As a huge, loud, black guy, Patrice is definitely intimidating
but hands down one of the top five comedians in my book. His uncut and unapologetic style of comedy
that covers race, sex, the differences in men and women may seem like cliché topics,
but the way in which he goes about discussing them is so refreshing. He tells it like it is, not for the sake of
being shocking or different, but because that’s just how he is, and when a
person just let’s who they are on stage there’s such a natural flow to the way
that they speak and carry themselves.
Unfortunately, this great, hilarious comedian passed away on
October 19, 2011 from a stroke. It’s
frustrating to see such a fantastic comedian pass away while the Aziz Ansari’s
and other lame, alternative comics are still floating around. Patrice really didn’t give a fuck about
producers and executives and gave up on singing and dancing for a role in
Hollywood which is why he didn’t get as much work as he should have, but he
made it work and got the cult following that he deserves. At least now, there are only die-hard Patrice
fans, and no followers. If you go to Patriceoneal.com you can buy his specials and all the money goes to his family.
Here’s part 1 of a fan-made documentary by MichiefMaker37 on youtube, I highly recommend it. R.I.P. Patrice.