BREAKING: Norm Macdonald dead at 61
Man, this one hurts. Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest living comedians on the planet, has passed away. He was… MORE
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Multiple Comedians Die From COVID After Attending ‘Clean Comedy Challenge’ In Indiana
At least three comedians have died from COVID-19 in August after attending The Clean Comedy Challenge at Gutty’s Comedy Club in Indiana. Rest in peace to Ron Barnett, Jason T. Goodall, and Patrick Andonie. Who knows how many others in this photo …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Trevor Moore (1980-2021)
Trevor Moore, the affable frontman of The Whitest Kids U’ Know who went on to make multiple solo comedy specials, co-create two Disney comedy series, and host an online talk show for Comedy Central, has died after a freak accident. Moore was 41. …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Jackie Mason (1928-2021)
Jackie Mason, a Tony and Emmy-winning stand-up comedian so identified with Yiddish humor he named his YouTube channel, “TheUltimateJew,” died on Saturday at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Mason was 93. Mason won a Special Tony Award in 19…
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Carl LaBove
Carl LaBove died today following a long battle cancer. LaBove, an original founding member of “The Outlaws of Comedy,” was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up a military child, seeing the world, before landing back in Texas as a teen to …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Anne Beatts
Another of the original writers for Saturday Night Live has died. Anne Beatts, who was the first woman hired to help edit The National Lampoon, and after SNL went on to create the cult sitcom Square Pegs, died Wednesday. Beatts was 74. Her former colle…
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Jason Smith, CEO of Starburns Audio
Jason Smith, the CEO of Starburns Audio, died on Friday. Originally from Sparks, Nev., Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in 2001 from the University of Nevada-Reno, before going on to study game design and development at Full Sail University. He…
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Tony Hendra
Tony Hendra has died at 79. His wife, Carla Hendra, told The New York Times the cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which was first diagnosed in 2019. Tony Hendra began his career at Cambridge University with t…
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Richie Tienken
Richie Tienken, the founding owner of The Comic Strip on New York City’s Upper East Side and former manager of Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler, has died. As Sandler said back in 2012 for a TV tribute to Murphy: “I tried to do everything he did in h…
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Richie Tienken
Richie Tienken, the founding owner of The Comic Strip on New York City’s Upper East Side and former manager of Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler, has died. As Sandler said back in 2012 for a TV tribute to Murphy: “I tried to do everything he did in h…
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