King, born Jerome C. Kattan, passed away on July 15, 2010 after a long illness. Further details surrounding his cause of death were not released as WENN went to press. He was an original member of The Groundlings comedy troupe but was best known for providing the voice of Tailor Smurf in the hit U.S. 1980s animated series The Smurfs. He also voiced TV characters including Shecky in The Biskitts and Ronald Sandler in Charlie & Company. Other TV credits included guest appearances on Dragnet, T... [Read More]

By now you've probably already heard Harvey Pekar has passed away. While the man was not a comedian or even a comedy writer, his appearances on Late Night with David Letterman led many a comedy f... [Read More]

Times like this, the comedy community seems small. By now, many have heard of the passing of Frank Ahearn, longtime Comedy Connection booker and Tommy’s Comedy Lounge co-owner (with partner John Tob... [Read More]

UK stars have lined up to pay their tributes to Frank Sidebottom creator Chris Sievey, who died yesterday at the age of 54. [Read More]

Chippers and pep-peps around the globe have cause to mourn today: Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job regular Richard Dunn died this morning, according to tweets from the show's creators. A major presence on the Cartoon Network series since the first season, Dunn played everything from a doddering old dad to the host of a Goth cable-access show. [Read More]

Eddie Carroll, passed away early this morning at the age of 77. Eddie was best known for his one-man show in which he impersonated (and did justice to) Jack Benny but that was only a small part of what he did. He was a writer — he and his partner Jamie Farr supplemented their acting careers writing cartoons for Hanna-Barbera, for instance. He was a cartoon voice actor, most notably speaking for Jiminy Cricket for the last few decades. He also did non-Benny acting, including appearances on the ... [Read More]

Jay Sierra, a Sequim, Washington based comedian and actor known for his family-inspired routines, died a few minutes before midnight Monday. He was 37. Sierra suffered from pancreatitis, and last year spent nine months battling the illness at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. [Read More]

Asked by Kelly Ripa if he had any ill feelings toward Mr. Leno and NBC, Andy Richter, a guest co-host on “Live,” replied: “Um, yes. Yes, I do. Why wouldn’t I?” [Read More]

Natasha Leggero just keeps turning heads. A prolific stand-up performer whose intelligent musings earned her a regular seat on Chelsea Lately, she’ll appear on Comedy Central’s new post-apocalyptic series Ugly Americans premiering March 17. She also has a starring role in an upcoming NBC pilot, The Strip, written by Reno 911! creators Tom Lennon and Ben Garant. If history proves anything, pants will be optional. [Read More]

Andrew Koenig, who made his name as a teen actor on TV's Growing Pains but was also the video producer of popular comedy podcast Never Not Funny, went missing last month and was found dead of a suicide last week in Vancouver, British Columbia. His brother-in-law, Jimmy Pardo, and Matt Belknap (AST's isoS) paid tribute to him yesterday in a special edition of Never Not Funny. [Read More]