Robert Schimmel Dead

Comedian Robert Schimmel has just died at the age of 60 following injuries sustained in a car accident in Arizona.

I saw Robert on a few shows over here in the US (e.g. Comics Unleashed), and will forever remember his tale of taking his daughter to see the whales.

His style was engaging, as he was more of an anecdotal comedian. (I always find it interesting just how many different comic styles there are – there are the angry comics, the one-liners, the political ones, story-tellers, the crazy ones, and so on and so on.)

As when any celebrity dies, he will be missed – in my opinion, Robert Schimmel was an old-school comedian, who knew the trade inside out. For example, his timing (something many younger comedians don’t get) was spot on.

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