Kelly Monteith: American comic who had her own UK show dies aged 80
Kelly Monteith: American comic who had her own UK show dies aged 80
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Monteith's death was announced on Tuesday by The Anglophile Channel, a production company in L To who has worked with him in recent years.
He rose to fame in the UK after several appearances on The Des O'Connor Show.
This led to his self-titled BBC series which ran for six series between 1979 and 1984. Monteith suffered a stroke in 2021 and died in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Monteith was one of the first American comedians to have his own show on the BBC. In America, he starred in two CBS series titled The Kelly Monteith Show and The Hit Squad.
Actor Sanjeev Kohli paid tribute to the comic American on Twitter, writing, "Sad news about Kelly Monteith. Funny, lovable, and (like Dave Allen) way ahead of his time. Judging by the reaction here, he was a bigger influence than he never knew."
Screenwriter and comedian Bennett Arron recalled, "A few years ago I said in an interview that with Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper and my dad, he was one of my favorite comedians He heard about it, got in touch and thanked me."
Mark Braxton of Radio Times said: "Very sad news about Kelly Monteith. Her BBC series was a staple of my early 80s viewing."
Monteith's death was announced on Tuesday by The Anglophile Channel, a production company in L To who has worked with him in recent years.
He rose to fame in the UK after several appearances on The Des O'Connor Show.
This led to his self-titled BBC series which ran for six series between 1979 and 1984. Monteith suffered a stroke in 2021 and died in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Monteith was one of the first American comedians to have his own show on the BBC. In America, he starred in two CBS series titled The Kelly Monteith Show and The Hit Squad.
Actor Sanjeev Kohli paid tribute to the comic American on Twitter, writing, "Sad news about Kelly Monteith. Funny, lovable, and (like Dave Allen) way ahead of his time. Judging by the reaction here, he was a bigger influence than he never knew."
Screenwriter and comedian Bennett Arron recalled, "A few years ago I said in an interview that with Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper and my dad, he was one of my favorite comedians He heard about it, got in touch and thanked me."
Mark Braxton of Radio Times said: "Very sad news about Kelly Monteith. Her BBC series was a staple of my early 80s viewing."
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