He was never required to live life in a way consistent with a character he played on television. He didn’t “get off” on anything. He had a brand of comedy that

He was never required to live life in a way consistent with a character he played on television. He didn’t “get off” on anything. He had a brand of comedy that he enjoyed and his audience enjoyed it too. That brand didn’t play well for mainstream television, but then again it’s a paying job. By most accounts I’ve ever come across over the years, he was respected and liked by peers. Certainly some compassion at the moment of his death would be welcome, if you have the capacity for that kind of thing.