R.I.P. Steven Brody Stevens, dead at 48
by Brody Stevens was bombing, but all of the comedians were howling. I could’ve been talking about a show last week, or last year, but this …
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R.I.P. William Stephenson (1957-2019)
William Stephenson and I once shared 50 straight hours together inside The Comic Strip. Stephenson was hosting. I was live-blogging. We may have been the …
R.I.P. Bob Einstein (1942-2019)
You knew Stewart Robert Einstein by many other names. Officer Judy. Super Dave. Marty Funkhouser. However you knew him, Bob Einstein cemented his comedy legacy as …
R.I.P. Penny Marshall
Comedic actress and director Penny Marshall has died. Marshall was 75. She died peacefully Monday night in her Hollywood Hills home, from complications due to …
R.I.P. David Shepherd, improv legend who co-founded The Compass Players
David Shepherd, who co-founded the Compass Players in Chicago with Paul Sills in 1955, thereby giving birth to a revolution in improvisation and comedy which …
R.I.P. Chuck Dauble
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
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
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)
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
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 …