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Title: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Tonji on October 20, 2007, 12:19:53 PM Cricklewood's Finest Resident, Humourist, Broadcaster, Journalist, Novelist & Father of Vickey. RIP
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2694149.ece Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: TightEnd on October 20, 2007, 02:26:37 PM a very clever and talented man.
My condolences to Vicky. Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Irishdenis on October 20, 2007, 02:46:43 PM On behalf of Blonde I would like to offer our thoughts to Vicky and her family. R.I.P
Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Robert HM on October 20, 2007, 03:22:56 PM Sad news indeed. Have been smiling at his wit for so long.
Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Indestructable on October 20, 2007, 03:36:13 PM Same here, sad news.
:( Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Bainn on October 20, 2007, 03:46:17 PM What a loss, such a witty man.
Our thoughts to his family. Bainn & Harmony. Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Laxie on October 20, 2007, 04:57:43 PM Very sad. Condolences to his family and friends. RIP
Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: kinboshi on October 20, 2007, 06:34:17 PM Very young as well at 69. A sad loss to all who enjoyed his television work, but of course our thoughts go to his family and friends.
RIP. Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: RED-DOG on October 20, 2007, 07:04:24 PM This probably goes for most of the rest of the nation, but I feel like I knew him personally.
I enjoyed so much of what he did. I can't begin to tell you how many hours he spent entertaining me, he will be sadly missed. Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: TheJumper on October 21, 2007, 02:37:44 AM i am amazed i missed this news.
sad indeed Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: kinboshi on October 21, 2007, 02:49:01 AM From the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7052749.stm)
Quote Obituary: Alan Coren (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44186000/jpg/_44186349_alan_coren_203300pa.jpg) Wit of Alan Coren Widely regarded as one of the wittiest men in Britain, Alan Coren, who has died aged 69, was one of BBC Radio 4's best-loved voices, while his journalism won him a legion of fans. Born in London in 1938, the builder's son won a scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford, and went on to study in the US, at Yale and the University of California. He originally planned to become an academic, but what he saw as the melodrama of life in the US led him into comic writing. After selling a number of articles to long-running satirical magazine Punch, he was offered a full-time job there. He made his name in the early 1970s with a column purporting to be by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The Bulletins of Idi Amin were a huge success, although he later admitted that he was not sure he found it very funny. Coren joined The News Quiz when it began in 1977 as a contest between the staff of Punch and its rival magazine, Private Eye. For two decades, Coren, who went on to edit Punch from 1978 to 1987, battled with Eye counterpart Richard Ingrams to lampoon the week's topical issues. The show's success inspired the 1990 launch of TV's Have I Got News For You. Inspirations In the 1990s, Coren became a regular in the revival of TV quiz Call My Bluff, while children Victoria and Giles also went on to be successful journalists in their own right. Coren also wrote for the Times and the Daily Mail. His final Times column appeared earlier this year. He was known for creating columns or jokes out of any situation. "My car was nicked last week," he told one interviewer. "Even as the police very kindly picked me up, I thought... there's a thousand words in this! "And at four o'clock, they called to say it'd turned up two streets away. Bugger! I'd lost an article! But can I do a thing about it being taken away and brought back?" Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: Karabiner on October 21, 2007, 10:25:16 AM Very sad indeed.
My sincere condolences to Vicky and the family. Title: Re: Alan Coren RIP. Post by: ripple11 on October 21, 2007, 01:12:47 PM Next weeks "The NewsQuiz" on radio 4 will be a tribute show to Alan.
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