Kiwis pay tribute to John Clarke

Publish Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 8:21AM

Tributes are pouring in for the late legendary comedian John Clarke, who passed away while hiking on Sunday at the age of 68.

Kiwi fans are remembering Clarke for his contribution to New Zealand comedy, most memorably for his iconic character Fred Dagg.

Several New Zealand celebrities have expressed their sadness on Twitter.

Bloody sad news... https://t.co/DnL5kheA2U
— John Campbell (@JohnJCampbell) April 10, 2017

RIP John Clarke. Hugely influential to me and my mates, he was one of the fathers of NZ's style of comedy. We all copied him at some point.
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) April 10, 2017

John Clarke has died.#FredDagg was a huge part of my childhood didn't realise grown ups could be so funny. Huge loss #Getinbehind
— Greg Boyed (@GregBoyed) April 10, 2017

Sad to hear of the death of John Clarke, aka Fred Dagg. His humour captured the experience of life in NZ and Australia.
— Bill English (@pmbillenglish) April 10, 2017

I never knew Te Papa had Fred Dagg's footwear. That is very cool. #RIPJohnClarke https://t.co/XqKW7P3WwO
— Hilary Barry (@Hilary_Barry) April 10, 2017

So sad to hear this news. What an influence he was when I was a young fella. https://t.co/ZHUvSTb189
— Mike McRoberts (@MrMikeMcRoberts) April 10, 2017

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