Canadian comedian Nick Nemeroff, considered a rising star in his native country, died suddenly at the age of 32.
Nemeroff was nominated for a Juno Award, Canada’s version of the Grammy, for his comedy album, “The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life.”
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother Nick Nemeroff,” Nemeroff’s family stated on his Twitter account, adding, “Endlessly sweet, supportive of others, humble about his many skills and achievements, Nick lived his life doing what he loved, and that is how he will be remembered. RIP Nick. We love you.”
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother Nick Nemeroff. pic.twitter.com/JY4jSErfi9
— Nick Nemeroff (@nicknemeroff) June 27, 2022
Endlessly sweet, supportive of others, humble about his many skills and achievements, Nick lived his life doing what he loved, and that is how he will be remembered. RIP Nick. We love you. pic.twitter.com/vc2Rmu3ypA
— Nick Nemeroff (@nicknemeroff) June 27, 2022
Grand Wave Entertainment, which managed Nemeroff, issued a statement:
We have been so proud to watch Nick grow in to one of Canada’s most popular and respected comedians. Truly a devastating loss to the Toronto and Montreal comedy communities, where he developed and perfected his unique performance and delivery style. Nick will be sorely missed, and fondly remembered.
“I would describe my comedic style as ‘funny’ …to be more specific I would say I saw someone describe it as aggressively deadpan once and I thought that suited it pretty well,” Nemeroff told the Toronto Guardian in an interview published in mid-June. “My mom has also called it ‘cerebral,’ which I think is good.”
“As a kid I really loved Mitch Hedberg and Demetri Martin and then growing up I got really into comics/shows like Norm Macdonald, Nathan Fielder, Laugh Sabbath, & 30 Rock,” Nemeroff added.
“My favorite bit I’ve written is a long one where I pretend to read off my hand for like three minutes, but it’s all really hacky crowd-work stuff and at the end, I reveal I don’t have anything except ‘psych’ written on there,” he stated. “I’m not sure how funny that sounds in print but at the time it helped me express a lot of what I thought was worth making fun of about stand-up comedy, and how little creativity there was in it. I was proud of it because it was different than all my other bits and it met that sweet spot of people who were really into comedy got it, and then people who just like to watch stand-up every now and then also got it but maybe for a different reason.”
“I also got to do it on Conan which will always be a major life highlight for me,” he said.
He concluded, “There are a lot of great new ways to find comedians but nothing compares to getting to see someone do it live and in the moment. There are truly so many hilarious and original stand-ups out there right now so it’s a great time to go see live shows and discover.”