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R.I.P. Clint Nohr
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R.I.P. Clint Nohr

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2020April 11, 20201

Clint Nohr’s website bio describes stand-up comedy as coming from a “warped and twisted, yet somehow always relatable point of view.” Nohr proved that once …

R.I.P. Brian Baron (1957-2020)
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R.I.P. Brian Baron (1957-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

Brian Baron might not have started his comedy career until middle age, but he managed to touch the hearts of many stand-up comedians in New …

R.I.P Jimmy Smith (1953-2020)
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R.I.P Jimmy Smith (1953-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

Jimmy Smith, a comedian and musician who hosted the Comedy Connection open mic during the Boston comedy boom of the early 1980s and who himself …

R.I.P. Johnny Yune (1936-2020)
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R.I.P. Johnny Yune (1936-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

In the 1980s, they may have called him Bruce, but comedians still lovingly called him Johnny. Johnny Yune, born Jong-seung in 1936 in the southern …

R.I.P. Vic Henley
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R.I.P. Vic Henley

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 2020April 7, 20201

Just last week, Vic Henley was joking with Larry the Cable Guy on Twitter and poking fun at himself for being allowed back in the …

R.I.P. Steve Whalen
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R.I.P. Steve Whalen

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 20202

New York City comedian Steve Whalen has died unexpectedly, just days after his 33rd birthday. Whalen was a fixture as “Mr. Jokes” on The Chris …

R.I.P. Orson Bean (1928-2020)
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R.I.P. Orson Bean (1928-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 8, 2020February 8, 2020

Orson Bean, a frequently popular guest of game shows and talk shows alike from the 1960s to the 1970s, and who still regularly acted in …

R.I.P. Jack Burns (1933-2020)
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R.I.P. Jack Burns (1933-2020)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Jack Burns, an early comedy partner of George Carlin who went on to tag-team another popular TV comedy duo with Avery Schreiber, host the first …

R.I.P. Terry Jones, founding member of Monty Python
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R.I.P. Terry Jones, founding member of Monty Python

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Terry Jones has died. Jones, a Welshman and founding member of the legendarily influential sketch comedy troupe Monty Python, was 77. After the group’s initial …

R.I.P. Buck Henry
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R.I.P. Buck Henry

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

One of our great comedic screenwriters has died. Buck Henry, born Henry Zuckerman in 1930 New York City, died Wednesday. He was 89. Though his …

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