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Comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age of 32.
In a tweet Tuesday morning, Last Podcast Network, on which Barnett co-hosted weekly podcastRoundtable of Gentlemen, confirmed his unexpected death.
“Dear Last Podcast family, It’s with a heavy heart we inform you of the passing of Kevin Barnett,” the podcast network tweeted.
“The joy he brought to our lives is the greatest gift we have ever received,” the statement continued. “Remind your friends you love them because you never know when you’ll see them again. We love you KB.”
According toDeadline, which first reported the news, Barnett died while vacationing in Mexico, and his cause of death is currently unknown.
Over the weekend, Barnett shared his last-ever social media post: a photo of himself on a sidewalk in Mexico.
Barnett co-created Fox’s comedy seriesRel, which premiered in September, alongside Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz.
He also worked onUnhitchedas a producer and onThe Carmichael Showas a consulting producer and writer. He had two writing projects in the works:The Wrong Missy andAlcoholics Unanimous.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Chelsea Perettitweeted, “i am so sad.”
Crashing‘s Jamie A. Lee wrote on Instagram, “A shocking, horrible loss. Kevin Barnett was a brilliant comedian and a great guy. RIP @fatboybarnett. This is so awful. 💔”
“I’m at a loss for words hearing about Kevin Barnett… We went to college together and both moved out to LA to pursue the dream,” actor and comedian King Bach tweeted. “Rest in paradise brother.”
source: people.com
