Nicholas Parsons was a true veteran of the stage, screen and airwaves with a career which spanned more than half a century. He grinned and invited me for a coffee. His other TV appearances include The Comic Strip Presents and Have I Got News For You. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. Her sentiments were echoed by many on social media, who said Parsons 'should have been knighted years ago' and claimed they 'can't think of a single person in public life more deserving of a knighthood'. "Nicholas Parsons was such a lovely man," he wrote on Twitter. Kind and professional and a pleasure to work with. Nicholas Parsons obituary Actor and broadcaster known for presenting Sale of the Century and Just a Minute, all without hesitation, repetition or deviation Tuesday January 28 2020, 12.00pm , The Times Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. A stunning achievement: never scripted, always immaculate', 'RIP Nicholas Parsons. Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed. Thanks you so much for the millions of smiles down through the years. I am sure he will be missed. https://t.co/gR5IFtnbak. Parsons (right) in the 1960 film Doctor In Love, alongside Moira Redmond (left) and Michael Craig (centre). So sad.. I will miss him greatly as a friend, particularly as I thought he would be around forever. His last episode first aired on September 16 last year and the show is currently between series. Parsons celebrates his 39th birthday with his first wife, Denise Bryer, in London on October 10, 1968. Nicholas always brought his sharp wit, brilliant poise and warmth to everything he did but particularly as host of Just a Minute where his excellence shone in each episode without hesitation, deviation or repetition. "Nicholas passed away in the early hours of the 28th of January," said a statement issued by his agent Jean Diamond. ", "The subject is Nicholas Parsons": That time when the Just A Minute contestants had to speak about the host. However, the BBC's head of radio comedy explained that Parsons was 'taking a couple of days off'. I will miss him very much.'. Paul Merton, Graham Norton and Giles Brandreth all such wonderful raconteurs and close friends of Nicholass were wonderfully witty but evidently so caring of Nicholas. "I will miss him greatly as a friend, particularly as I thought he would be around forever. Nicholas Parsons was truly the kindest and most generous person I've ever worked with. "As a good straight man," he once said, "you know how to throw out the lines so the comic will have a good springboard to come back. It isn't.' That's what I do on Just A Minute - laugh at myself and they make jokes at my expense. Nicholas, you dear man, what a full life you lived - you really did bring much wit and joy to us all and we thank you for that - we miss you. NICHOLAS PARSONS "Nic" Cherished son of John and Crystal Parsons, passed away unexpectedly June 11, 2015 at age 17. What a life.. Nicholas Parsons was truly the kindest and most generous person I've ever worked with', 'RIP Nicholas Parsons, 96. Always neatly coiffed and invariably immaculate in blazer and flannels, Parsons' smooth tones on Just A Minute and, more particularly, his sugary image on Sale of the Century, made him a dapper reminder of a bygone age and a ripe target for other comedians. He described himself in his autobiography as "the unconventional child of conventional parents". ', Parsons played Dagon, Lord of the Files in the 2019 TV mini-series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's book., Writer Neil Gaiman also shared a picture of himself with Parsons, tweeting: 'I'm so proud to be in this photo working with someone I'd respected and admired through Just a Minute for most of a lifetime., 'RIP Nicholas Parsons. He was also a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe where his Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour featured his own stand-up routine and a series of guests, many of them budding performers encouraged by Parsons. Parsons was fanatical about cricket, both as a player and supporter, and was a president of the Lord's Taverners. "Nicholas was the embodiment of Just A Minute, and his chairmanship was always very fair and very honest. Tribute Archive He was due to do a live broadcast with BBC Radio Scotland and it was to be carried out in a self-op studio. 'The only mystery is why he was never knighted but friends and admirers like me always thought of him as Sir Nicholas Parsons., 'As a friend of his for many years I will miss him desperately and I know his millions of fans will feel the same. He was an all-round good egg: constant, honest, honorable, loving and human. She is survived by : her parents, Nicholas Parsons and Cynthia Henson; her siblings, Olivia Knight, Nolan, Mason Knight and Nicholas Parsons, Jr.; her grandparents, Stephanie Henson, John Rollf, Gloria Parsons-Rollf, Jerry and Gail Crisp; her aunts and uncles, Briana Marvin (John), Victoria Parsons, Samantha Myers, April Gosnell (Cory), Karen Gabriel, Carlos Parsons (Destiny Wilson), Louis Henson, Lucas Parsons and Jeremy Duckett; and her great-uncles, Josh Duckett and Edgar Garner. Read about our approach to external linking. 'The next day, Nicholas Parsons called to make sure everything was all right and ask if we needed anything. Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC's 'Just a Minute' dies at 96. And comedian Rachel Parris tweeted an anecdote about Parsons from the Chortle comedy awards in 2016. I was thrilled to have been able to work with Nicholas Parsons on Good Omens. Christopher Nicholas Parsons was born on 10 October 1923 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, the son of a GP. After that, Nicholas suffered on and off ill health for six months culminating in his death last week. Published: 11:06 GMT, 28 January 2020 | Updated: 18:51 GMT, 28 January 2020. Our thoughts are with his family and all who knew him.". Write your message of sympathy today. Helen spent her early adult years waitressing at cafes in McLaughlin. Send Flowers Plant a Tree Isabella Alta Ann Parsons, beloved 5 month old infant daughter of Nicholas Parsons and Cynthia Henson, passed away Wednesday, BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute is a long-running and popular panel game where guests are asked to speak for a full minute on a single subject without hesitation, deviation or repetition. 2023 BBC. Are you sure you want to turn off notifications on this notice? Last summer we met for the last time, though we stayed in touch by email. Farewell x.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Thank you for being part of #GoodOmens.. 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I sort of directed him, but the direction was basically "You're Nicholas Parsons so do that." In lieu of flowers please donate to the following GoFund Me. A stunning achievement: never scripted, always immaculate. December 15, 1989 - January 5, 2022, Nicholas Loren (Nick) Parsons passed away on January 5, 2022 in Kingwood, West Virg Share Memories & Support the Family. British entertainers Nicholas Parsons (2nd L) and Gyles Brandreth (R) leave the funeral of Clement Freud at St Bride's church in London April 24, 2009. Good Omens writer Neil Gaiman tweeted: Heartbroken. Gaiman also shared a picture of himself with Parsons, tweeting: Im so proud to be in this photo working with someone Id respected and admired through Just A Minute for most of a lifetime. BBC director general Tony Hall: "Nicholas Parsons was a legend". I have seen people with beautifully-tailored jackets on with an open shirt with an awful Adam's apple there.' 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The couple divorced in 1989 and he subsequently married Ann Reynolds. Nicholas Parsons aged 16 (left) with his sister Patricia Parsons aged 17 (back), his mother Nel Parsons (centre) and elder brother John Parsons aged 18 (right) with the family dog Polly on a family holiday in Bosham, West Sussex, in 1940. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Unrivalled continuity, professionalism & commitment. I'm so sorry that I want to go to Just a Minute but I can't make it. In 2019 Parsons was give a Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) award for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Even drunk comics know true quality. Brandreth tweeted a photo of himself with the Just a Minute host, adding: 'Nicholas Parsons was a wonderful role model: always courteous, always good-humoured, always the professional & still at his best aged 95! Nicholas was born in Marion, Indiana, the son of Jam Nicholas Parsons was such a lovely man - and so versatile: actor, entertainer, writer, TV star and radio host without equal, but for me, most of all, friend', 'The only mystery is why he was never knighted but friends and admirers like me always thought of him as Sir Nicholas Parsons'. Share your thoughts and memories of Nicholas. "I will miss him greatly as a friend, particularly as I thought he would be around forever. Read about our approach to external linking. He also served as rector of the University of St Andrews and was a prominent supporter of the Liberal Democrats. Dame Esther Rantzen also paid tribute to Parsons, telling the PA news agency: Nicholas was a miracle of broadcasting talent at an age when many people would have gratefully retired. He married the actress Denise Bryer in 1954. Read about our approach to external linking. I was joining him and his family for the show and supper but trying to get him out of the theatre proved difficult because of the many screaming female fans. Obituary: Nicholas Parsons 28 January 2020 Nicholas Parsons' early acting experience as a comedy straight man made him ideal as the unflappable presenter You were an inspiration. From comedians sidekick to great institution, via Sale of the Century & much more. Notable projects include The Arthur Haynes Show, Carry On Regardless, and Cluedo, and he starred in West End comedies Boeing Boeing, Say Who You Are, as well as musicals and revues. His big breakthrough came when he began working as a straight man for Arthur Haynes, whose ITV show had made him the most popular comedian in Britain. He was always upbeat and loved to work. Mohit Bakaya, controller of BBC Radio 4, said: "Nicholas Parsons was one of the greats, a first class broadcaster and an icon in the world of British comedy. His charm, inventive intellect and ability to create laughs were unsurpassed.. Parsons married his second wife Ann Reynolds in 1995, and had two children from his first marriage to Denise Bryer. And then he received his OBE and I was honoured to be invited to the intimate dinner afterwards. In 1990, he starred in London's West End in Stephen Sondheim's musical Into The Woods, and his autobiography The Straight Man - My Life in Comedy was published in 1994. Parsons celebrates his 96th birthday at Grosvenor House in London last October alongside Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. I was thrilled to have been able to work with Nicholas Parsons on Good Omens. ", Stephen Fry tweeted: "He ruled Just A Minute for Just a Lifetime. Once submitted your FREE tribute will be moderated before it appears online, you will then be notified via email. 'He was that rare beast - a presenter whose appeal spread right across the generations - and he was a unique member of the Radio 4 family. Absolute legend. He was once asked what drove him to continue working at an age when most people would have been happy to potter about in the garden. He was also hampered by a stammer which he finally managed to overcome. "You don't buck success.". He set up his own production company that made short films for cinema, wrote two volumes of autobiography and made it into the Guinness Book of Records in 1978 for the longest ever after-dinner speech, more than 11 hours. Nicholas Parsons hosted Just a Minute from its inception in 1967. Parsons was best known for Just A Minute, in which panelists have to talk non-stop for 60 seconds on any given topic without hesitation, deviation or repetition. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. David Sillito takes a look back at the career of Nicholas Parsons. 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He is survived by his parents, Tim Deathriage and Tamara Baker and siblings: Sara, Stephanie, Dalton, Tyler and Josh. At the tail end of 1967, he introduced Just A Minute for the first time - and the show is still going strong today. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Isabella Alta Ann Parsons (Greenville, South Carolina), who passed away on February 22, 2023. Please note that your tribute will be handled in accordance with our. Mohit Bakaya, controller of BBC Radio 4, added: 'Nicholas Parsons was one of the greats, a first class broadcaster and an icon in the world of British comedy. However, he later admitted the programme had made his career take something of a dip because people assumed he was now just a quiz master. 'We would like to extend our condolences to his wife Annie and his family during this difficult time. ', AndRadio 4 Today programme presenter Nick Robinson tweeted: 'Without hesitation, deviation or repetition I'd like to say that Nicholas Parsons was a broadcasting giant who proved that the straight man could be the real star of comedy. Christopher Nicholas Parsons was born on 10 October 1923 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, the son of a GP. He then helped my daughter with advice about her acting career. Read about our approach to external linking. From comedian's sidekick to great institution, via Sale of the Century and much more. WebDecember 6, 1983 - October 11, 2021. Parsons, whowas born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, was best known for the long-running Radio 4 show where panellists have to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, deviation or repetition., BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a special episode of Just A Minute at 6.30pm tonight including highlights of great moments from different episodes. I have lost a mentor and dear friend, one who taught me so much and gave so generously of himself to all who knew him. Instead of telling my boss how useless Id been, he heaped me with praise. He was a regular guest on television and radio comedy shows, and in 1999 he took his comedy chat show The Nicholas Parsons Happy Hour to the Edinburgh Festival, returning to the event in years that followed. 2023 BBC. Just A Minute panellist Gyles Brandreth described it as "the end of an era". (August 2009), 'We are rogues and vagabonds waiting by the phone, there to hire for our talents. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. Nicholas Parsons was such a lovely man - and so versatile: actor, entertainer, writer, TV star & radio host without equal, but for me, most of all, friend., 'I knew him for more than 50 years: he was simply the best. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Thrown into a tough working environment, he was forced to resort to jokes and impersonations to win over the Glasgow shipbuilders who regarded him as a posh boy. With its glamorous "shop assistants" and the fixed grin of its host, the programme became one of the most successful television shows of its time, with up to 20 million people tuning in. He was that rare beast a presenter whose appeal spread right across the generations and he was a unique member of the Radio 4 family. Enter your email address to recieve a notification for any new activity on this notice. I'm bonkers half the time anyway, so I didn't notice much.' Its a career truly to celebrate and a man to celebrate, he told the BBC. 2023 BBC. BPG chairman Jake Kanter said of Parsons: 'His warmth, sharp wit and clear-headed determinations in rooms full of fast-talking show offs have kept him at the top of his game.'. ', Among those paying tribute wasBBC Director-General Tony Hall, who said: 'Very few people have done so much to entertain audiences over the decades, and no one deserves to be called a broadcasting legend more than Nicholas Parsons., Nicholas Parsons and Dame Esther Rantzen at his 90th birthday party at the Churchill Hotel in London on October 8, 2013, Nicholas Parsons (far right), 13, is pictured with his sister Patricia Parsons, 14 (left), Polly the dog, his brother John Parsons (second left), 15, and mother Nel Parsons (centre) on holiday in Sutton-on-Sea in Lincolnshire in 1936, 'His charm, inventive intellect and ability to create laughs were unsurpassed. She was predeceased by : her grandfathers, William Henson and Charles Parsons. She married John Ploutz, Jr. on April 9, 1953 in McLaughlin, SD. WebNicholas Loren (Nick) Parsons, 32, of Kingwood, went to meet his Lord on January 5, 2022, at home. What a remarkable life and career.'. He would go the extra mile to engage with fans and spent patient time doing charity work and helping those in need. It was only the second time he had missed a taping in the panel show's 52-year history. Parsons presented his last programme on 23 September last year. BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute is a long-running and popular panel game where guests are asked to speak for a full minute on a single subject without hesitation, deviation or repetition. The broadcaster, who had been married to his second wife Ann since 1995 and received a CBE in 2014 for services to charity, become a television regular on The Benny Hill Show following his acting debut in 1946. Nick was a devoted father who enjoyed spending time with his children. On my fortieth, at the private room upstairs at the Ivy restaurant, Nicholas patiently listened to speeches then stood up and delivered his own very risqu and hilarious off the cuff words, wickedly mentioning how thankful he was that a self op studio had united us!Last year, Annie, he and I met for lunch in St Johns Wood. He appeared in various radio shows including Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh. A more friendly, generous, polite and solicitous person you could not hope to meet. Broadcaster Andrew Neil added: "So sad to learn of the death of Nicholas Parsons, though at 96 it was a pretty impressive innings. His easy going nature and love will be forever missed. Nicholas Parsons' early acting experience as a comedy straight man made him ideal as the unflappable presenter of one of BBC Radio 4's longest-running programmes, Just A Minute. I was thrilled to have been able to work with Nicholas Parsons on Good Omens., 'I sort of directed him, but the direction was basically 'You're Nicholas Parsons so do that'. Funeral arrangement under the care ofThomas McAfee Funeral Homes. Kind and professional and a pleasure to work with. Rip, Always loved nicholas. Click or call (800) 729-8809. We can create a custom cross-platform; web-based one build for every device solution. I feel so lucky that my British friend introduced your show to me. Certainly, he loved the limelight as all actors do but he was reserved, polite and charming with everyone he met. 'We won't be celebrating until the day we go to the palace - I've done so much celebrating for my 90th birthday this year,' he said. From comedian's sidekick to great institution, via Sale of the Century and much more. Graham Norton led the tributes on social media, writing: "The sound of the final whistle. His legacy will live on with over 50 years of laughter-filled shows and the lasting friendships he made through his extraordinary career in show business. Find Obituaries and Services Nicholas Edward Parsons was born on June 9, 1998 and passed away on June 11, 2015 and is under the care of. "And so versatile: actor, entertainer, writer, TV star & radio host without equal, but for me, most of all, friend. Born in Virginia and raised in Haymarket VA, he is survived by brothers Zachary, Re The award was presented by Kathy Lette in 2003, Nicholas Parsons with his wife Annie after receiving a OBE from the Queen at a Investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace, London in 2004, Nicholas Parsons, presenter for BBC's Just A Minute in 2005, Nicholas Parsons at the British Academy Television Craft Awards held at The Brewery, London in 2012, Presenter Stephen Fry (with Nicholas Parsons, who won The Gold Award, at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in 2012, Chris Evans with Nicholas Parsons, who won The Gold Award, at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in 2012, Nicholas Parsons attends a tribute lunch for Graham Norton hosted by The Lady Taverners at the Dorchester Hotel, London in 2013, Nicholas Parsons, entertainer and broadcaster, at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2017, Nicholas Parsons attends the TV Choice Awards in 2018, Nicholas Parsons celebrates his birthday as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a reception hosted by Gyles Brandreth, President of the Oscar Wilde Society, to mark the anniversary of the author's birth at the Grosvenor House London in 2019, Nicholas Parsons with his wife Ann Reynolds attend The Oldie of the Year Awards in 2019. raham Norton and Neil Gaiman are among those who have paid tribute to broadcaster Nicholas Parsons, who has died at the age of 96. You also know how to take a joke at your expense.". (PA ), You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. Today, write and broadcaster Brandreth tweeted: 'The end of an era. Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. (TV movie) 2006. He still had his dry humour and ability to tell a good gag. https://t.co/gR5IFtnbak. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. He described himself in his autobiography as "the unconventional child of conventional parents". Actor Stephen Fry tweeted: Oh no. (June 2015), 'I have a very weak stomach. Farewell x. Send a Card. WebYou may also light a candle in honor of Isabella Alta Ann Parsons or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. 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