Death happens. Why not make it interesting?
The online competition to guess which famous people won't make it to the end of the current year. If they're elderly, ill, or just live a high-risk lifestyle, stick 'em in your team, and for each one whose death you correctly predict, you'll score points. DDP was dreamt up in Derby, England (hence the name...) by Big Iain back in 1996. Other hosts: Siegfried Baboon and Rude Kid (2003-7), Octopus of Odstock (2008-9, first tenure), The Man in Black (2010-17), Spade Cooley (2018-19), msc (2020-21), Grim Up North (2020-22), Reptile (2020-23), and Death Impends (2022-2025). Now the Committee of Banana (2023), time (2024), the returning Octopus of Odstock (2026) and the deadpooling equivalent of a gap year temp Marlfox (2026) oversee the biggest deadpool going...
ELDER STATESMAN DIES Lee Elder, the first black American golfer to play in a Masters tournament has died aged 87. Elder turned golfing pro in 1959, and won 4 PGA Tour titles in a forty year career. When he became a golfer, after leaving the army, the PGA blocked non-white golfers from joining. This was […]
POLE POSITION FOR WILLIAMS F1 supremo Sir Frank Williams has died after a long illness aged 79, continuing to prove the old DDP motto that you can take a tio from (former DDP host) Octopus of Odstock to the bank. Unfortunately, this obit would have been better written by our motorsport expert. Williams was a […]
A LITTLE NIGHT MOURNING One of the most famous American composers of the 20th Century, Stephen Sondheim has died at the age of 91, somewhat surprisingly for a man many pegged as a future centenarian. Sondheim wrote the lyrics for the songs in West Side Story, and went onto write some of the most popular […]
DOUG HIS GRAVE Oldest living Scottish international footballer Doug Cowie has died aged 95. Cowie played over 350 matches for Dundee between 1945 and 1961, and turned Dundee into a solid defensive unit, who came within a point of winning the Scottish league title in 1949. They also got to the 1952 Scottish Cup final, […]
DECEASED ARNHEM British war hero Wilf Oldham has died aged 101. He was part of the Airborne Border Regiment during WW2, which fought in the infamous Battle of Arnhem, later turned into the famous film A Bridge Too Far. The battle, in which Oldham lost several schoolfriends, affected him badly for decades, and he only […]
Prince Andrew Romanov, the artist, has died. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II, but as he was born in the UK he avoided the massacre which happened to much of his distant family. His art became renowned throughout California. He was a unique pick for Aaaah Pass the Mustard. Andrew Romanov21 January 1923 […]
THAT’S AL, FOLKS An actor with a career stretching 70 years, the internationally respected Dean Stockwell has died aged 85. Stockwell’s career had been ended by a serious stroke in 2015, but he had recovered enough to take to art, showcasing his paintings in Los Angeles until the pandemic. Dean Stockwelll was already appearing in […]
WARRIORS LATE Much loved British character actor Clifford Rose has died after a long illness aged 92. Rose was popularly known for his role as Nazi Kessler in 70s resistance smash hit Secret Army, which is currently being replayed on Talking Pictures. Indeed, Talking Pictures put up a visual tribute to the actor while we […]
TAPPED OUT Entertainer Lionel Blair has died aged 92. Blair was an ever-present on UK TV, as actor, presenter, tap dancer and celebrity. He was a team captain on Give Us A Clue, and made his stage debut in 1947 in Who Killed Agatha Christie, which was some thirty years before the great author actually […]
Former American footballer Stevie Smith has died after a nineteen year battle with ALS. Smith played for the LA Raiders and Seattle Seahawks, and won the first ever Madden Bowl. He was diagnosed with ALS In 2002, and went onto survive considerably longer than most athletes afflicted with that ailment. He was a unique pick […]
