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R.I.P. Anne Beatts
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R.I.P. Anne Beatts

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021

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, …

R.I.P. Jason Smith, CEO of Starburns Audio
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R.I.P. Jason Smith, CEO of Starburns Audio

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 29, 2021March 29, 2021

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 …

R.I.P. Tony Hendra
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R.I.P. Tony Hendra

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 5, 2021March 6, 2021

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 …

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R.I.P. Richie Tienken

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2021March 1, 20211

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, …

R.I.P. Erica Faye Watson
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R.I.P. Erica Faye Watson

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 20213

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 …

R.I.P. Erik Myers
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R.I.P. Erik Myers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 25, 2021March 23, 20216

Stand-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 …

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R.I.P. Mitchell Walters

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2021March 1, 20211

In the new Showtime docuseries about The Comedy Store, Andrew “Dice” Clay credited Mitchell Walters with calling him up and talking him into moving from …

R.I.P. Big Mike Mitchell
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R.I.P. Big Mike Mitchell

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2021March 1, 20211

Big Mike Mitchell has died from a heart attack. Mitchell, who had moved to Tennessee during the pandemic, was born and raised in the Baldwin …

R.I.P. Dustin Diamond
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R.I.P. Dustin Diamond

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 1, 2021March 1, 20211

Actor Dustin Diamond died Feb. 1, shortly after revealing he had been hospitalized with stage 4 small cell carcinoma. Diamond was 44. Diamond was best known for …

R.I.P. Marc Wilmore
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R.I.P. Marc Wilmore

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 31, 2021March 1, 20211

Marc Wilmore, a comedian, writer and younger brother of Larry Wilmore, has died at 57. Marc Wilmore died from COVID-19, although his older brother said …

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