Bernie Brillstein died last night from a chronic obstructive pulmonary.
You might remember Bernie Brillstein as the crazy-looking beardo in the card games of The Sopranos, or maybe from that documentary about Saturday Night Live. But the Truth is, Bernie Brillstein had just as much to do with the face of comedy than half of the comedians or actors you love. Without Bernie, "Mr. Show" would never have made it on the air. Nor would "The Larry Sanders Show". Ditto "Newsradio". or "Just Shoot Me"*. Oh, and "Saturday Night Live". This isn't even going into the movies he worked on, serving as executive producer for The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Spies Like Us, Summer Rental... and a little movie called DOCTOR DETROIT. Yeah, it's a stupid movie, but it was 1983 and neede to serve as the sober yang to Trading Places' raging Yin.
Anyway, for Newsradio and Mr. Show alone, I owe this man a huge debt of gratitude. Thanks, Bernie.
*While it's not as funny as the other two, I still think this show has its merits. David Spade, however, does not.
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