Stephen Fry remembers ‘deeply talented’ Tony Slattery as ‘sweetest soul’

Tributes have been paid to comic Tony Slattery following his death aged 65 (PA)

Stephen Fry has hailed his former co-star Tony Slattery as the “gentlest, sweetest soul” with a “deeply talented wit” following his death aged 65.

Actor and comedian Slattery, known for Channel 4’s comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, died on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, his partner the actor Mark Michael Hutchinson announced.