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[DeepEnigma]

rip

Legend!

 

[MacReady13]

Truly he was one of the greatest, most offensive and funniest comedians I ever saw. I am so shocked that he is gone. I loved his podcast as well. Never failed to make me laugh. His documentary is superb. Condolences to his family and friends. A legend is gone.

 

[EviLore]

RIP.

 

[The Pleasure]

RIP.

Well at least we have proof that Jared can speak now.

 

[ManaByte]

rip

Ah 2010 back when jokes were allowed on Twitter.

 

[jshackles]

Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a disorder that affects the heart, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.

 

[teezzy]

 

[TheInfamousKira]

RIP

Fuck, I didn't even realize he was as old as he was. (Which, to be clear, wasn't all that old, anyway)

 

[El Pistolero]

Gilbert had never been my go to comedian, but he was a face I had been familiar with, and in the age of technology, there is this virtual, albeit strong attachement to such people, which makes their death feel terribly personal. In a weird way, we feel as though they would live forever. RIP, and codolences to his family and close friends.

 

[teezzy]

Artie has officially outlived gilbert, norm, and saget

Unbelievable

 

[ranmafan]

Another legend of comedy gone. So many greats have left us and very few new ones to pick up the ball. Great comedy is going away sadly, and we lost one of the funniest. RIP

 

[jason10mm]

Watched this every single weekend through high school. RIP to a legend...

 

[ClosBSAS]

Sucks ass man. Wtf.

 

[Jsisto]

Damn, so sad. I think it was pretty unknown, but he had a really good podcast that I'd listen to occasionally. Gilbert Gottfrieds Amazing Colossal Podcast. He interviewed a lot of film legends and it was generally really lighthearted and entertaining, saw a different side of the man. I recommend it. Was still being released weekly if I'm not mistaken…so the death must have been very sudden despite the long illness. RIP.

 

[bitbydeath]

RIP
If you've never seen the Problem Child movies you should check them out.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Norm, Louie, Bob, and now Gilbert. WTF.

 

[trickybiff]

Incredibly funny sequence from Hollywood Squares with him.

 

[UnNamed]

I remember him lately in a recent episode of the Angry Nerd.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[ManaByte]

Incredibly funny sequence from Hollywood Squares with him.

YOU FOOL!

 

[Kadve]

Jesus, why?

Edit- It seems like he had been battling "a long illness" for a while according to Variety. Probably cancer, fuck cancer.

Cancer sucks. RIP

For once it wasnt. He died from Complications caused by ventricular tachycardia (essentially he had unstable heart rate) steaming from
Myotonic dystrophy (genetical disease that among other things causes your muscles to never relax properly).

Surprised he even managed to hold on so long as he did. The normal Life expectancy for Myotonic dystrophy is early 50s.

 

[BigBooper]

Been a rough year for comedy legends. Woof
Rip Gilbert.

Of course he had many wonderful movie roles, but one I didn't see mentioned was Problem Child 2.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Right