Mackenzie Taylor, British comedian, died after taking after taking an overdose of drugs he was , 32

Mackenzie Taylor was a British comic, writer and director died after taking after taking an overdose of drugs he was , 32.

(8 September 1978 – 18 November 2010)


Born in Crewe, Cheshire, his family moved to Camberley, in Surrey, when he was a baby.^[1] Taylor attended Royal Grammar School in Guildford and was a member of the Surrey Youth Theatre. He worked as an accounts assistant for a firm of quantity surveyors in Chobham, Surrey.^[1]
He started his comedy career in the sketch and improvisational group Wayward Council.^[1]

Taylor died on 18 November 2010 at the age of 32 after taking an overdose of drugs.^[2] His funeral took place on December 8 at St Michael. All Angels church in Pirbright, near Woking, Surrey.^[6]

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