R.I.P. Budd Friedman (1932-2022)
Budd Friedman didn’t intend to set the standard for stand-up comedy clubs across America (and the world). You might say it only happened thanks to …
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R.I.P. Gallagher (1946-2022)
Gallagher, a joke-teller, showman and prop comic born Leo Anthony Gallagher, Jr., died Nov. 11, 2022, in hospice care in Palm Desert, Calif. He was …
Continue ReadingComedian Gallagher dead at 76
Comedian Gallagher has passed away at the age of 76, according to TMZ. The comedian – born Leo Gallagher –… MORE
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R.I.P. Judy Tenuta (1949-2022)
Pigs. Stud puppets. Love buckets. We are gathered here together to mourn the passing of Judy Tenuta, the love goddess, the petite flower of stand-up …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Jak Knight (1993-2022)
Jak Knight had to wait outside The Comedy Store for his big break. Not yet 21, Knight had sprinted down Sunset Boulevard from an early …
Continue ReadingNorm Macdonald’s “Nothing Special” is a final comedy recording that’s altogether different
Norm Macdonald’s Nothing Special, the posthumous release that Netflix dropped on May 30th, does not fit the mold that we… MORE
Norm Macdonald’s “Nothing Special” is a final comedy recording that’s altogether different…
RIP Louie Anderson (1953-2022)
Stand-up comedian and actor Louie Anderson died Jan. 21, 2022, after being hospitalized in Las Vegas for DLBCL Diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Anderson was …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Bob Saget (1956-2022)
Robert Lane Saget, known around the world as comedian and TV star Bob Saget, died Sunday after the first weekend of his 2022 stand-up comedy …
Continue ReadingR.I.P. Ricarlo Flanagan, 1981-2021
Ricarlo Flanagan was supposed to drop a new album today. But yesterday, friends and family mourned the comedian, actor and rapper, who died from COVID-19. Flanagan was 40. Originally from Ohio, Flanagan moved to Detroit in 2006 to advance his comedy an…
Continue ReadingMultiple 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 …
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