R.I.P. Eddie Large (1941-2020)
by 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 …
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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 …
R.I.P. Clint Nohr
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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 …