Comedian and actress Erica Faye Watson died on Saturday in Jamaica after contracting COVID-19. She had just turned 48 on Friday. Watson was a regular contributor to Windy City Live in Chicago, and performed on multiple TV series and movies that filmed …
Continue ReadingComedian and actress Erica Faye Watson died on Saturday in Jamaica after contracting COVID-19. She had just turned 48 on Friday. Watson was a regular contributor to Windy City Live in Chicago, and performed on multiple TV series and movies that filmed …
Continue ReadingStand-up comedian Erik Myers died suddenly and tragically this morning when he was hit by a car near Amarillo, Texas. Myers, 40, was en route to a weekend of gigs at Hyena’s Comedy Club in Dallas, where he was scheduled to perform tonight through…
Continue ReadingRichard Bain has left a hole in the Los Angeles comedy scene by leaving us all over the weekend. Bain died at 37. Bain, born July 20, 1982, began his career in North Carolina but only began making a name for himself in comedy after moving to Portland, …
Continue ReadingWith the 15th season of America’s Got Talent about to premiere on NBC under the new abnormal circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, It’s also time to memorialize a beloved contestant from years passed who has passed on. Grandma Lee, who di…
Continue ReadingWhen I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone for him throughout our conversation — but his mind and his sense of humor was quite intact, and he was still worki…
Continue ReadingWhen I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone for him throughout our conversation — but his mind and his sense of humor was quite intact, and he was still worki…
Continue ReadingDid you hear the one about the Brooklyn Jew who married an Irish Catholic, performed with a legendary improvisational troupe, went on to have a successful multi-decade career as a comedy duo, give birth to more comedy legends, and also have a late-care…
Continue ReadingJerry Stiller, who first found comedy fame with his wife and partner Anne Meara in the 1960s and 1970s, then experienced a second late burst of comedy riches with back-to-back runs on Seinfeld and The King of Queens, has died of natural causes. Stiller…
Continue ReadingJohn Marshall, a comedian and writer who earned an Emmy nomination for writing on HBO’s The Chris Rock Show, and who executive-produced multiple annual ceremonies for the Writers Guild Awards, has died from cancer. Raised in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., …
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