R.I.P. Carl LaBove
by Carl LaBove died today following a long battle with cancer. He was 62. LaBove, an original founding member of “The Outlaws of Comedy,” was born …
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R.I.P. Anne Beatts
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
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
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 …
R.I.P. Richie Tienken
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
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
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 …
R.I.P. Mitchell Walters
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
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
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 …