15 Harrowing Last Words of Famous Comedians

When someone passes, people typically want to know about their last words. It feels like we can see those final words written on the last page of the novel that is their life. We begin to imagine, “What will our last words be? Will something profound that we’ve learned in this life roll off our tongue, and perfectly sum up our hopefully 100 plus years on this wet rock?” We can romanticize them all we want, but as you’ll see on this list, the setting and circumstances of a person’s last day was nothing like they’d imagined. Our advice… Keep an open mind.

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These were some of the funniest, most prolific comedians who ever graced the mic. Whether they were the bright and bubbly sort, or the “tortured soul,” they all experienced some wondrous, that had us green with envy. There’s a ton of video evidence to back that up. They lived. Oh how they lived. That was our positive spin on the obviously not-so peachy conclusions. 

Don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom. Some had these incredibly upbeat sign-offs, and some even went out with a joke. What better ending can a comedian hope for? Like a freedom fighter goin’ out on the frontlines. So, let’s take a moment to remember the happiness they helped spread ‘round the world before delving into these last harrowing words from these 15 late, great comedy icons.