George, comedy writer and co-creator of The Windsors, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday 19 September 2020. The cause of death was a heart attack. He was 56.

Together with his long-time writing partner, Bert Tyler-Moore, George wrote three successful long-running comedy series for Channel 4. The first, Star Stories, won a British Comedy Award in 2006 and was twice BAFTA nominated; this was followed by cult hit Pete Versus Life starring Rafe Spall; finally by The Windsors starring Harry Enfield, the third series of which aired earlier in 2020 and which was also BAFTA nominated.

The pair also contributed to countless well-known sketch and entertainment shows over two decades, from Armstrong & Miller to Smack The Pony, Big Train to The Kumars at No. 42, from Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry and Paul to Spitting Image, which returned in September 2020.

Before he became a writer, George was a stand-up comedian, and part of the popular double act Chris & George. They were a much-loved club act, and on a couple of occasions appeared at the Reading Festival.

George was a warm, friendly, funny man, enormously well-liked in the TV comedy industry. George died playing tennis with a friend on Saturday afternoon – 5-3 up in the first set – in his local tennis club with the sun shining. He is survived by wife Sally and 18-year-old daughter Kate.

A funeral service was held in St. Joseph's Church, Chalfont St Peter, on Wednesday 7 October 2020. Covid-19 times meant numbers were limited to 30, and there was a live stream of the service. Friends pre-recorded music and hymns to be played at the service, and his tennis club friends gave him a guard of honour as he left home. There were eulogies by his writing partner Bert, his double act partner Chris and friend Paul Farrell. His godson Nate Farrell also said a few words. 

Sally and Kate threw a huge party to celebrate George's life in September 2021, with family and friends from all parts of his life attending. This coincided with a 10-week West End run of The Windsors: Endgame at the Prince of Wales theatre from 2 August - 9 October 2021.