in a hospital room with plastic bins full of lungs cut out because of smoking/cancer - I was lucky to get and take on board that life lesson.

Hopefully Vaping will be better for all you current smokers ......

Have you got Aspergers?

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Ron-Russian 02 Jul 16 16:20
Very funny women, Sad news RIP Sad

A Classic Mrs Merton - the one with Bernard Manning!

Have just watched this one for the first time:

Really funny - thanks for the link: all dominated by BM - god knows how many jokes he crammed in- now he was imo a true comic genius - RIP

JH


Now thats witty

Genuine question.

Glad you enjoyed it LMFAO. Ron posted the link though.

Ah, you probably realised that.

I bet you'll watch that again, and again, as I have.

there's 3 links to that show lmfao - i take it you watched the 3.

1/3 2/3 & 3/3

not come across a full length episode of the show for some reason

Id not watched it for a few years until yesterday - still has you in stitches every time

@Imfao.Jack hacksaw strangely likes asking people here do they have Aspergers,I'm sure he asked me that ? Last week.

The reason I asked lmfao was that people affected by Asperger's have a great belief in the importance of the truth.  Also, very little comprehension of whether behaviour or comments are appropriate.

It struck me because both of these facets were included in one short posting.

In what context did I ask you Culvin?

Jack- how difficult  do you find it dealing with your asperger's?

She was a brilliant writer and comic performer who will be truly missed.

RIP.

@Jack Hacksaw."People affected by Asbergers have a great belief in the importance of the truth".How crazy is that eh Jack,A belief in the importance of the truth,Dearie me,im so glad that us normalers dont believe in any of that importance of truth nonsense.Remember everybody its all about the lies,the lies will set you FREE!

Such desperately sad news, Not much older than me.

I liked her, never seemed the slightest bit full of herself despite her talent. Cancer certainly put her through the mill - four different cancers from the word go, one or two may have been metatastic or maybe none of them were, life can be so unkind.

Life is unkind FlowerMyth, lost my Mum and Dad to cancer and was the carer to them both in their latter years, a horrible thing to have gone through but you have have to step up to the mark and get on with it and do what you have to do

Same for me Slippy, both died from cancer. When you read news like what Caroline Aherne had you know that there's a family there that while not suffering the same kind of pain have their own nightmare to contend with. I was 'lucky' both my parents died in a hospice (10 years apart)- those people are marvelous in so many ways.

Pity that Caroline had so many doubts about herself in real life.
Strange when you consider how talented she was.
Lovely lass. RIP

Loved her as the checkout girl in The Fast Show.

https://youtu.be/VsNq3nQ612c?list=PL22zu0AbbzbLLUh413m4SuIjBXfP3u2qr

No more 'scorchio' and summer (supposedly) coming.  She was clever and funny - and unlucky (4 types of cancer?).  Here's a toast to her.

that Bernard Manning came across as a nasty piece of work (if it wasn't scripted that way     she handled that show quite well

Decent lass

RIP gal

Same age as me

Supremly talented funny lass.

Watched the Bernard Manning episode just for the 1st time funny but cringeworthy in places Manning came over as a right arrogant Kno*head

So far up his own *rse

Manning: thats what made him so very very funny

a true comic - brilliant

      ...  To astrologer Russell Grant: “You’re an Aquarius, which means you’re ruled by Uranus. Do you think they’ll ever find a man on Uranus?”

     

Richard Wilson didn't come across that great in the Bernard manning one...............and he was still in the closet at the time