"Nearly a decade after his passing, the 4 million estate of beloved comedian Sean Hughes has finally been awarded to homelessness charity Shelter, following a protracted legal saga over his hand-written will. The London-born Irish comic, who died in 2017 at 51, was a celebrated figure in stand-up, TV, radio, and writing."
"Rising from the 1980s alternative comedy scene, he became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award at 24. He later fronted his own cult C4 show and served as a long-standing team captain on the BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks."
"Hughes, who never married, had intended for his 1.8 million north London home and two additional properties, valued at 2.15 million, to benefit Shelter, a charity he passionately supported. However, ambiguities in his home-made will necessitated intervention from the High Court in London."
Sean Hughes, a celebrated Irish-London comedian who died in 2017 at age 51, left his estate to homelessness charity Shelter. Hughes rose to prominence in the 1980s alternative comedy scene, becoming the youngest Perrier Comedy Award recipient at 24, and later hosted a cult C4 show and served as a team captain on BBC's Never Mind the Buzzcocks. His estate comprised a 1.8 million north London home and two additional properties valued at 2.15 million. Ambiguities in his handwritten will required High Court intervention in London. A judge has now ruled that the properties, including his former Crouch End residence and two others on Edison and Elder Avenues, should go to Shelter as Hughes intended.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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