Which comedian died on stage during the TV show “Live From Her Majesty’s” in April 1984?
"Live from... Live from... was a Sunday night live entertainment variety television show that aired on ITV from 16 January 1983 to 27 November 1988 and was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck. It was broadcast live from a theatre in London (depending on which series) and was very much in the tradition of earlier variety spectacles such as ""Sunday Night at the Palladium"". During the second series of ""Live from Her Majesty's"" on 15 April 1984, comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed and died after suffering a massive heart attack. Cooper collapsed against the curtain, and most members of the audience were laughing,"
"been planned to be postponed for a fortnight, but it was during this time that Gee died. Soon after Gee's death, the BBC decided to cancel the rest of the series, but it was resumed upon the request of Gee's family. In the summer of 1986, the third series of the ""Laughter Show"" was repeated uninterrupted as a tribute to Gee. On Sunday 15 April 1984, when Tommy Cooper suffered a massive heart attack whilst appearing on ITV's ""Live From Her Majesty's"", Gee and Dennis were the act that was billed to follow him. They performed onstage whilst attempts were"
"while performing a show in Rome. Three months later he was back on television in ""Night Out at the London Casino"". By 1980, however, his drinking meant that Thames Television would not give him another starring series, and ""Cooper's Half Hour"" was his last. He did continue to appear as a guest on other television shows, however, and worked with Eric Sykes on two Thames productions in 1982. On 15 April 1984, Cooper collapsed from a heart attack in front of millions of television viewers, midway through his act on the London Weekend Television variety show ""Live from Her Majesty's"","
"Jimmy Tarbuck James Joseph Tarbuck, OBE (born 6 February 1940) is an English comedian. He was a host of ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"" in the mid 1960s, and is also known for his numerous hostings of game and quiz shows on ITV during the 1970s, '80s and early '90s. He is also known for leading ITV's ""Live From Her Majesty's"" and its subsequent incarnations during the 1980s. His daughter is actress and television and radio presenter Liza Tarbuck. Tarbuck was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, on 6 February 1940. Growing up, he attended Dovedale Primary School in Liverpool where"
"television. In 1984 he appeared in ""Go For It"" alongside other impressionists, including Les Dennis and Bobby Davro, doing impressions of everyone from Esther Rantzen to Sergeant Bilko. He appeared with Davro again in 1985's ""Copy Cats"", typical cheap-and-cheerful ITV Saturday evening entertainment from LWT. It featured an array of impressionists of varying quality. Stewart then appeared in ""Live From Her Majesty's"", however the night, 15 April 1984, will always be remembered for Tommy Cooper's fatal onstage heart attack. Next up for Stewart was hosting 1988's ""The Comedy Crowd"", a one-off barrage of skits and impressions for Easter. In 1989"
"episode of ""The Jenny Jones Show"" in a ""What's Happening!!"" reunion show; actors Ernest Thomas and Haywood Nelson also appeared. On December 10, 1999, Hemphill was found dead at her home in West Covina, California. Her body was discovered by a gardener who looked through a window and saw her lying on her bedroom floor. An autopsy determined that Hemphill died of renal failure. Hemphill was cremated. Shirley Hemphill Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 – December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s"
"but it was worse than he realised and he died of a heart attack on 26 June 1982. Sandy Powell (comedian) Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase ""Can you hear me, mother?"". He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife), he again said it in a Coventry theatre, for the last time."
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"Joy Nichols Joy Eileen Nichols (17 February 1925 – 23 June 1992), was an Australian-British comedian, actress and singer who also worked and the United States. She is best known as a star of ""Take It From Here"" on BBC Radio. Nichols born in Sydney, Australia was originally part of a song-and-dance double act with her brother George, Joy Nichols moved to Britain in 1946 to further her career. The producer Charles Maxwell gave her a major role in the last series of Navy Mixture, broadcast for the BBC General Forces Programme in 1947 starring with Jimmy Edwards. Guest appearances"
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"nights. He died in June 2005 after a heart attack brought on by a viral infection. A tribute night was held in his home town of Bolton on 21 November 2005. The show was held in the Albert Halls, Bolton and was attended by Johnny Vegas, Badly Drawn Boy, Graham Fellows, Mark Radcliffe, Justin Moorhouse, Bernard Wrigley, Archie Kelly, Susan Vale, Phil Cool, Bob Williamson and Thick Richard. Hovis Presley Hovis Presley (3 August 1960 – 9 June 2005) was an English poet and stand-up comedian from Bolton, Lancashire, noted for his down-to-earth humour. Born as Richard Henry McFarlane, he"
"Theatre in June 1977, celebrating the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The performance was called ""God Save the Queen!"" and had an all-star cast, including Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, Flora Robson and Diana Rigg. Hulbert died in 1978; Courtneidge died two years later, shortly after her 87th birthday, at a nursing home in Putney, survived by her only child, a daughter. Courtneidge was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium. Items marked with an asterisk (*) featured both Courtneidge and Hulbert. Cicely Courtneidge Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, (1 April 1893 – 26 April 1980) was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. The"
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"transmitted live from Her Majesty's Theatre in Westminster, London. An assistant had helped him put on a cloak for his sketch, while Jimmy Tarbuck, the host, was hiding behind the curtain waiting to pass him different props that he would then appear to pull from inside his gown. The assistant smiled at him as he collapsed, believing that it was a part of the act. Likewise, the audience gave ""uproarious"" laughter as he fell, gasping for air. At this point, Alasdair MacMillan, the director of the television production, cued the orchestra to play music for an unscripted commercial break (noticeable"
"While the public took him to heart, voting him BBC TV Personality of the Year in 1972, Emery suffered from severe stage fright and low self-esteem. He underwent analysis and hypnosis, and took sedatives to try to cure the problems. He had four children: Gilbert, Nicholas, Michael and Eliza, and was the half-brother of actress Ann Emery. In December 1982, Emery was rushed to a London hospital with severe chest pains. He died at the hospital from cardio-respiratory failure on 2 January 1983 at the age of 67. Emery's humour is still admired by comic actors such as Harry Enfield"
"Gladys Morgan Gladys Morgan (1898–1983) was a Welsh comedian, billed variously as the 'Queen of Comedy' or 'the Queen of Laughter', and was renowned for her toothless, ear-splitting, infectious laugh. Gladys Morgan was born in Swansea, Wales, in 1898 and, though her family was not theatrical, she was always interested in the stage and by the time she turned eleven she had her own song and dance act. She joined a children’s concert party called The Brilliant Gems, where one of her colleagues was Albert Burdon, who was later to become known as an actor and comedian. Four foot ten"
"Garden, Bill Oddie, and Jonathan Lynn. Buffery died in December 2015 at the age of 76. Tony Buffery Anthony Walter Harold Buffery (9 September 1939 – 26 December 2015) was a British actor, comedian, and writer who also had a career in academic psychology. Buffery got his start in the Cambridge Footlights, but his place in the London Footlights Revue was taken over by Graham Chapman (later of Monty Python) when Buffery chose an academic career over one in entertainment. I do remember that in one year – probably 1967 – Clive [James] did a two-man show with Tony Buffery..."
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"2004, Morgan died at his home in Toronto from a heart attack at the age of 74. John Morgan (comedian) John Morgan (September 21, 1930 – November 15, 2004) was a Welsh-born Canadian comedian. Born in Aberdare, Wales, Morgan played numerous characters on the CBC sketch comedy television series ""Royal Canadian Air Farce"" from 1993 to 2001 and its predecessor on CBC Radio, including perpetually disgusted Scotsman Jock McBile, socialite Amy De La Pompa, and monosyllabic Mike from Canmore, as well as satirical portrayals of such prominent individuals as Herb Gray, Deborah Grey, and Boris Yeltsin. He was a co-founder"
"in London aged 59 following a sudden illness and heart surgery. She was survived by her four children. Pamela Manson Pamela Manson (30 September 1928 – 19 March 1988) was a British actress who in her 30-year career on film, television and stage is best known for playing comedy roles. She was also a political activist who was a member of the International Committee for Artists' Freedom for Equity and a committee member of the National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts. Born as Pamela J. Cowan, and originally from Leeds, before turning to an acting career"
"Majesty's"". This was the first of ""The Secret Policeman's Balls"", organised by and starring such performers as Peter Cook, Graham Chapman, and Rowan Atkinson. The venue was also the setting for the popular ITV variety series ""Live from Her Majesty's"", which ran on television from 1983 to 1988. It was on this programme that Tommy Cooper collapsed and died on stage in 1984. This theatre is one of the 40 theatres featured in the 2012 DVD documentary series ""Great West End Theatres"", presented by Donald Sinden. ""The Phantom of the Opera"" had its world premiere on 9 October 1986 at"
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"greyhound, turned directly to the camera and said """"To which bitch do I present this prize?"""" Mary Hardy (comedian) Mary Veronica Hardy (14 October 1931 – 7 January 1985) was an Australian television and radio presenter, actor and comedian. She was best known for her caustic wit, indifference to authority and tireless ability to ad lib. Mary Hardy was born in Warrnambool and brought up in Bacchus Marsh. She was the youngest of eight children; her parents were Winifred Mary (née Bourke) and Thomas John Hardy; the author Frank Hardy was her brother. Her professional acting career began in 1950,"
"4. The cast was interviewed by Katie Couric on ""Katie"" as they celebrated acting together for the first time in more than 30 years. It would be their final time on-screen together, as Mary Tyler Moore died in January 2017. The show has remained popular since the final episode was broadcast in 1977. Several songs, films and other television programs, including ""The Simpsons"", reference or parody characters and events from the show, including the memorable ""...can turn the world on with her smile"" line from the title song. Parodies were done on shows such as ""Saturday Night Live"", ""MadTV"", and"
"included: Littler died of cancer on 11 July 1982, aged 34. Obituaries noted the loss of a talent of great promise before she had been able to realise her full potential; the ""Daily Telegraph"" described Littler's early death as ""the greatest premature loss (of a British actress) since Kay Kendall"". On 24 October 1982, Albert Finney hosted a special programme in Littler's memory at London's National Theatre, with proceeds donated to cancer research. Susan Littler Susan Littler (31 December 1947 – 11 July 1982) was an English actress who appeared in many television and stage productions in the 1970s and"
"2012, aged 89, at his home in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Max Bygraves Walter William Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves, was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty ""Royal Variety Performance"" appearances and presented numerous programmes, including ""Family Fortunes"". Bygraves was born to Henry and Lillian (née McDonnell) Bygraves (who wed in 1919) in Rotherhithe in London, where he grew up in poverty in a two-room"
"and David Letterman. She is considered by many critics and journalists a pioneer of women in comedy. All authored and read by Joan Rivers, except where noted. Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with"
"to the death. Her friends were reportedly concerned when she had not updated her Twitter or Instagram accounts in the previous 19 hours. Australian fashion designer Alex Perry said of her, ""We lost a beautiful, bright, shining girl today"". Charlotte Dawson Charlotte Dawson (8 April 1966 – 22 February 2014) was a New Zealand–Australian television personality. She was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of ""Getaway"", and in Australia as a host on ""The Contender Australia"" and as a judge on ""Australia's Next Top Model"". In 2014, her death by suicide attracted Australian-wide news coverage. Dawson grew"
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"1978. She maintained homes in New York City and in Bearsville, New York. For several years, she had a flat in London, where she was known for presenting a regular item about children's literature on the BBC's Saturday morning show ""Live & Kicking"" in the 1980s and 1990s. On June 9, 2004, she experienced chest pain while her niece, Carrie Danziger, was visiting. After trying to hide her discomfort and phoning a neighbor about her concern, she ultimately went to a hospital, where she was diagnosed as having suffered a heart attack. She remained in the hospital and died from"
"assuming that it was a joke Cooper was playing. It was not until compere Jimmy Tarbuck realised that the drop was not part of Cooper's plot, that the production crew suddenly realised what had occurred. The show continued after an earlier than planned commercial break and after Tarbuck was reportedly informed Cooper was recovering. Backstage, while the show continued, paramedics frantically attempted to revive Cooper, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Westminster Hospital. His death was not officially reported until the next morning, although the incident led the ITN News bulletin which followed the show. Live from... Live"
"Griffin and Mike Douglas TV Shows (1960s), in the Fun City Review (1968), and in the film The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970). In 1971 Carter became the first female impersonator to perform at Carnegie Hall. Critics attributed his success to his ability to give his characterizations authenticity and depth as well as humor. Carter's final performances were in ""Hooray for Hollywood,"" a revue at the St. Regis-Sheraton Hotel in 1984. After suffering declining health caused by multiple heart attacks and AIDS related complications, Carter died of pneumonia in Manhattan in 1985. Lynne Carter Lynne Carter (ca.1924 – January 11, 1985)"