R.I.P. Bob Seibel
by Bob Seibel was a fixture in the Boston comedy scene for decades, performing even into his 70s, when his signature bit about elderly drivers was …
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R.I.P. Ruhbin Mehta
Ruhbin Mehta died earlier this week, apparently from cardiac arrest. He was a comedian from Toronto who lived in New York City for the past …
R.I.P. George Coe (1929-2015)
George Coe appeared in multiple episodes with the original cast of Saturday Night Live, but only credited as a ‘Not Ready for Prime Time Player” …
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R.I.P. Jack Carter (1922-2015)
Before anyone else could claim to be “the pit bull of comedy,” before anyone else turned anger directly into laughs, Jack Carter stood tall amongst …
R.I.P. Pam Matteson
Pam Matteson, a stand-up comedian and impersonator who performed in the 1988 movie Punchline, has died after her third bout with cancer in the past …
R.I.P. Phil Austin, Firesign Theatre’s “Nick Danger”
Phil Austin, writer/comedian, founding member of Firesign Theatre and creator of the character, “Nick Danger,” has died. Austin was 74. This obituary was provided by …
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In Memoriam: The late Dick Van Patten remembers meeting Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner
Dick Van Patten, famously known as the TV dad on Eight is Enough in the late 1970s, died on Tuesday. Van Patten was 86. Van …
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R.I.P. Jack Rollins (1915-2015)
At 100 years old, Jack Rollins survived and thrived through all of the comedy booms, and rightly could take at least partial credit for the …
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R.I.P. Rick Ducommun
Rick Ducommun began and ended his life in Canada, but in between, the comedian became one of those character actors you’d see in many movies …
R.I.P. Anne Meara (1929-2015)
Anne Meara, an actress and renowned comedian nominated for Emmys, Golden Globes and Tonys who started performing comedy with The Second City’s parent troupe, The …