Comedian Patrice O’Neal Dead At 41

TMZ is reporting that comedian Patrice O’Neal has passed away at the age of 41 on Monday night. A diabetic, O’Neal had suffered a stroke back in October.

O’Neal was recently seen on the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen and was a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony show.

Opie tweeted, “Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal has passed away. The funniest and best thinker I’ve ever known PERIOD.”

Although O’Neal had suffered a stroke back in October, there is no official cause of death.

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