RIP Harris Wittels

[Steak Snabler]

Parks & Rec executive producer and stand-up comic. Probably a drug overdose:

Harris Wittels, of #humblebrag and Parks and Rec fame, has passed away

Also coined the term "humble brag."

He was only 30.

RIP

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Yeah, I've heard him on a couple podcasts. He had a crazy heroin problem that he's talked very openly about.

Marc Maron put up the podcast with him from a couple months ago, where he shares some pretty crazy stories about how he got hooked on heroin.

Very sad. RIP...

 

[Iron_chet]

This made me laugh, love jokes like the Pontius thing.

Aziz Ansari - RIP Harris Wittels. 1984-2015.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Awesome tribute by Ansari.

 

[Pete]

Thanks for sharing that, Iron, it was a great read. Both heart-felt and funny.

 

[93Devil]

This made me laugh, love jokes like the Pontius thing.

Aziz Ansari - RIP Harris Wittels. 1984-2015.

****uation is the funniest thing I have read in a long time.

 

[John]

Harris had a ton of great appearances on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast. And his efforts to get his comedian friends to like Phish were quite humorous.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

He tells a story on Maron's podcast about trying to buy heroin that is just haunting.

Just crazy stuff. A super-smart, super-funny guy who clearly had a ****load of demons.

 

[Alma]

He tells a story on Maron's podcast about trying to buy heroin that is just haunting.

Just crazy stuff. A super-smart, super-funny guy who clearly had a ****load of demons.

One of the demons is wanting/needing to get right back to work quickly after he left rehab.

Many addicts are so caught up in their work a coping mechanism that works is an addiction. Gets you through.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Addictive personalities never go away, but they can be redirected.

 

[Vombatus]

Similar to having an MLS addiction?