RIP Patrice O'Neal

In some extremely sad news, the world lost a great comedian in Patrice O'Neal, who died from complications of a stroke he suffered a month ago. He was 41 years old.

I always hate to see great comedians leave us well into their prime. O'Neal just appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, probably one of the most successful roasts the network has aired in quite some time.

Personally, I liked him comedy. He was out there, racy, and pushed the envelope... but isn't that what all great comedians do?

Also, he was a former WWE writer.... did you know he was a former WWE writer?? If I could love a man even more...

But for me, I will always remember growing up and recognizing him as, "oh, that guy," in various VH1 and Comedy Central shows. It seems a little distant coming from me, but he always put himself out there. I knew who he was and thought he was funny.

So check out some of my favorite moments from Patrice O'Neal:

say hi to Greg Giraldo for me.