Departures of note

Christopher Langham was an English actor, writer, and comedian who became a prominent figure in British television comedy. He was born in London, the son of theatre director Michael Langham and actress Helen Burns, and studied English and Drama at the University of Bristol before dropping out. He began his career writing for Spike Milligan and was the sole British writer for The Muppet Show, earning two Writers Guild of America awards, and appeared in the original cast of Not the Nine O'Clock News alongside Rowan Atkinson and Mel Smith.