Comic Patrice O'Neal Dead at 41

Stand-up comic Patrice O’Neal passed away this morning from complications due to a stroke he suffered in October. O’Neal had been battling diabetes for years.

O’Neal’s manager Matt Frost said in a statement:

Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius. His mother, who was also his best friend, was at his side. Patrice is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo; his step daughter Aymilyon, sister Zinder, and his mother Georgia.

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