Kelly Norton Monteith (October 17, 1942 – January 1, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He was best known for writing and starring in the

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comedy show ''Kelly Monteith''.

Early life

Kelly Norton Monteith was born in

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, on October 17, 1942.

Career

During the early 1970s, Monteith performed as a guest comedian on various talk shows, including ''

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'' and ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. In 1976, Monteith had a short-lived variety show on CBS, ''The Kelly Monteith Show''. After successful guest appearances on British talk shows, he was offered his own series by the

. In 1979, ''Kelly Monteith'' was broadcast, and ran for six seasons. It was noted for often breaking the

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by showing Monteith in his dressing room before and after a scene. ''Kelly Monteith'' won the Silver Rose for the BBC at the Montreux Television Festival in Switzerland during the series' run. In the United States the BBC series was rerun on the fledgling

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. In 1983, Monteith performed at the

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, before a nation-wide tour. From 2014 to 2020, Monteith co-hosted ''Brit Flix with Kelly, Paul and Two-Buck Chuck''. In 2015, Monteith and Paul Bland were awarded the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award for Best Television Anchor/Host by the

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. From 2019 to 2020, Monteith worked again with The Anglophile Channel in ''Kelly Monteith's BBC Memories''. The series looked back at Monteith's groundbreaking BBC series, ''Kelly Monteith''.

Personal life

Monteith resided in

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. In February 2021, Monteith suffered two strokes that left him with

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. He was hospitalized for two months at

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. On January 1, 2023, Monteith died at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 80. His death was announced on January 2 in a social media statement by The Anglophile Channel, a LA-based production company he worked with in later years. He is survived by his two children with Caroline Alexander. Monteith's ''Kelly Monteith'' co-star

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led tributes on social media. Many comedians, including

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and

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also paid tribute.

Filmography

Film and television

As writer

As producer

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Discography

In 1984, ''Lettuce Be Cool'', a non-music comedy album by Monteith was released in the

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— CHR 1436. The album is available to purchase on Vinyl.

References

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