Kevin Meaney, a “comic’s comic” who worked the standup circuit, was a staple on late-night TV and starred in the short-lived 1990s CBS series Uncle Buck, has died, his agent said on Saturday. The Hollywood director Judd Apatow said, using Twitter: “Kevin Meaney was as funny as they get and the nicest man. An HBO special, in 1986, launched Meaney’s comedy career after he toiled doing standup in San Francisco and Boston. David Feldman (@David_Feldman_) Kevin Meaney trained several generations of San Francisco and Boston comedians that the performer dictates what's funny. Truly ‘big pants people’.”Meaney was also known for his raucous I Don’t Care song in standup routines that had him dancing and waving around one arm: “I don’t care.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2016 20:26 UTC