As mentioned earlier, apart from being hilarious, one of the most noteworthy things about Patrice O'Neal was the level of admiration he garnered from his fellow comics. He had virtually as many fans within the stand-up community as he did in the theater seats, so the outpouring of tweets by comedians following the news of Patrice's death came as no surprise. As a tribute to Patrice and the high esteem in which he was held, we've collected some of those in-the-moment reactions from his friends in the comedy world.

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Details are very limited at this time, but according to LaughSpin, on this morning's Opie and Anthony Show, Jim Norton–with Colin Quinn, Robert Kelly, Rich Vos and Keith Robinson on hand–announced that Patrice O'Neal had suffered a stroke last Wednesday. According to Jim, "We don’t know how he is. We don’t know how he’s going to be."

For fans who wish to send well wishes to Patrice and his family, in lieu of flowers or gifts, Jim asked that they simply send supportive emails to loveforpatrice@gmail.com.

This is obviously very shocking and sad news, and our thoughts and hopes are with Patrice for a swift and full recovery. We will share any additional details as they materialize.

by Intern Margaret Shin

Seth Meyers says "following the President stinks." "Whoever smelt it, dealt it, Seth," says the Obama in my head, because the Obama in my head ate bean burritos at the White House Correspondents' dinner. [Chicago Sun-Times]

Jim Norton talks Weinergate and the Tracy Morgan scandal and sex-addiction. [Punchline]

After finding out he had cancer, comic Steve Mazan’s singular goal was to get on Late Show with David Letterman, and he made a documentary about the journey. [Daily Herald]

Jason Sudeikis wants Betty White but marries Justin Timberlake. It's a Playboy article, so he talks masturbation technique too. [Playboy]

Jon Hamm has always had comedy chops. Mmm, ham chops… [THR]

Juno director Jason Reitman will polish the script for the Steve Carell comedy Burt Wonderstone. [Hollywood News]

Carlos Mencia says "It’s funny to remind people that you don’t need a Playstation 3, or an X-Box 360, or a Wii…" [Herald News]

Billy Gardell says working theaters is better because there are no drunks shouting things. Though some drunks don't shout. Some drunks whisper, making it hard to hear them. I wish drunks would just talk normally. [Hartford Courant]

Rob McElhenney from It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia gained fifty pounds for his character and for laughs. “It’s been disgusting to watch him go through with this adventure.” [Splitsider]

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Not only did Marc Maron talk to Amy Poehler on the new WTF, but he also talks about a pilot he shot based on his life co-starring Ed Asner as his father. [WTF, Punchline]

Speaking of Amy Poehler, she was recently profiled in the LA Times, where she talked about working on Parks and Recreation, "if I could have laid in bed and thought of a job, this would be it." [LA Times]

You can watch the entirety of Conan O'Brien's Dartmouth commencement speech online now. It's kind of like getting a degree from Dartmouth except your parents are still not proud of you. [YouTube]

Julian McCullough made his network TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last Friday. [LNwJF]

Here's a first look at Andy Samberg as the host of Shark Week. If you can't click because you're clicking finger is broken, it's basically just Andy wearing a suit near an ocean. [EW]

John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch have all been roped in to voice characters in a new Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph. [Coming Soon]

Jim Norton gives a tour of his apartment and he was kind enough to cover his cum stain with sweatpants. Faaancy! [Punchline]

In anticipation of the upcoming benefit for Greg Giraldo's family, Splitsider has an excellent piece courtesy of writer Larry Getlen. Getlen sits down with Jesse Joyce and Jim Norton to rehash the more difficult times in Giraldo's life, as well as the lighter side of life as the late comic's friends.

“He was so confident on stage, such a master of words and so naturally funny, that he could take anything he wanted to talk about and make it funny even if you disagreed with his politics on it. At the end of the bit, it was flawless logic,” says Joyce. “You could disagree with the concept of gay marriage, but he would [talk about this] in Texas, or in the South. We’d work together in Georgia, and he would start the bit with some version of, ‘if you think gay people choose to be gay, you’re an asshole.’ He would confront people aggressively to say, what you believe is wrong. But by the end of the bit, not only would he get an applause break, but everybody would be like, ‘Huh. I see your point.” He could take anything he believed in, and make it funny to people who disagreed with him.”

The Benefit for Greg Giraldo will be next Wednesday, February 9th at 8pm at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Tom Papa hosts. Jerry Seinfeld, Judy Gold, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Colin Quinn, Ted Alexandro, Jim Norton, and Jesse Joyce are slated to perform. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Jim Norton, Judy Gold, Ted Alexandro, Jesse Joyce and Tom Papa will all be performing in a benefit for Greg Giraldo's family. Tickets on sale Saturday. [Comic's Comic]

Eric Drysdale talks about the early days of The Colbert Report, "We were going to have this backstage element to the show… it became clear we didn’t need it, because people don’t mind watching [Stephen Colbert] for half an hour." [Splitsider]

Ann Carr writes about her short but memorable role as Karen the crying babysitter in the Louie season finale, "As someone who writes and performs, not stand-up but her own brand of comedy, it’s just inspiring to make the acquaintance of someone you admire." [The Apiary]

Ricky Gervais talks about pulling practical jokes at his mother's funeral. [CBS]

Colin Quinn was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night talking about his Broadway show, impressions and more. [LNwJF

Sara Schaeffer talks about getting serious about stand-up, "At that time in my life, I was letting certain situations and people in my life make me feel like I wasn't a 'real comedian' because I didn't do traditional one-liners or strictly topical humor." [The Apiary]

Jack Black is producing an Adult Swim pilot starring Jason Lee as an 80's teen skateboarder who goes into a coma and wakes up in The Planet of the Apes! Oh, sorry, he just wakes up in the present. [Deadline]

Mila Kunis and Adam Scott have both signed up for Seth MacFarlane's debut feature Ted. [THR]

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. And when you develop an addiction to drugs, alcohol or gambling, you make stand-up comedy. Mike DeStefano, Jim Norton, Rich Vos and Robert Kelly are doing just that (comedy, not the lemonade). They're airing all their problems in Comics Anonymous, premiering this Saturday, October 9 at 1am / 12c.

Watch the two preview clips below — DeStefano criticizes drug pamphlets with stupid questions and Kelly discusses the worries of fat people. Tune in Saturday, it's more fun than a support group.

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Suddenly your secular morning prayer ("I wish the entire past week of news came in bite-sized format with funny") is now only grammatically problematic…

Dear West Virginia, can we please get some consistency? This is so out of character!

No matter how this story turns out, it's still the coolest thing that someone with the last name Slater has ever done. Excluding absolutely anything A.C. Slater ever did on Saved By The Bell.

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Tweets from your favorite funny tweeple explaining everything you blankly nodded your head about at the water cooler last week…

The Discovery Channel aired an entire week of propaganda attempting to disprove the popular theory that sharks and other scary animals are really just terrorists in funny outfits.

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The New York Times profiled Aziz Ansari, who will be hosting the MTV Movie Awards this weekend. [NY Times]

You should take a look at the old letter template Steve Martin used to respond to fan mail with because it is predictably brilliant. [Letters of Note]

American Dad is being fined by the FCC for depicting horse ejaculation. So, just to recap, lawyers are currently being paid a lot of money over cartoon horse cum. [EW]

I guess The Life and Times of Tim will have to change it's name to The Death and Times of Canceled. It may be back in another network, so all hope isn't lost, Tim-heads. [Deadline]

Jim Norton thinks the oil spill is a scam by the animals. [Huffington Post]

You've heard of horse breeding, but what if jockeys were bred in the same cold, loveless fashion? Stop imagining and watch this internet sketch video that imagines that disturbing universe for you. [Atom]