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Comedian Ralphie May Dead at 45

R.I.P.

Rose to prominence through Netflix and Comedy Central specials.

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Stand-up comedian Ralphie May died Friday at age 45 after suffering cardiac arrest. ā€œRalphie had been battling pneumonia and had cancelled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover,ā€ the comedianā€™s manager wrote in a statement. ā€œEarlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest.ā€ May had relentlessly toured the U.S. over the past several years and rose to prominence through a series of Comedy Central and Netflix specials.

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