The Southern California comedy scene was rocked to its core Friday afternoon with the unexpected passing of comedian/actor Teddy Ray. Friends, family, and fellow comedians would begin to share their condolences on Ray’s death across social media around 3pm, but did not provide details on the circumstances.
Teddy Ray was 32 years old.
Ray was a regular on All Def Digital and Defiant Digital media channels and hosted Cali Kickback, a weekly podcast with friend and fellow comedian Lewis Belt. Teddy also produced a monthly high-profile stand-up comedy event with Belt entitled The Young O.G.s Comedy Show taking place regularly at the HaHa Comedy Club in North Hollywood, CA.
Teddy’s passing comes three weeks after the death of notable Los Angeles comedian and star of Peacock’s Bust Down Jak Knight, committing suicide at age 28.
His first two years as a comedian, Teddy Ray crushed enough stages to score his first booked TV gig on BET’s Comic View. He continued to make a name for himself through All Def Digital internet platform, where he is not only a fan favorite, but his presence in content surely provided a helping hand in the 4.5 million YouTube subscribers the channel currently sustains. Teddy has continued his crusade to becoming a comedy powerhouse by joining season 8 cast of MTV’s Wild N’ Out and showcasing his flavor on HBO’s All Def Comedy television series.
All within less than three years, Teddy swiftly gained a cult-like fan base on the internet and continued to make waves in the industry. Often you would find that he casually featured with legendary touring comedic acts such as Russell Peters, David Spade, or Katt Williams; and publicly admitted as a comic favorite of celebrity superstars such as Jamie Foxx and T-Pain. Teddy appeared on Comedy Central Colossal Clusterfest and most recently on Comedy Central Stand-Ups along with KevOnStage Studios Keep Your Distance comedy show.
Many notable comedians would quickly take to social media to express their deepest sympathy towards Ray including DoBoy, Nichelle Murdock, Tacarra Williams, Ron Funches, Aida Rodriguez, Lewis Belt, Lance Woods, Kim Congdon, Sydney Castillo, Jessica Michelle Singleton, and Quinta Brunson.
We Own The Laughs would like to send our thoughts and prayers to Teddy Ray’s family and everyone affected by this tragic news.
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