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44 stiffs · 2022

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For the 32nd year running, our fondest farewells to the recently departed. If they were on anybody’s list, or mattered at all, they’re here. Looking for everybody? Try the Directory.

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Died December 31, 2022 · Age 95

Pope Benedict XVI

He was a really good Pope - as far as ex-Nazi child beaters go.

Born April 16, 1927

Died December 30, 2022 · Age 93

Barbara Walters

She dated Alan Greenspan. Jesus, Barb.

Born September 25, 1929

Died December 29, 2022 · Age 82

PELE

Yeah, he was great and everything, but soccer still sucks.

Born October 23, 1940

Died December 5, 2022 · Age 71

Kirstie Alley

Cheers.

Born January 12, 1951

Died November 30, 2022 · Age 96

Jiang Zemin

Dude was the President of China for 10 years, and the only unscrupulous thing we can find is that he married his cousin? What a rip off.

Born August 17, 1926

Died November 25, 2022 · Age 63

Irene Cara

What a feeling!

Born March 18, 1959

Died November 16, 2022 · Age 96

Robert Clary

He went from being in an actual concentration camp to being in Hogan's Heroes. Talk about commitment to the role.

Born March 1, 1926

Died November 11, 2022 · Age 76

Gallagher

Dead-o-matic.

Born July 24, 1946

Died October 28, 2022 · Age 87

Jerry Lee Lewis

If you can dig out a good obit for a guy who had one hit song and married a 13 year old, please do let us know.

Born September 29, 1935

Died October 11, 2022 · Age 96

Angela Lansbury

Died in her sleep, she wrote.

Born October 16, 1925

Died October 4, 2022 · Age 88

Loretta Lynn

From 1963 to 1983, she made on average two albums a YEAR. Then one every 3 years until 2003. Then a bunch after that. No wonder she died.

Born April 14, 1934

Died September 24, 2022 · Age 74

Kitten Natividad

Vital stats for this exotic dancer:

44 inch bust

That's as far as we got.

Born February 13, 1948

Died September 23, 2022 · Age 88

Louise Fletcher

Medication time!

Born July 22, 1934

Died September 13, 2022 · Age 76

Kenneth Starr

You should only say good about the dead. Ken Starr is dead. Good.

Born July 21, 1946

Died September 8, 2022 · Age 96

Queen Elizabeth II

This is where we write something nasty about the person who died.

Turns out, she was a terrible skateboarder.

Born April 21, 1926

Died September 7, 2022 · Age 82

Bernard Shaw

Breaking: Broadcaster Bernard Broken By Big Bad Bug.

Born May 22, 1940

Died August 30, 2022 · Age 91

Mikhail Gorbachev

On the one hand, he won a Nobel Peach Prize, the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, and a Grammy with Bill Clinton. On the other hand, he didn't drink or smoke. So this is a tough one for us.

Born March 2, 1931

Died August 12, 2022 · Age 53

Anne Heche

Almost survived six days, seven nights.

Born May 25, 1969

Died August 8, 2022 · Age 73

Olivia Newton-John

Look at me
I'm Sandra Dee
Dead as a
Doornail can be.

Born September 26, 1948

Died August 2, 2022 · Age 94

Vin Scully

And a very pleasant good evening to you, wherever you may be.

Born November 29, 1927

Died July 31, 2022 · Age 88

Bill Russell

We don't care what anyone says - this guy was REALLY good at basketball.

Born February 12, 1934

Died July 30, 2022 · Age 71

Ayman al-Zawahiri

We really dug deep to find the nicest possible thing to say about this guy, so here it is:

He was a COMPLETE sack of SHIT.

Born June 19, 1951

Died July 30, 2022 · Age 89

Nichelle Nichols

Seriously? The best Star Trek could do was to have her answering the space phone?

Born December 28, 1932

Died July 30, 2022 · Age 95

Pat Carroll

She got canned from The Jetsons after one episode because she couldn't get the voice of Jane Jetson right. Wow.

Born May 5, 1927

Died July 27, 2022 · Age 77

Tony Dow

Left it to Beaver.

Born April 13, 1945

Died July 25, 2022 · Age 83

Paul Sorvino

He had a really good system for the garlic.

Born April 13, 1939

Died July 14, 2022 · Age 73

Ivana Trump

WRONG ONE.

Born February 20, 1949

Died July 8, 2022 · Age 99

Larry Storch

Guess that F stood for "Finished".

Born January 8, 1923

Died July 6, 2022 · Age 82

James Caan

People always remember him for The Godfather, but for us it will always be Undercover Grandpa. A true triumph of cinematic artwork.

Born March 26, 1940

Died June 29, 2022 · Age 83

Sonny Barger

Despite the fact that he was a founding member of Hell's Angels, spent a lot of time in prison for things like attempted murder, robbery and assault, and beat his wife and kid - this guy was pretty much a complete piece of garbage.

Born October 8, 1938

Died May 29, 2022 · Age 87

Ronnie Hawkins

Rompin Ronnie is a rompin no more.

Born January 10, 1935

Died May 26, 2022 · Age 67

Ray Liotta

For as long as he could remember, he always wanted to be alive.

Born December 18, 1954

Died May 20, 2022 · Age 101

Roger Angell

Gone for Good.

Born September 19, 1920

Died May 7, 2022 · Age 86

Mickey Gilley

In a room full of roses.

Born March 9, 1936

Died April 30, 2022 · Age 76

Naomi Judd

Nominated to the Country Music Hall of Fame the day AFTER she died. That's a new one. It's usually that kind of thing that ends up being the kiss of death.

Born January 11, 1946

Died April 23, 2022 · Age 88

Orrin Hatch

Chair North.
A Rich Thorn.
Arron Hitch.

Sometimes when we can't think of a good obit for someone, we just come up with anagrams of the person's name.

Rat Rhonchi.
Ah, Rich Tron.

Now is one of those times.

Born March 22, 1934

Died April 12, 2022 · Age 67

Gilbert Gottfried

Aside from having a REALLY annoying voice, he was...well....let us get back to you.

Born February 28, 1955

Died April 5, 2022 · Age 79

Bobby Rydell

Bye bye, Bobby.

Born April 26, 1942

Died March 23, 2022 · Age 84

Madeleine Albright

First female Secretary of State, spoke 8 languages, and - we're not kidding here - could leg press 400 pounds. Also - dead.

Born May 15, 1937

Died January 21, 2022 · Age 68

Louie Anderson

Kicked the basket.

Born March 24, 1953

Died January 20, 2022 · Age 74

Meat Loaf

His name was Robert Pauls...wait. His name was MARVIN?

Born September 27, 1947

Died January 9, 2022 · Age 65

Bob Saget

He went from Full House to raunchy stand up comedy. That is how you spell HERO.

Born May 17, 1956

Died January 9, 2022 · Age 87

Dwayne Hickman

Actor. Did some stuff. NO idea how the Fame Committee made this guy a celeb. Oh well.

Born May 18, 1934

Died January 6, 2022 · Age 94

Sidney Poitier

Guess who's NOT coming to dinner?

Born February 20, 1927

Guess the stiff · died 1997

Oy, gevalt, we lost Kuralt.