RIP Des O'Connor

[cookiemonster]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ultimate-entertainer-des-o-connor-093237758.html

 

[Dave7]

Wonderful entertainer.
We seem to have lost so many good oldies this year.

 

[PeteXXX]

An ex-player with Northampton Town football club..
RIP Des

 

[Kryton521]

Another one? Without reading, Covid? What a year this is. Will not be sorry to see the back of it, and even I, will go celebrate New Years.
RIP Des'. He always came over a genuine nice guy.

 

[Illaveago]

I used to like him . He had a busy career, The Des O'Connor Show, Golden Shot, and Countdown.
Sad to hear of his death .

 

[stephec]

Another one? Without reading, Covid? What a year this is. Will not be sorry to see the back of it, and even I, will go celebrate New Years.
RIP Des'. He always came over a genuine nice guy.

I saw a quote from his agent earlier saying that he was recovering from a fall, didn't see if there was any mention of it being connected though.

 

[Blue Hills]

Another one? Without reading, Covid? What a year this is. Will not be sorry to see the back of it, and even I, will go celebrate New Years.
RIP Des'. He always came over a genuine nice guy.

yes he did, even if I had zilch interest in his various performances.
well except the masterful one of good humour he pulled off in being the butt of so many jokes.
Nice line in the bbc obit, for of course he managed to stick around for a hell of a long time -

He was never in fashion so he never went out of fashion.

Maybe a lesson for all of us there.

RIP Des.

 

[Paulus]

Another of the old school variety style entertainers. Sad to see him go.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

He had a rare ability among the famous (and not so famous), in that he could enjoy a good laugh at his own expense.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Leaves a 15 yo son, as well as older children, some of who are older than his 4th wife. Impressed I am

All the 'names' of my childhood are going, which is sad, but fond memories remain nonetheless.

 

[byegad]

Deaf O'Connor!
He and Eric Morecombe had one of the longest running jokes on TV.
We are losing so much talent at the moment.

 

[cyberknight]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxnVfvWot3w

 

[numbnuts]

Wonderful entertainer.
We seem to have lost so many good oldies this year.

Yeah they all try to get in by the end of the year .....RIP Sir

 

[Archie_tect]

Well, I like him...

 

[CanucksTraveller]

As good an opportunity as any to dick a dum dum.

View: https://youtu.be/5OUiuVNWxYA


RIP Des.