Monday, May 9, 2005

RIP Herb Sargent

Hollywood Reporter reports that Herb Sargent died Friday in New York at the age of 81.

He was a six-time Emmy winner who wrote for such legends as Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Burt Bacharach, Sammy Davis Jr., Milton Berle, Lily Tomlin, and Victor Borge.

All I really know about Herb is that he worked on Saturday Night Live for 20 years and had the same last name as me. He mentored countless comedy writers and inspired many others including myself... a fact that will pay off the day I finally write something funny.

I'll miss ya Herb. Thank You for making this crazy world a little more bearable from time to time.

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