RIP Louie Anderson

Minnesota icon, a great comedian, by everything I've heard just a sweetheart of a guy. Glad he got to have a career renaissance with Baskets.

Will be missed.

aw man, RIP

A great presence. Was randomly thinking of him the other week when a family rewatch of said film over the holidays made me realize "Hey, that's him as the delivery guy on the right!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj6Vg5Mirg4

my gf did comedy pretty serious for a long time until covid, got to the level of opening for some well known comics and got to know him. she is really sad today, I guess he was the sweetest, no one had a bad word to say about Louie which in the comedy world is rare

#RIP the sweet Louie Anderson. Mentored by Henny Youngman, he said he always tried to “laugh with my audience. I try to say, ‘Hey, aren’t we all pathetic?’ … That’s the Richard Pryor effect. If you’re honest enough about it all, it’s really rewarding.” https://t.co/lqZrOHctoo

— Mike Barnes (@MikeBarnes4) January 21, 2022

Louie Anderson once blew 80 grand, all his money, gambling in LA, then rented a car, drove to Vegas in the middle of the night and used a casino line of credit to win it all back in the pit by sunup, caught a 7am flight and went straight to shoot a 7-11 commercial.
Requiescat.🎈

— steve albini (@electricalWSOP) January 21, 2022

story is incredible even before you realize who posted it haha

This photo is very sad now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed. pic.twitter.com/DLJ8Ntt7LN

— Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert) January 21, 2022

Will never forget this Louie Anderson story from Casey Wilson's book pic.twitter.com/BOaIQa6Jv8

— derek (@dereksmth) January 21, 2022

Louie Anderson was so funny and had such a big heart.

This is an interview he did a couple of years ago that I still think about all the time. We need to give people more reasons to twirl. pic.twitter.com/fqNHO0B4xK

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 21, 2022

Louie Anderson on Letterman, 1988-1997https://t.co/jTLksMKtH6

— Don Giller (@thedonz5) January 22, 2022

what a kind heart

Louie Anderson was so funny and had such a big heart.

This is an interview he did a couple of years ago that I still think about all the time. We need to give people more reasons to twirl. pic.twitter.com/fqNHO0B4xK

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 21, 2022

I learned a lot from this remarkable piece.

https://www.vulture.com/article/louie-anderson-comedy-mother-tribute.html