Sean Hughes (10 November 1965 â€" 16 October 2017) was an English-born
Irish comedian, writer and actor. He starred in his own Channel 4
television show Sean's Show and was one of the regular team captains
on the BBC Two musical panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks.Hughes was
born in Archway, London, but spent most of his youth in Firhouse,
Dublin. His mother, who was from Cork met his father, who was from
Dublin, on a London bus. His father worked in a telephone exchange and
was also a driving instructor. At the age of six, Hughes moved to
Dublin and lived with his paternal grandmother. He attended Coláiste
Éanna in Ballyroan.Writing in The Guardian, Bruce Dessau noted of
Hughes's early years that:
Irish comedian, writer and actor. He starred in his own Channel 4
television show Sean's Show and was one of the regular team captains
on the BBC Two musical panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks.Hughes was
born in Archway, London, but spent most of his youth in Firhouse,
Dublin. His mother, who was from Cork met his father, who was from
Dublin, on a London bus. His father worked in a telephone exchange and
was also a driving instructor. At the age of six, Hughes moved to
Dublin and lived with his paternal grandmother. He attended Coláiste
Éanna in Ballyroan.Writing in The Guardian, Bruce Dessau noted of
Hughes's early years that:
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