Andy Smart dead: Comedian dies ‘unexpectedly’ aged 63 as Eddie Izzard pays tribute to his talent
COMEDIAN Andy Smart has died “unexpectedly” at the age of 63.
Tributes have been pouring in for the funnyman who was known for performing with improvisational comedy group The Comedy Store Players.
2
His daughter Grace announced the tragic news on his Twitter page today.
She wrote: “I am very sorry to let you all know that dad passed away unexpectedly last night.
“He had so many friends and such a wonderful life. Raise a glass to him.”
His fellow comedians and celebrities rushed to pay tribute to the “legend”.
Eddie Izzard wrote: “Very sorry to hear of this Grace. Andy was a very funny man and a great improviser. His talent will be missed.”
Dara O’Briain added: “This is such terrible news, I’m so sorry to hear it.
“Condolences to Andy’s family and friends; he was such a force of joy, and will be greatly missed.”
And Milton Jones said: “Shocked to hear that. Few seem to manage to enjoy life on and off the stage as much as he does.
“Sorry to his neighbor. I will miss his smile.”
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,’script’,’https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, ‘752905198150451’);
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);
Andy Smart dead: Comedian dies ‘unexpectedly’ aged 63 as Eddie Izzard pays tribute to his talent
