Patrice O’Neal 1969-2011

On early Monday morning, professional loudmouth and hilarious stand up comic, Patrice O’Neal, sadly, passed away at the way-too-early age of 41. The Boston-bred, Jersey-based, robust, gap-toothed funnyman had previously suffered a stroke in late October. I write this as I’m watching his last stand-up special, Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room, on Comedy Central. Never shying...