Richard Belzer Leaves Us With One Final Laugh
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Longtime “Law & Order: SVU” actor Richard Belzer has died at the age of 78. The highly respected stand-up comic-turned-television icon gave us the legendary character, Detective John Munch, which he played in 10 different television series over 30 years. Fans and fellow “Law & Order” co-stars have taken to social media to express their love and admiration for Richard - but leave it to a comedy legend to get one last laugh. Shortly before passing at his home in France, Richard uttered his final unforgettable words…which will have us all laughing for a long time. RIP Richard aka Munch!
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| 0:00.0 | Heads up, Riches. In today's episode, we use some strong language. So Arisha, it's a sad day here at Rich and Daily, mostly because we didn't get the day off. |
| 0:15.0 | Yeah, you can say that again. |
| 0:17.0 | But also, because we have to say goodbye to another beloved celebrity, one who was a staple on law and order S. |
| 0:24.0 | Have you ever heard of that show? |
| 0:25.0 | You know, I've heard it in like my periphery. |
| 0:28.0 | I mean, you know, I don't know enough about, you know, |
| 0:32.0 | Detective Benson, Detective Stabler, there will they, |
| 0:35.0 | won't they, the episode when he sacrificed a child to savor, like I don't |
| 0:40.0 | know anything about any of that. Uh-huh. |
| 0:42.0 | All that to say. Rest in peace, Detective Munch. |
| 0:45.4 | Yeah, so comedian actor and writer Richard Belzer has passed away. He was a TV icon for 30 years. |
| 0:52.7 | Like he popped up in as many as 10 different TV shows |
| 0:56.5 | as the iconic character Detective John Munch. |
| 0:59.6 | Yeah, one of those television shows |
| 1:01.8 | was Arrested Development, and I just loved his guest appearance in that. |
| 1:06.0 | He was such an icon, and even though he's gone, like the true comedian he was, he left us all with one last laugh yes and it's my |
| 1:15.1 | favorite part of this story honestly yeah same from wondery I'm brook syphrin and I'm a reisha |
| 1:20.3 | skidmer Williams it's's Monday, February 20th. |
| 1:22.8 | And you're listening to Rich and Daily. |
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