R.I.P. Clive James, aged 80y

Loved Clive James he was so witty ,I genuinely laughed out loud reading his books.I think he outlived his original diagnosis by a few years .

No! Oh, that's so sad. Loved him.

Sad also to hear this.

Me too. Lovely man by all accounts and a very talented writer and broadcaster

Loved Clive James, glad he lived for so long after his initial diagnosis and could be with his family for longer. RIP

Yes I agree humptydumpty he was a great character. RIP.

Oh no - such sad news

I am sorry; such a huge talent, and so amusing too.

Such a witty writer and great TV host. He's been ill for a long time.

RIP

I decided about twenty years ago that when I became famous/infamous, Clive James would be my interviewer of choice.

How sad that my dream has gone. A lovely man. R.I.P.

Still remember giggling that he described Arnold Schwarzenegger as like a ‘condom full of walnuts’!

He had such a wonderful take on life .... and death. RIP

Very funny man, loved his wit.
R.I.P

I hadn't heard of this until now. He was one of the most erudite and funny men on tv; I could listen to him speaking for hours. RIP

Oh, how sad. He wrote almost the funniest TV criticism I've ever read (Nancy Banks-Smith equalled him ) I've a collection of them in a book and they still make me laugh.

RIP Clive

Bless him. A great Aussie wit, always enjoyed watching whatever programme he was in. RIP Clive James.

Lovely, funny man R.I.P

Three well known people sadly dying in one day ?

Wonderful broadcaster, RIP Clive, they don’t make them like you anymore. Thank you for the laughs.

You’re right nina

Maybe we out to start an ‘obituaries’ thread and post nice memories of famous people who have died that day?

I enjoyed his dry, wry wit, such a clever man.
He bore his illness with grace and a certain positivity.

RIP Clive

I liked him too sorry to hear this. X

A great favourite of mine, first saw him on tv in Australia. A very clever educated man, fluent in several languages, a poet, mucician, writer, entertainer, broadcaster. And he made me laugh with his dry wit and take on life. Loved reading his memoirs. Saw him do a one man show once, where he chatted to the audience, read his poetry and sang. He was amazing. Have just been watching him on tv, chatting with Mary Beard. Such a sad loss. RIP, Clive.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=adU0q7BDb2o

Remember Marguerita Pracatan?

I loved her too!
I used to really look forward to see which song she was going to murder sing each week.