Greg Giraldo Death Rumor

For a host and a program whose mandate is to take the day's events and make it acceptable for a public in search of a late-night laughs, this was not the kind of news from Jon Stewart and his "Daily Show" team wanted fight: Wednesday, Greg Giraldo, fiercely funny comedic staples and celebrity roasts for Comedy Central, died after being hospitalized on Saturday for a drug overdose. He was 44.
Word of the death of Mr. Giraldo is spread rapidly through the Web on Wednesday afternoon, right around the time "The Daily Show" is recorded, but Mr. Stewart was able to recognize their fallen colleague by turning the usual "Moment Zen "ending his show in a" moment of Greg. "
"When we were working the clubs," Stewart said Mr. Giraldo, "was just one of those guys that I loved to hit, because he was always a source of warmth and good humor and comedy just smart as hell."
In a statement, Comedy Central, said: "The tragic news of Greg passing hits us very, very hard. Greg has been a member of the family of Comedy Central for years, the injection of energy and sense of humor in lots of projects . The comedy community lost a brother today. Our thoughts are with his family. "
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