Category: Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer Has Died At 78
Richard Belzer, stand-up comedian who played legendary detective John Munch on several cop shows, died today. The sad news was first delivered by Richard’s friend Laraine Newman on Twitter:
I'm so sad to hear of Richard Belzer's passing. I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest. pic.twitter.com/u23co0JPA2
— Laraine Newman (@larainenewman) February 19, 2023
After Laraine’s tweet made the rounds, some claimed that the news of Richard Belzer’s death was a hoax since there was no confirmation by his reps or family. But sadly, it’s not a hoax and is true. Although, Richard was a noted conspiracy theorist so he’d probably love that his death became a conspiracy theory for a minute. Richard was 78.