Greg Giraldo, whose sharp and searing standup was familiar to fans of Comedy Central and Last Comic Standing, died Wednesday from the effects of a prescription drug overdose. Giraldo, a former lawyer, brought an intelligent and combative style to Comedy Central’s roasts as well as the panel of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and other comedy series and specials. He had a way with topical dark humor that made absurd yet substantive points, as in the above clip, in which he cites post-9/11 bachelorette parties as proof of the endurance of the American way of life.
After the jump, Jon Stewart’s tribute to Giraldo in last night’s Moment of Greg:
