Chicago Comedy Loses Pat Brice
The Bastion is very sad to report that Chicago stand-up comedian Pat Brice passed away over the weekend while attending a friend's wedding out of town. No details are known about his passing at this time, and we mourn the loss of a wonderful, warm, and very talented young man along with all of his family and friends.
Earlier this year the Bastion tagged along with Pat in a "Day in the Life" feature, and witnessed him in action at his day job as a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a stint at Fearless Radio for an airing of Visitors Locker Room, then back to work again, then to Zanies for an emcee spot, traipsing on to the Elevated's tenth anniversary party, and finally an afterparty at Vaughn's. Pat committed to the things he cared about with 100% effort, and his presence will be greatly missed.
We are gathering thoughts from Pat's friends, which we will share later today or tomorrow.
Here is Pat's MySpace page. Pat's Blerds and stand-up videos can be seen on YouTube. Pat on Effin Funny.
Comments
NOOOOO! He's the guy that was completely in the moment when he performed! The first time I saw him perform was at Kitty Moon in December and he was the best comic I had seen in the Chicago comedy scene.
Posted by: Amie Clarke | July 17, 2007 5:22 PM
This may be a dupe but I LOVE PAT BRICE. Pat and i are both traders in the live cattle options pit. And for the last 5 months we have traded the same account. I love Pat because he always understood that you need to have have fun at work. You also need to realize that its deadly serious and every trade is important. Pat got it. In the office and on the floor he made us laugh everyday. But he also knew how to focus and do the job.
I'm 44 years old and have traded options for almost 20 years and no one has inspired me like Brice. First he inspired me by kicking my ass in the pit. Then i realized that trading was Pat's part time job. His full time job was finding the perfect joke or story. I was lucky to know him and i'm so angry that i won't be working with him in the future. Fuck the past tense. Pat is the best.
I love you Pat
Posted by: Jeff Timberlake | July 17, 2007 10:57 PM
Pat Brice was a comic's comic! This was the kind of guy you hoped was on a gig with you. He introduced me to chicago and made me laugh. When I think of chicago I will always think of Pat a great comic and a great guy!
Posted by: Butch Bradley | July 19, 2007 12:05 PM