Celebrities turn out in force to pay respects at comedian Sean Hughes' funeral

Sean Hughes: Johnny Vegas at the comedian's funeral at Islington and Camden Cemetery
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Celebrities from the world of comedy turned out in force to pay their respects to late comic Sean Hughes at his funeral.

Stars including Phill Jupitus, Johnny Vegas, Bob Mortimer, David Baddiel and Jack Dee joined the Never Mind The Buzzcocks star’s friends and family to say their final farewells.

Mourners spilled out of Islington Crematorium in north London as his loved-ones gathered for the service on Monday afternoon.

The funeral took place a week after Hughes died, aged 51, in north London's Whittington hospital, the same hospital where he was born.

According to reports, Hughes' death was caused by liver cirrhosis, a condition caused by long-term liver damage.

Mourners spilled out of Islington Crematorium in north London as his loved-ones gathered for the service
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He died just over a week after he posted his final tweet on October 8, in which he told his followers he was in hospital.

Celebrities from the comedy circuit, including Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, Omid Djalili and Arthur Smith attended his funeral.

Also present was Phill Jupitus, who starred alongside Hughes in Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Phill Jupitus at the funeral of comedian Sean Hughes at Islington and Camden Cemetery
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The service featured emotional and sometimes humorous eulogies from friends and family members, including Hughes's two brothers, Alan and Martin.

Mourners also heard some of Hughes's own poetry as well as pieces of his favourite music, including numbers from The Smiths and Lily Allen.

Following the service, mourners were invited to sign a book of condolences before the wake at a nearby pub.

Sean Hughes died at the age of 51
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In 1990, Hughes was 24 when he became the youngest winner of the main prize at the Perrier Comedy Awards, now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, for his stand-up show A One Night Stand With Sean Hughes.

He also appeared in TV programmes including Coronation Street and The Last Detective, and in Alan Parker's film The Commitments in 1991.

He returned to Edinburgh in 2007 after a seven-year break with his show The Right Side Of Wrong.

Omid Djalili, left, and Jack Dee at the funeral 
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In 2015, Hughes joined the cast of the Olivier Award-winning production of The Railway Children.

Away from the stage and screen, Hughes was also a writer and had penned two collections of prose and poetry, including Sean's Book.

He wrote best-selling novels The Detainees and It's What He Would Have Wanted.

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