Former ‘SNL’ Author Mocks Matthew Perry’s Demise: “Am I Trending But?”

A former author for Saturday Night time Reside has posted tweets mocking Matthew Perry’s demise.

Podcaster Kevin Brennan tweeted a story overlaying the previous Associates star’s passing and wrote, “DROWNED IN A HOT TUB. HAHAHAHA.”

The 63-year-old comic — who wrote for only one season of SNL in 1999 — additional mentioned concerning the beloved actor who starred in 10 seasons of one of the profitable TV reveals of all time: “I didn’t mock it. I simply thought it was humorous. However I do adore it when junkies die.” He then defined drowning in a scorching tub is humorous “as a result of it’s not very deep.” When roundly slammed for his feedback, he requested, “Am I trending but?”

Brennan is the brother of Chappelle’s Present co-creator Neal Brennan, whom he reportedly usually trashes on his podcast whereas equally placing down different profitable comedians.

TMZ first reported Brennan’s tweets Sunday and famous that his account has solely about 5,900 followers. As of Monday morning, Brennan had seemingly gained a pair hundred extra.

Reactions to the tweets have been what you would possibly anticipate. An assortment (of the non-profane ones): “I’ll by no means perceive the mindset of somebody who posts shit like this. I want you properly bc you should be sick … That is so unhappy and imply. Everybody knew Matthew struggled with dependancy and he did his finest to achieve out for assist many occasions. Kevin Brennan ought to be black listed and by no means employed as a author ever once more for talking condescending a couple of useless actor … I by no means knew he existed, however now we all know he was only a nugatory evil little instrument.”

Over the weekend, SNL — which was hosted by comic Nate Bargatze — featured a particular tribute card for Perry on the finish of Saturday’s present.

The 54-year-old Perry died Saturday at his Los Angeles house. Authorities responded round 4 p.m. to his residence, the place he was found unresponsive, they mentioned. The L.A. coroner’s workplace has not established the explanation for demise but.

Whereas Perry had achieved huge success as a part of Associates, one of the widespread reveals of all time, he additionally battled substance abuse for many years.

Following the information of his demise, Associates producers Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Vivid mentioned in a joint assertion to THR: “It nonetheless appears unattainable. All we will say is that we really feel blessed to have had him as a part of our lives. He was a superb expertise. It’s a cliche to say that an actor makes a job their very own, however in Matthew’s case, there are not any more true phrases. From the day we first heard him embody the function of Chandler Bing, there was nobody else for us. We are going to at all times cherish the enjoyment, the sunshine, the blinding intelligence he introduced to each second — not simply to his work, however in life as properly.”