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Gilbert Gottfried, Wickedly Funny Comedian with a Singular Voice, Dead at 67 (rollingstone.com)
74 points by Vaslo on April 12, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments


The first time I saw his act I couldn't believe anyone would laugh at this.

Time goes by and his appearances on H Stern would leave me in stitches. He could play an audience, whether 1 person or an auditorium, like a violin.

Genius level up there with Norm and Patton. For a sample search youtube and his 'you fool' bit during Hollywood Squares.

Fun fact: He could talk like a normal person when he wanted to. There's audio of Gary D talking to him on the phone.

Fun fact 2: Gary D went to his apartment after he had been living there 3 years and he was still using plastic lawn furniture until he bought some real furninture. He was already a millionaire by this point.


> his 'you fool' bit during Hollywood Squares

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM-3QDQGmHo


Gilbert or Norm on the Stern show with Artie was always side-splitting. Sad that we've lost them both and Stern is now a shadow of his former self.


Comedians who take chances (they all do, some more than others) and let you in on it, like you’re on the ride with them are something special.

He seemed to have that “I don’t know where we’re going, come along for the ride.”


The first time I saw him I was maybe 7 or 8 and he was playing some character on Tales from the Crypt on HBO.

He was good friends with Norm, suddenly they’re both gone. I’m really sad.


Found this: "Bob Saget died 3 months 3 weeks after Norm Macdonald and 3 months 3 days before Gilbert Gottfried."

We lost a lot of funny in the past six months.




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