View Full Version : Mike DeStefano dies
Fallon
03-07-2011, 08:04 AM
Link from Opie's twitter.
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/03/comedian-mike-destefano-dies
Don't think I know much of his act other than him being on O&A.
Lady Resin
03-07-2011, 08:06 AM
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/03/comedian-mike-destefano-dies
Gutter
03-07-2011, 08:07 AM
Link from Opie's twitter.
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/03/comedian-mike-destefano-dies
Don't think I know much of his act other than him being on O&A.
he did the last season of last comic standing....of course being on that show he had to perform clean.
spoon
03-07-2011, 02:57 PM
Link from Opie's twitter.
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/03/comedian-mike-destefano-dies
Don't think I know much of his act other than him being on O&A.
I obviously didn't know all that much about his life either. I had no clue he was HIV positive. Did this ever come up on the LCS or O & A? If so I missed it completely.
Sorry to see the guy go, he was funny and seemingly had gotten his shit together.
I obviously didn't know all that much about his life either. I had no clue he was HIV positive. Did this ever come up on the LCS or O & A? If so I missed it completely.
Sorry to see the guy go, he was funny and seemingly had gotten his shit together.
He discussed it during his interview with Marc Maron on WTF. Apparently, he has been HIV Positive for 20 years. They actually had him DNA tested to figure out why he stopped replicating the virus cells.
IamFogHat
03-07-2011, 03:53 PM
He discussed it during his interview with Marc Maron on WTF. Apparently, he has been HIV Positive for 20 years. They actually had him DNA tested to figure out why he stopped replicating the virus cells.
Yeah, I was really saddened by his death having heard the Maron episode, he really seemed like an awesome guy who dealt with a lot of hard shit in his life.
spoon
03-07-2011, 04:16 PM
He discussed it during his interview with Marc Maron on WTF. Apparently, he has been HIV Positive for 20 years. They actually had him DNA tested to figure out why he stopped replicating the virus cells.
Really? Anything come about from that test? Not sure how I missed this HUGE factor in a comedian's life I actually found funny.
Really? Anything come about from that test? Not sure how I missed this HUGE factor in a comedian's life I actually found funny.
He didn't say. I think they were planning to map his DNA to see if there were any obvious reasons he went into remission and thousands of others don't. I think it is just too early for anyone to make any conclusions at this point.
The most interesting thing about DeStefano's WTF interview is that it motivated Marc to talk about the night that his most recent marriage went to pieces. It was the night of a "Moth" show where the theme of the night led Mike to tell his "Frannie's Last Ride" story and Marc to tell an angry story about his wife. "Frannie's Last Ride" is an almost perfect spoken word story, it is sweet, it is short, it is sad, and it ends with a really strong moment of tragedy and triumph. Marc's story, which I admittedly never heard, involves going off on his wife and accidentally destroying an antique chair.
The episodes are still available. Check out WTF with Marc Maron episodes 129 (Following the conclusion of a Jeananne Garafalo interview) and 130 (the whole episode)
But the guy was a motivational speaker who was working with recovering drug addicts who kind of drifted into stand up. The story of his turnaround will probably make a great movie, but I am not so certain that his stand up will transcend to the level of Bill Hicks or Sam Kineson. But I don't know if today is the day to draw comparisons.
Space Edge
03-07-2011, 08:45 PM
sucks he was one of my favorite "unknown" standups
Space Edge
03-07-2011, 08:47 PM
To tag what melk was saying below is the story he was talking about. He was also doing a one man show the past couple of months.
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spe5150
03-07-2011, 09:31 PM
Damn. I really liked Mike's stand-up, so I was already saddened by this news but that story just hits you in the chest like baseball bat. Suddenly my life doesn't seem quite as tough as I make it out to be day-to-day.
R.I.P., Mike.
spoon
03-07-2011, 09:34 PM
Damn. I really liked Mike's stand-up, so I was already saddened by this news but that story just hits you in the chest like baseball bat. Suddenly my life doesn't seem quite as tough as I make it out to be day-to-day.
R.I.P., Mike.
Nah, Tom has your phone number too so dismay is the right response.
KC2OSO
03-07-2011, 09:54 PM
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2011/03/comedian-mike-destefano-dies
traction
Gutter
03-08-2011, 06:15 AM
To tag what melk was saying below is the story he was talking about. He was also doing a one man show the past couple of months.
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thats one of the best and saddest stories i think i've ever heard.
wow thats really weird....just finished listening to this here and Sam is playing it on After O&A
tocanchew
03-08-2011, 01:27 PM
Wow that is one of the most loving, caring story I have ever heard in my live.
Space Edge
03-08-2011, 07:13 PM
cringehumor.net Plans on having a viewing of some of his one man show they have recorded
In association with the DeStefano family, Cringe Humor, producer Ray Ellin and cinematographer Frank Mosca will continue to get Mike’s message out. In weeks to come we’ll be holding a memorial service at the Barrow Street Theatre where we will screen some of the footage that was shot during his one man show. For now the family has asked in lieu of flowers that anyone can make a donation to the American Heart Association in Mike’s name. http://www.heart.org.
http://goo.gl/yVmDW
I hope they put this out on the web or DVD, I woud love to see this but I don't live in NY anymore.
SatCam
03-08-2011, 07:31 PM
To tag what melk was saying below is the story he was talking about. He was also doing a one man show the past couple of months.
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oh man I remember hearing that on NPR's The Moth Hour last year not knowing who it was. Still the saddest heartbreaking fucking story ive ever heard told
hanso
03-11-2011, 04:08 PM
Jeffrey Ross please eat well get plenty of rest and exersise.
Contra
03-12-2011, 02:07 PM
Always sad to hear about a good stand up passing. I'll have to go and find that WTF interview
IamFogHat
03-12-2011, 03:17 PM
I watched it again and was reduced to tears. Fuck that's a sad story.
Lady Resin
03-12-2011, 03:46 PM
Wow, just wow. That turned on the waterworks.
I watched it again and was reduced to tears. Fuck that's a sad story.
Not to piggy back on the late Mike DeStefano's death, but if you are not subscribed to The Moth, you may want to consider adding it to your podcast feed today.
This story is what originally made me a Mike DeStefano fan and without The Moth, I wouldn't have known about him at all (prior to Last Comic).
Not every story is good, not every story is well-told, but most of the content is incredible.
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