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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried Dies at 67

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 67. According to his publicist, the cause of death was ventricular tachycardia due to Type II muscular dystrophy. Gottfried’s death was announced by his family via a Twitter posting that read: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert…

Kathryn Hahn’s Limited Series About Joan Rivers Has Been Scrapped

The Comeback Girl, a limited series about the late comedian Joan Rivers and starring WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn will not be going forward as planned. Variety reported Monday the project had been scrapped because the creative team did not secure the rights to Rivers’ story from her daughter Melissa. The series could have been made as…

Comedian, ‘SNL’ Star Norm Macdonald Died at 61

Saturday Night Live alum Norm Macdonald died Tuesday after a nine-year, private battle with cancer. He was 61. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed his death.  “He was most proud of his comedy,” his producing partner and friend Lori Jo Hoekstra, who was with Macdonald when he died, told Deadline. “He never wanted the diagnosis…