Sykes was best-known for writing and performing in a series of TV sitcoms from the 1950s, including Sykes And A... alongside co-star Hattie Jacques.
He also starred in films including Monte Carlo Or Bust, Absolute Beginners, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines and The Others.
Norma Farnes said: "Eric Sykes, star of TV, stage and films, died peacefully this morning after a short illness."
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Just came in from hanging out washing and heard Ken Bruce mention him. RIP.
Heard on Radio 2 earlier. 89, not a bad innings. One of the greats.
One of my all time favourites ever. He was so funny, and a very gifted scriptwriter too, and never ever smutty or rude. A true gentleman.
One of my all time favourites ever. He was so funny, and a very gifted scriptwriter too, and never ever smutty or rude. A true gentleman.
you've summed him up exactly Sezit 
RIP Eric 
RIP a great age.
RiP Eric.
I remeber him with Hatty Jakes - twas truly British comedy
Never to be seen again 
RIP
RIP Eric Sykes. Great comic actor.
He was a lovely man as well as being brilliantly comedic. RIP Eric.
RIP Eric Sykes xx Funny man.
R.I.P Eric. A lovely man and very funny
Yeah, sad. Very funny and good comedian.
Very funny guy, R.I.P Eric
Aww
This is the man who wrote some Goon scripts when Spike was unwell with his depression. Clever, funny man. RIP.
RIP Eric, sad news...
Eric Sykes' obituary on the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18703602
From that:
He offered simple, innocent humour devoid of malice, writing for such big stars of the day as Peter Sellers and Professor Stanley Unwin.
He was brought on board in 1954, partly to help ease the workload of the show's co-creator, Spike Milligan.
For a time they worked together in a single office. When the show left the airwaves in 1960, they continued their partnership on its TV spin-offs.
Even after Milligan's death in 2002, Sykes demanded that his receptionist answered the office phone by saying: "Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes' office."
"I know he's dead but we shared offices together for 50 years," Sykes told Metro earlier this year.
"He passed on ahead of me. He was going to do it before me, to see what it was like, for my benefit.
