Bill Bailey pays tribute to 'totally original' Sean Lock ahead of charity walk

Bill Bailey has paid tribute to his late friend the comedian Sean Lock ahead of a 100 mile walk for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Lock, who was best known for his appearances on 8 out of 10 Cats, died last August of lung cancer at the age of 58 and Bailey will now be doing a walk in memory of his friend and colleague.

Appearing on This Morning, Bailey spoke about how Lock was a keen walker: "He loved the outdoors and one of his favourite things was to go on walks. We used to walk for miles. We'd talk about everything, Sean was brilliant company."

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He also said that joining him on the walk will be other friends and Lock's family: "I'll be going with Sean's family and his pals that have known him for many years. It's a chance for us to tell stories and remember him."

Bailey, who knew Lock for 30 years, also discussed the late comedian's humour and style: "He was one of those comics that all the other comics turned out to see, he had a totally original and unique style.

"And he was funny offstage as well as on, he was just very genuine and a loyal friend and a great sort of confidante, as well as being a great friend."

The walk will take place over a week and go from Bude in Cornwall to Combe Martin in Devon.

At the time of writing, over £37,000 has been donated to Bailey's fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you wish to donate, you can do so here.

Following Lock's death, a number of Britain's most esteemed comedians paid tribute to him including the likes of Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais and Stewart Lee.

A big fan of Chelsea Football Club, they also held a minute's applause for the comedian during a match against Aston Villa.

Watch below: Sean Lock fans in tears over Bill Bailey tribute.