Skip to content
October 3, 2025
  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Live!
The Comic's Comic

The Comic's Comic

The Definitive Guide to Comedy

  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Live!
  • Comedy Festivals
  • Meet Me In New York
  • About
  • Last Things First — Podcasts
  • Live!
  • Comedy Festivals
  • Meet Me In New York

Tag: R.I.P.

R.I.P. Chuck Dauble
News

R.I.P. Chuck Dauble

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 6, 2018

You probably could name at least one famous person who came out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, if not several …

R.I.P. David “Deacon” Gray
News

R.I.P. David “Deacon” Gray

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2018

David “Deacon” Gray, the stand-up comedian who also nurtured a generation of Denver-area comedians as the new talent coordinator at Comedy Works since 2004, died …

R.I.P. Neil Simon, Broadway’s King of Comedy
News

R.I.P. Neil Simon, Broadway’s King of Comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 27, 2018

Neil Simon may not have been the funniest guy in the writers room, but he certainly was the most prolific, if not also the most …

R.I.P. Roger Behr (1948-2018)
News

R.I.P. Roger Behr (1948-2018)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 23, 20181

Do you suppose Roger Behr is making them laugh in Judgment City right now? Behr, one half of the popular comedy musical duo Roger and …

R.I.P. Marva L. Moncrieffe aka Simply Marvalous
News

R.I.P. Marva L. Moncrieffe aka Simply Marvalous

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 9, 20182

Whether you spelled it marvalous or marvelous, Marva L. Moncrieffe was simply funny. The comedian known as Simply Marvalous died Wednesday in hospice care in …

R.I.P. Poppi Kramer
News

R.I.P. Poppi Kramer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 29, 2018

To most Americans, Poppi Kramer was the first person to win big by losing weight big-time on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. To New York City …

R.I.P. Sean Rouse (1975-2018)
News

R.I.P. Sean Rouse (1975-2018)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 20184

Sean Rouse, a darkly funny comedian favored by the likes of Doug Stanhope, Jim Norton and Dave Attell, has died. Rouse suffered a stroke followed by …

Eurydice Dixon, 22-year-old Melbourne comedian, murdered on walk home from gig
News

Eurydice Dixon, 22-year-old Melbourne comedian, murdered on walk home from gig

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 2018

Eurydice Dixon was just another young aspiring comedian walking home from a gig last week when she was tragically murdered. A 19-year-old man was arrested …

R.I.P. Sadiki Fuller
News

R.I.P. Sadiki Fuller

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 20182

Sadiki Fuller, a stand-up comedian from Houston who got his start in comedy in San Francisco, has died unexpectedly. He was found in his bed …

R.I.P. Byron Yeldell, aka Spanky Brown
News

R.I.P. Byron Yeldell, aka Spanky Brown

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 13, 20181

Memphis comedian and morning radio show host Spanky Brown has died, apparently from a heart attack. Born Byron Yeldell on March 13 (his Facebook bios …

Posts navigation

Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 16 Next

Archives

Buy Comedy Books!

Try Apple News

Subscribe to Podcast

Androidby EmailRSS
Copyright © 2025 The Comic's Comic. Powered by WordPress and Bam.