R.I.P. Richard Bain
by Richard Bain has left a hole in the Los Angeles comedy scene by leaving us all over the weekend. Bain died at 37. Bain, born …
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R.I.P. Grandma Lee (1934-2020)
With 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 …
Episode #301: Fred Willard
When I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone …
R.I.P. Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)
Did you hear the one about the Brooklyn Jew who married an Irish Catholic, performed with a legendary improvisational troupe, went on to have a …
R.I.P. John Marshall
John 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 …
R.I.P. Mort Drucker (1929-2020)
Other MAD magazine illustrators may have been flashy or more memorable for their eccentricities (see Sergio Aragonés and his “Spy vs. Spy” or Al Jaffee …
R.I.P. Michael C. McCarthy
Michael Clayton McCarthy achieved the comedy dream and proved you could do it going in the opposite direction. McCarthy (no relation) became a staff writer …
R.I.P. Hal Willner (1956-2020)
Hal Willner, the longtime musical guru behind Saturday Night Live who also brought musicians together for cross-genre tributes and movie soundtracks, and who won a …
R.I.P. Eddie Large (1941-2020)
Eddie Large, the bigger, brasher half of the British comedy duo Little and Large, died on April 2 from coronavirus. He had been in the …
R.I.P. Ken Shimura (1950-2020)
Ken Shimura, Japan’s most famous comedian, died on March 29 from a pneumonia brought upon by coronavirus. He had tested positive for COVID-19 on March …