Comedian Louis C.K. dedicated his comedy special '' Live at the Beacon Theater '' to O'Neal 's memory . He later commented on Twitter that O'Neal had been his favorite living comedian . '' Rolling Stone '' ran a four-page article about O'Neal 's career and death in the February 16 , 2012 , issue . In June 2012 , Jim Norton dedicated his 1-hour EPIX comedy special '' Please Be Offended '' to O'Neal . On September 23 , 2012 , during the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards , O'Neal was remembered during the " '' In Memoriam '' " tribute
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
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