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[J_Viper]

RIP

When I was in eighth grade, I would always leave on that one special he did with CC. I'd laugh every time.

 

[NYR]

Pretty shocking he didn't pass before, a shame he couldn't get his weight under control, definitely played a factor in his body being able to fight off his sickness.

I loved his baby powder bit, so funny.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Oh man. RiP.

 

[Volimar]

Garfunkel and Oates‏ @garfunkeloates 3m3 minutes ago

So sad to hear about Ralphie. He was always so sweet and supportive. Very funny, very sweet man. #RIPRalphieMay

 

[Heckler456]

RIP. I'm only 27, and nowhere near his weight, but his death has definitely given me the boost I needed to lose some more weight, and to hopefully maintain a healthy one.

 

[White_sox]

I saw him in May of this year and it was cringey. He had no energy and really struggled during the whole thing - definitely not the same guy I remember from Last Comic Standing.

RIP

 

[Kwixotik]

My brother got into a PM fight with him on Myspace way back when. My brother said he's racist. But RIP. He was pretty funny.

 

[H.Cornerstone]

Rest Easy Player

 

[MickeyPhree]

Never heard of him but RIP

 

[NomarTyme]

Damn. RIP.

 

[CarlisleDavid1979]

RIP

 

[Frozenprince]

First person I also thought of was John Pinette.

Somebody get Lavell Crawford help soon

Edit: saw that he lost a bunch of weight thankfully!

Saw him in 2014 and I thought he'd legit have a heart attack on stage, brother was struggling to get through his set without collapsing.

 

[old]

Saw him live long ago. Great show. Sad to hear.

 

[freeofgreed]

Damn that sucks. RIP. Used to be a big fan when I was younger.

 

[Joe]

I couldn't help but laugh out loud after reading his kids names

https://twitter.com/Ralphie_May/status/916415944548896768

 

[FTF]

Damn, that's a shame and sad to hear. RIP.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Damn, that's tragic, and he was only 45 too. RIP!!!

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I think I just saw this dude on this season of Penn and Teller's Fool Us as a guest appearance. Sad.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Obesity kills.

 

[Strike]

Sucks. RIP. Big dudes gotta watch out. Hope Gabriel Iglesias is taking care of himself.

 

[Mechanized]

That sucks, he was a good comedian. Dunno if the dude ever got gastro, but he should have. For someone that size it always seems like they die young. That's not to say he probably didn't try to lose weight, it's a life long battle for some and it fucking sucks.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I just saw this. Really liked him. RIP

 

[Za-Neen-Jya]

Dude was really funny, and a fellow Texan. But he never seemed like he was taking care of himself. A fucking shame, really.

 

[smurfx]

aw man he had 2 kids. rip and hope them the best.

 

[FiggyCal]

He was a really fun, energetic guy. I saw one of his specials a while back and really liked it.

 

[ahoyhoy]

I couldn't help but laugh out loud after reading his kids names

https://twitter.com/Ralphie_May/status/916415944548896768

God damn he trolled his kids hard with those names. It's like Zowie Bowie or Major Major Major levels.

Anyways RIP.

 

[scorcher59]

Saw his netflix special and became a fan instantly, Rest in peace!

 

[ascii42]

I couldn't help but laugh out loud after reading his kids names

https://twitter.com/Ralphie_May/status/916415944548896768

I would have gone with Julius over James.

 

[firehawk12]

Man, he was just on that Penn and Teller show.

 

[perfectchaos007]

My parents sat by his mother on the way home from Las Vegas a couple of years ago. They said she was an extremely nice lady. RIP to her son

 

[Giolon]

Sad even if not entirely surprising. Always thought his stuff was pretty funny.

RIP Ralphie.

 

[Glendemonium]

Oh.... wow, I remember watching his shows. RIP.

 

[streetsahead123]

RIP. Although the only thing I really know him from is when he had a weird twitter freakout at Chelsea Peretti,

 

[Baroquemantic]

Damn.

Rest in peace.

 

[JKM78613]

My brother got into a PM fight with him on Myspace way back when. My brother said he's racist. But RIP. He was pretty funny.

Only thing I know about the dude was a Twitter beef he got into with Chelsea Peretti a couple years back where he dropped the “n-word”.

Couldn’t believe a comedian was so dense as to not understand the title of her special was a joke.

 

[Shauni]

RIP

Being that morbidly obese...I am surprised he lived as long as he did, honestly.

Yeah, pretty much. Dude was massive

 

[perfectchaos007]

Kooba Divin in the Oh Chin

is the bit that put him on the map

 

[Ronabo]

I saw him last year and he seemed to struggle. His set was hilarious though. He did an hour long blow job joke.

He lost a bunch of weight years ago, but he went through a bitter divorce and custody battle for his kids. So that had to take tole on him. Very nice guy and funny. Will miss him. R.I.P.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

That's a shame. Wasn't my favorite comedian, but he always seemed like a pretty decent dude. RIP.

 

[SiDCrAzY]

RIP

Just found out.