[TV] What's the Matter With Tony Slattery.... RIP (14-01-2025)

[Tom Bombadil]

Remarkable programme on BBC2 last night. A very moving story of abuse, fame,mental illness, addiction and love. Watch it.

 

[Barham's tash]

Read a superb article along the same lines last year.

He couldn’t have been a bigger personality in the early 90’s and mawkish though it is reading about what’s happened since then and the courage with which he’s tackled his problems is compelling.

 

[Rogero]

He was unrecognisable but many of us are I guess .

 

[Goldstone1976]

Back in the day, I admired his wit and obvious intellect, but thought he was a bit of a smug git.

This programme is remarkable. His openness and willingness to show vulnerability is breathtaking. His partner's obvious deep love for him is utterly compelling - Slattery would probably not be alive today without it.

The programme-makers deserve plaudits too - a compelling documentary without ever taking the easy option of mawkishness or bear-baiting.

Bravo, Tony - a very brave thing to have done.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Richard Herring intervieed him for his podcast some time last year. Was amazed when I googled him after listening, to see what he looked like these days.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Back in the day, I admired his wit and obvious intellect, but thought he was a bit of a smug git.

His partner's obvious deep love for him is utterly compelling - Slattery would probably not be alive today without it.

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I found their relationship very moving.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I have just watched this, having seen the OP which piqued my interest. Thank you [MENTION=481]Voroshilov[/MENTION]

Incredibly moving, and I am so pleased that Tony Slattery has finally been able to confront his demons. I wonder if he needed the TV cameras to be in his session with the Consultant Psychologist in Belfast to give him the push that he knew he needed to do so.

He is such a lovely bloke, and it was so sad to see how he considered himself self-absorbed in his problems, as if he was letting everyone else down.

I hope that this becomes the catalyst for a happier and more fulfilling existence.

 

[The Optimist]

Read a superb article along the same lines last year.

He couldn’t have been a bigger personality in the early 90’s and mawkish though it is reading about what’s happened since then and the courage with which he’s tackled his problems is compelling.

Is the article? I read it at the time.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...ttery-had-very-happy-time-went-slightly-barmy

 

[robinsonsgrin]

thought it was excellent, if uncomfortable. demons are so powerful. so lucky to have the love of mark. so pleased to see chinks of light and hope. so angry that yet again, events from childhood get buried into a sealed box that has air vents.. and these vents do not allow the event to be buried... it continues to seep the poison into everyday life. got to open up the pandora's box to face it...aged 60 is a long time.. but i truly hope that there is a follow-up prog in a year or so that shows a progession to success.

 

[Wozza]

Tony Slattery RIP.

 

[jcdenton08]

Tony Slattery: Comedian and actor dies aged 65

He was known for his quick-witted improvisations on shows like Channel 4's Whose Line Is It Anyway.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Insel affe]

That is a shame, I loved him in "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

R.I.P

 

[Nathan]

That was a great documentary about him and his struggles from the past.

Like many, i thought he was excellent in Whose Line Is It Anyway. So much energy and enthusiasm, was great to watch. Sad news about his death.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Such a sad end to a sad story. This sensitive interview a few years back shed some light on the poor chap’s awful story. His partner’s love and care probably granted him a few more years.

Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’

His appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? made him a major comedy and improv star in the 90s, but then his life fell apart. He talks about love, addiction, bipolar disorder and a long-buried secret

www.theguardian.com

 

[wellquickwoody]

Very sad. I had long hoped that he might regain some of that past genius and bask in illumination, but not to be. Thank you Tony.

 

[Weststander]

RIP. Thank you for your comedy.

I loved that era of comedians.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I know very little about his later years, but I always found him to be a very funny man

 

[dazzer6666]

One of my favourite programmes back in the day. RIP.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Saddened by this news. I've still got What's The Matter....saved on my tv, such a moving programme. He's died too young but as he said himself he was lucky to have a partner who loved him, and his odd ways, for 30 years - can you really ask for more than that? RiP.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Overcame some real challenges in life, but at his peak a very funny man.


RIP