The world of comedy is reeling from the news Sean Lock has died at the age of 58.
Tributes have poured in from fellow comics such as Lee Mack to praise the panel show favourite as a "true original".
Sean rose to the top of the UK comedy scene with his unique brand of surreal humour - and was best known as a team captain on Channel 4 show 8 out of 10 Cats and creator of BBC sitcom 15 Storeys High.
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The comedy pioneer regularly brought his successful nationwide tours to Liverpool theatres - and we've rounded up 10 of his best jokes in tribute to his innovative deadpan style.
10 of Sean Lock's best jokes
1. "Some people say the glass is half empty or half full but to me that's irrelevant because I'm having another drink."
2. "I'm not sure what my biggest fear is. It's either me saying yes to Strictly... or them saying no."
3. "I'd like to be more in tune with other people's feelings... so I can pinpoint their weaknesses and go for them more effectively when I do."
4. "The Daleks: devoid of all emotion except hate. They're like Piers Morgan on wheels."
5. "I hear voices. But I ignore them and just carry on killing."
6. "I like the bonfire thing. I had to take the RSPCA advice quite seriously because they said you should check under your bonfire for sleeping hedgehogs. I couldn't find any, but luckily I had some in the freezer."
7."You got your bag for life?' Too bloody right I have. Now fill it with vodka or fags. I'm ironic. Let's see who goes first, me or the bag."
8. "I'll tell you one thing: I think NASA killed Michael Jackson. He died the same week as the anniversary of the initial moon landing, of the first moonwalk. They resent the fact that any time anyone puts 'moonwalk' into Google or anything, it comes up with him sliding backwards with a hat on and not the billions they spent going up to do a moonwalk. They hated that, and they killed him."
9. "I don't like the Queen. I think it's absurd that we have a queen. Basically what we're saying is that we're no more sophisticated than bees."
10. "For me shoes are just a barrier between dog s**t and my socks."
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