Celebrity Deaths 2026

[Zeock]

Jesse Jackson has died.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr

www.theguardian.com

 

[DiogoJ42]

Rob Grant, novelist and co-creator of Red Dwarf, has joined the calculators.

 

[Jonathan]

Rob Grant, novelist and co-creator of Red Dwarf, has joined the calculators.

But I thought Silicon Heaven was just a myth and all the calculators...just...died.

 

[Slackjawedyokel]

Smoke me a kipper…

 

[DiogoJ42]

But I thought Silicon Heaven was just a myth and all the calculators...just...died.

That was implied, yes.

 

[East Coast Mariner]

Rob Grant was brilliant. I used to love Red Dwarf, especially series 3 to 6, as it was true sci-fi, in that it made you believe anything was possible. The scene where Kryten tries to remove Lister's boxer shorts is one of the funniest things I've seen.

 

[Jonathan]

Rob Grant was brilliant. I used to love Red Dwarf, especially series 3 to 6, as it was true sci-fi, in that it made you believe anything was possible. The scene where Kryten tries to remove Lister's boxer shorts is one of the funniest things I've seen.

"Well, I can't say I'm totally shocked. You'll bonk anything, won't you, Lister?"

 

[Jonathan]

Only taken me two months, but this year's lists are finally published in the initial post.

 

[Zeock]

Khamenei seems to be dead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?page=2
If this is true, it would be a point to @Tom. I had him on my list last year.

 

[Tom]

Stop the count.

 

[Burks]

Had to look him up. For a second, I wondered if he might have been behind the infamous "Amen Break"?
But no.

That's Gregory Coleman.

He died 20 years ago, homeless and broke. He recieved no royalties for the Amen break.