Rest In Peace: Victoria Wood

20 Apr 2016

Comedian Victoria Wood has died aged 62 after "a short but brave" battle with cancer.

"The multi Bafta award-winning writer, director, actor and comedian died peacefully at her north London home with family this morning," her publicist Neil Reading said. "The family ask for privacy at this very sad time."

Wood found fame in the 1980s with her TV series Victoria Wood As Seen On TV and was awarded a CBE in 2008. She won five Baftas including two for her one-off ITV drama Housewife 49.

Wood got her first break on the TV talent show New Faces in 1974, while still a student at Birmingham University. She went on to create the hit shows Acorn Antiques and Dinnerladies, featuring her long-time collaborator Julie Walters.

Acorn Antiques also spawned a musical, which Wood wrote and was directed by Trevor Nunn in 2005.

British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute saying: "Victoria Wood was a national treasure loved by millions. My thoughts are with her family".

Comedian Ricky Gervais also tweeted: "RIP the brilliant Victoria Wood. So innovative, funny and down to earth. This has not been a good year."

@Lizerotica

20 Apr 2016

I saw Victoria Wood live twice and I can honestly say that by the end I needed her to stop because I was laughing so hard that my chest hurt and I needed a break to take some Ventolin and get my oxygen levels back up. She was a very talented and original writer, singer and comedian who ploughed a completely new furrow for women, and she managed to do with without being offensive or unpleasant to anybody too.

Victoria Wood was part of my formative years and I'm really very sad at her ridiculously early loss.

20 Apr 2016

Wow, a British comic that I have not heard of. Time to go looking. Sad that it was her obit that brought her to my attention.

20 Apr 2016

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Wow, a British comic that I have not heard of. Time to go looking. Sad that it was her obit that brought her to my attention.

@Lizerotica

20 Apr 2016

I was deeply saddened when I heard this earlier, I still am. I would have loved to meet her, she was such a talent.

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21 Apr 2016

She was (and will always be) one of my absolute greatest heroes. Absolutely gutted, and I can only imagine the grief her family and friends will be going through. What a tragic loss to a world that was beautiful for her being in it. crybaby

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21 Apr 2016

I saw her live at the Royal Albert Hall in London with my parents quite a few years ago now. A lot of her jokes went over my head then, but my mum almost wet herself and even my dad couldn't help laughing. Very very funny. Sad to see her go so soon.

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21 Apr 2016

A wonderfully funny lady whose acute but sympathetic observations of life and people were the source of so much of her writing and performances. She is s great loss.