Celebrity Death: Louie Anderson, 68

[Satans Hockey]

Always enjoyed his humor when I saw him on Conan and elsewhere...

Louie Anderson Dead at 68 After Battle with Cancer

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[John Price]

this sucks he was a pretty funny guy, jokes aside

he was in several FOX cartoons growing up, then he was on MAD TV on Bobby Lee 24

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Damn, RIP. Louie was an absolute legend. Never ceased to make me laugh, one of my all-time favorite comedians.

 

[kook10]

RIP. Very underrated comedian. He really had the goods.

 

[islesmb]

RIP

I'm washing lettuce. Soon, I'll be on fries. In a few years, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in.

 

[beowulf]

Damn for some reason I thought he had died a while ago.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

Man, RIP. This one sucks.

 

[Rpenny]

Most openly gay guy who was not openly gay

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Big Fat Paulie?



R.I.P.

 

[Perennial]

One of the most popular comics of the late 80's and early 90's... I'm not sure why his mainstream popularity waned over the last couple of decades... maybe the bribery incident was a big reason why, or perhaps it's because he didn't age particularly well, so Hollywood likely stopped calling...

I found most popular comics from the 80's and 90's to be annoying, or just not funny... but Louie was neither of those

Not sure I'd go as far as to call him a legend, but he was certainly close to it...

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

One of the most popular comics of the late 80's and early 90's... I'm not sure why his mainstream popularity waned over the last couple of decades... maybe the bribery incident was a big reason why, or perhaps it's because he didn't age particularly well, so Hollywood likely stopped calling...

I found most popular comics from the 80's and 90's to be annoying, or just not funny... but Louie was neither of those

Not sure I'd go as far as to call him a legend, but he was certainly close to it...

Baskets?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Enjoyed Life with Louie as a kid and watched osccasionally his era of family feud

RIP

 

[Ozz]

RIP - always found him funny and enjoyable through any medium, and I feel like I'd been watching him in some capacity from when I was a kid in the 80s. I remember being excited for his cartoon (while it seemed barely anyone my age knew who he was - lol), and I still listen to his standup from time to time. I have yet to watch Baskets but I do have it on my To-Watch list ready to go once my wife stops w/the new series we watch together. I think his time on Family Feud deserves more praise than it gets, too. I thought he was way better than anyone else around him, but I realize his humor may not catch as broad an audience as the others did (which is good for comedy, but generally isn't seen as such for viewership).

 

[kingsholygrail]

His career had a bit of a revival lately too. RIP His story about his brother never gets old.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I liked his humour

 

[SUX2BU]

RIP Louie

you got moderators off their tails with this

 

[Martinez]

I didn’t know much about him but I loved him in Baskets

 

[SJSharksfan39]

His era of hosting Family Feud was strange. It didn't seem like he was well liked and he didn't host it very long. I kinda wish that version was aired in syndication somewhere (Same with Combs and Kern).

 

[Burnoutboi]

Rest in peace, Louie. May you make heaven roll on the floor with laughter.

 

[DaaaaB's]

His era of hosting Family Feud was strange. It didn't seem like he was well liked and he didn't host it very long. I kinda wish that version was aired in syndication somewhere (Same with Combs and Kern).

I've seen reruns with Combs fairly recently. Can't remember what channel but quite possibly a Canadian one.

RIP Louie. Found him kind of annoying as a kid but grew to like him as I got older. He was hilarious in Baskets.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Enjoyed Life with Louie as a kid and watched osccasionally his era of family feud

These

RIP Louie

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

RIP. Like the other poster, I thought he passed away a few years ago. Was a big fan back in the 90s. f*** cancer.