P.S. I was lucky enough to have performed stand up with Gottfried, opening for Gilbert years ago, at the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, CT. I think I ended up having a good show but the memory of my-set, faded away. What did not fade, was what Gilbert said to me backstage. He a...
writing “in addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for us all, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.” Gottfried was just 67...
PHOENIX - We are learning more about the death of comedian Gilbert Gottfried, which was announced on April 12. According to a statement from Gottfried's longtime friend and publicist, Glenn Schwartz, Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a...
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