Jeremy Hardy's best jokes: From Brexit to right wing hypocrisy
The comedian, who was a regular on 'The News Quiz' and 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' has died aged 57
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Your support makes all the difference.The comedian Jeremy Hardy has died, aged 57, leaving behind a legacy of formidable wit and humour.
Born in Farnborough, Hampshire, in 1961, Hardy gained recognition on the comedy circuit in the 1980s and was a regular on BBC Radio 4 panel shows, including The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue.
He also appeared on televised quiz shows, such as QI and Mock the Week, and appeared as Corporal Perkins in the sitcom Blackadder Goes Forth.
As well as acting, he was also a columnist who wrote for The Guardian and London’s ES Magazine and, in 1996, presented an episode of Top of the Pops.
Hardy, who died of cancer, is survived by his partner, the photographer and filmmaker, Katie Barlow, and daughter Elizabeth Hardy, whom he adopted when he was married to comedian Kit Hollerbach.
In celebration of his life’s work, here is a selection of some of the comedian’s best jokes.
The only way you can ever accuse a Conservative of hypocrisy is if they walk past a homeless person without kicking him in the face
It seems a shallow observation, but… the Tory Conference are not an attractive lot, are they? I mean, if all those people were born in the same village, you’d blame pollution, wouldn’t you?
Most harm is done by people who are awake.
Why don’t they just accept that life is sad and cheer up? After all, it’s not forever.
The Afghan War has clearly reached a stage similar to that moment at your child’s party where you realise you’ve forgotten to give the other parents a pick up time.
Marriage is like the witness protection programme: you get all new clothes, you live in the suburbs, and you’re not allowed to see your friends anymore.
The left case for Brexit was an interesting exercise, a bit like a Marxist review of The Very Hungry Caterpillar or one of those games where you work out whether it would be better to have no arms or no legs
After winning an open contest with massive support, Corbyn has been accused of “seizing power”...
I have no wish to speak ill of the dead, even when they are still alive
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