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EXCLUSIVE: The once ubiquitous TV star in his eighties and nineties heyday had played to sell out crowds in the biggest venues on the comedy circuit.
The modest terrace house where Tony Slattery ended his days: How comedian went from Thameside apartment where he found 'scrunched up' £100k cheques under the sofa to rented 'two-up two-down' - as fundraiser is started for his funeral ○
Donations are pouring in to help pay for Tony Slattery's funeral after the 65-year-old star suffered a fatal heart attack at his rented home in suburban north London.
Rats nibbling at his naked body, 'cold turkey' that left him hospitalised with brain damage and paranoia that saw him throw his furniture in the Thames: The 'rock bottoms' that forced Tony Slattery to confront his depression and alcoholism ○
The troubled Whose Line Is It Anyway? star, who has died at 65, also went bankrupt after spending up to £4,000 a week on cocaine and downing two bottles of vodka per day.
How Tony Slattery quit his £4k-a-week cocaine habit when a toxicologist analysed his 'wraps' and found them laced with animal faeces and glass - but could never give up the demon drink that 'enslaved' him ○
The comedian and actor, who died this week aged 65, had laid bare his harrowing struggles being a 'slave' to alcohol and drugs, as well as suffering from bipolar disorder.
How Britain's comedy scene is dominated by Cambridge graduates: Footlights - where tragic Tony Slattery got his start - has spawned our best-loved and most affluent comics including Eric Idle, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry and Richard Osman ○
Tune in tonight to a panel show, a bill of stand-up comics or even a TV quiz and chances are you will see some showbiz royalty alumni of Cambridge's famous Footlights society.
Tony Slattery's tragic final podcast: Beloved comedian discussed having therapy before he died of a heart attack aged 65 ○
In the last edition of his podcast before his death at the age of 65, Tony Slattery spoke poignantly about the perils of having therapy - a subject close to his heart after his own mental health stru…
How Tony Slattery revealed his celebrity friends and hangers on dumped him when his 'money dried up' as he battled £4k-a-week cocaine and booze addiction and locked himself away in Thames-side flat ○
The star known for 1980s and 1990s appearances on shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway? stepped back from the spotlight while struggling in recent decades.
Was Tony Slattery killed by his demons? Medics reveal how tragic comedian's HUGE drugs and booze consumption would have shattered his health - as devastated pals lament 'cruel irony' that he'd turned his life around before heart attack death aged 65 ○
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Slattery, 65, suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died on Tuesday, his heartbroken partner of almost 40 years revealed.
Comedian Tony Slattery dies aged 65 after heart attack ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Slattery, who rose to fame in 1980s, appeared on shows such as Have I Got News for You and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
• Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’
• Tony Slatter…
Where are the stars of the 1981 Cambridge Footlights now? From an iconic comedy double act to Hollywood royalty, how the late Tony Slattery was a member of world-renowned student society alongside host of famous names ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Comedian and actor Tony Slattery, who has died aged 65, showed youthful promise in the Cambridge Footlights troupe - alongside a host of future household names.