Humphrey Lyttelton, host of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue since 1971, lost his battle of wits yesterday, he was 86.

He first came to prominence in the 1940's as a jazz musician. Louis Armstrong once complimented him on his lips.

He will be sadly missed.

Humphrey Lyttelton, genial host of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue", and British jazz legend, has died. He was 86.

We never liked Jazz, far too 'be be di bob boooo diddly dee' for us. Oh no.

But we will remember him as the extraordinarily hilarious host of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, in which he starred alongside other British comedy legends Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor.

As a final tribute his funeral cortege will follow the route dictated by the 'Clue' game Mornington Crescent. He will be sadly lost.