From the BBC...... Comic actor and writer Mel Smith has died of a heart attack, aged 60, his agent has confirmed. The British comedian - known for his work on Alas Smith and Jones and Not The Nine O'clock News - died at his home on Friday, Michael Foster said. Smith formed a lasting partnership with Griff Rhys Jones with whom he set up the independent television company, Talkback Productions. Friends and colleagues paid tribute to Smith, born in 1952, on Twitter. In a statement on behalf of his wife, Pam, Mr Foster said: "Mel Smith, comedian and writer, died on Friday aged 60, from a heart attack at his home in north west London." A London Ambulance spokeswoman said: "We were called just after 09:07 BST on Friday 19 July to an address in NW8 and sent two responders in cars, but sadly the patient was dead at the scene." Comedian and broadcaster Stephen Fry wrote: "Terrible news about my old friend Mel Smith, dead today from a heart attack. Mel lived a full life, but was kind, funny and wonderful to know." Author Kathy Lette wrote on the site: "RIP Mel Smith. Sorry to bring sad and bad news, but apparently he died from heart attack in his sleep." Writer Irvine Welsh tweeted: "Sad to hear about the death of Mel Smith, who gave me loads of laughs."
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