Jak Knight

Jak Knight's peers are honoring him following the heartbreaking news on Friday, July 15 that the 28-year-old comedian died. A cause of death wasn't shared.

"Jak Knight was such a force. "This was just a sometimes meanly honest, beyond kind, sweet, more helpful than he will ever know, flawed idiot that I loved," Storm continued. "Jak, is my friend that I started doing open mics with at a sh-- money laundering front cafe while a smoothie blender was grinding what could only be rocks and bolts," Moses said. "I met Jak Knight when he was a teenager. A painful loss to comedy." "I don’t know what to say," Solomon Georgio tweeted.

Hollywood remembered comedian and Bust Down actor Jak Knight following his death at the age of 28 on Friday, July 15. Kumail Nanjiani, Joel Kim Booster, ...

Stand-up-comedian, actor, and prolific comedy writer Jak Knight, who co-created and starred in Peacock's 'Bust Down​​​​​​​,' has died aged 28.

Our hearts are with Jak’s family, friends and community during this heartbreaking time.” Comedy Central also shared a tribute to Knight, calling him a “hysterial and honest comedian.” He co-created the recent Peacock comedy Bust Down alongside comedians Sam Jay, Langston Kerman, and SNL’s Chris Redd. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Knight died Thursday in Los Angeles. A cause of death has not been revealed.

Mr. Knight, who was a stand-up comedian, died on Thursday in Los Angeles, his family said.

His 30-minute Netflix stand-up special aired in 2018 as part of “The Comedy Lineup” series. Starting in March, Mr. Knight starred with Chris Redd, Sam Jay and Langston Kerman in the Peacock series “Bust Down,” which he also helped to create. From 2017-21, he was a writer and producer for the hit animated sitcom “Big Mouth” and voiced the character Devon. Mr. Knight worked as a writer for the ABC comedy “Black-ish” from 2019-20.

An established and touring standup comic, Knight also wrote for television shows like ABC's "Black-ish," as well as co-creating and starring in Peacock's ...

We love you forever Jak." "Several years ago, a young Jak Knight began coming into our open mics & it was clear from the beginning he was special," tweeted the Hollywood Improv. "Jak was a tremendous writer & performer, years ahead of his age. The 28-year-old, who died Thursday, was a staple of the standup comedy scene and had worked as a writer on shows like ABC's "Black-ish" and Netflix's "Big Mouth."

Stand-up comedian Jak Knight, who starred in the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth,” died Thursday, according to multiple news outlets. He was 28.

Knight co-created and starred in Peacock’s “Bust Down,” a comedy series this year about four friends working in dead-end jobs at a casino. Knight died Thursday night in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Reporter and other outlets reported, citing a statement released by Knight’s family through a representative. He was a co-executive producer on the HBO talk show “Pause With Sam Jay,” was a writer on the show “Black-ish,” and recently finished filming an acting role in “First Time Female Director.”

The Hollywood Reporter shared that Knight died in Los Angeles on Thursday. A cause of death has not been shared for the comedian.

Our hearts are with Jak’s family, friends and community during this heartbreaking time." "It’s surreal but it’s a lot of work, work." Our hearts are with Jak’s family, friends and community during this heartbreaking time."