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  1. September 30th, 2010, 05:44 PM #1
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    Greg Giraldo, comedian, dies of overdose at age 44

    NEW YORK — Greg Giraldo, a stand-up comedian who specialized in rants and insult-filled roasts, has died. He was 44.

    Giraldo died at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., after being hospitalized days earlier. New Brunswick police Lt. J.T. Miller said officers found Giraldo in his room at the Hyatt New Brunswick on Saturday night.

    The Home News Tribune of East Brunswick reported that Giraldo had suffered a drug overdose, citing New Brunswick police. Giraldo's managers declined to comment Thursday.

    On Wednesday's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart paid tribute to Giraldo. Instead of showing the show's traditional final segment, "Moment of Zen," the program ran a "Moment of Greg," playing a clip of Giraldo performing.

    "The comedy world lost a good man and a great comic," Stewart said. "When you were working the clubs, he was just one of those guys that you loved to run into, because he was always a font of warmth and good humor and just smart-as-hell comedy."
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9_nTrZchU"]YouTube - Greg Giraldo Does Standup Comedy[/ame]
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  2. September 30th, 2010, 06:03 PM #2
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    I can't believe he shot down a Harvard Law School life for...an insult comic career.
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    We love watching those roasts late at night when they are uncensored . Does anyone know what the drug was yet?
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  4. October 1st, 2010, 06:36 PM #4
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    I would be willing to bet he pulled a John Belushi/speed ball.
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  5. October 1st, 2010, 06:41 PM #5
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    I can't help but notice that a lot of comedians die of drug overdoses. Do drugs make them funny or do they do drugs to deal with the funny way they see the world?

    I'm not a fan of insult comics and hope Lisa Lampanelli does drugs. That would explain some shit.
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  6. October 1st, 2010, 08:23 PM #6
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    Too bad he died before he could become funny.
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    I like his jacket and t shirt, Id wear a girl version of that...
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    I got a question though, just asking... if guys having sex with other women means nothing, why do they get so pissed if their g/f or wife have sex with another man????? anyone have an answer?
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    I'm with TMS--GG wasn't funny. But I'm still unhappy to hear he's dead.

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    I'm not a fan of insult comics and hope Lisa Lampanelli does drugs. That would explain some shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lizard View Post
    You're a lying bitch. The people you like the most here ARE insult comics.
    Only the non-professional ones. The really good ones never make it famous. Unless you and Jaded are famous in real life and never told me...
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