http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_en_tv/us_obit_robert_schimmelMan, this is bad news - the guy was hilarious. I don't know if he was the most famous comic, but I have known his comedy for at least 10 years, and have rarely laughed as hard at comedy, as I did with his stuff. If you're a fan of comedy, you owe it to yourself to check out some of his material on Youtube.
RIP