'A heartbreaking day for comedy'

Stars pay tribute to Victoria Wood

Cant believe Vic has gone.She was truly an inspiration and had so much left to to give and we won't see it. She was so funny.#VictoriaWood
— Jennifer Saunders (@ferrifrump) April 20, 2016

So incredibly sad to hear that Victoria Wood has died. A true comedy icon.
— Sarah Millican (@SarahMillican75) April 20, 2016

Shocked by news of Victoria Wood. I worked with her last year and was reminded of just what a superlative performer she was.Only 62 !
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) April 20, 2016

I'm devastated. Victoria Wood was a truly brilliant & funny writer & a joyful, richly talented performer.
A heartbreaking day for comedy.
— Marcoooos! (@marcusbrig) April 20, 2016

For inspiring early Morrissey lyrics, making me cry laughing, and being a brilliant inspirational woman, much thanks Victoria Wood.
— Tracey Thorn (@tracey_thorn) April 20, 2016

No. NO.This is too much.Now lovely, warm, funny, brilliantly talented Victoria Wood has gone.Words, songs, plays, she wrote the lot.So sad.
— Rory Bremner (@rorybremner) April 20, 2016

RIP the brilliant Victoria Wood. So innovative, funny and down to earth.
This has not been a good year.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 20, 2016

Seeing Victoria Wood on TV - working class, bookish, silly, clever, doing stand-up, singing, acting - made me think "Girls can do this."
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) April 20, 2016

Oh no. Victoria Wood. I'm heartbroken. She was my hero. Thank you for EVERYTHING. RIP
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) April 20, 2016

Oh God, Victoria Wood was just the loveliest. So funny and clever and kind and melancholy and all the good stuff. So sad.
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) April 20, 2016

All of us women in comedy owe a huge debt of gratitude to Victoria- she paved the way
— Jenny Eclair (@jennyeclair) April 20, 2016

In an industry that's so keen to divide people into standup/musical comic/character/sketch/actor, Victoria Wood did them ALL and brilliantly
— Rachel Parris (@rachelparris) April 20, 2016

This has just finished me. 2016 is the worst. Victoria Wood - a female Chekov.
— Tracy Ann Oberman (@TracyAnnO) April 20, 2016

I have such happy memories watching #VictoriaWood 's TV shows with my mum, dad & sister. She was a humble genius. https://t.co/pVMhSSxVPW
— David Walliams (@davidwalliams) April 20, 2016

The relentlessness of it. Victoria Wood showed me that ordinary women could be funny. You didn't sequins or nose jobs, just funny bones. RIP
— JoJoSmith (@MissJoJoSmith) April 20, 2016