Chris Cotton death: US comedian dies age 32, weeks before birth of first child

Comedy Central and comedian Hannibal Buress have led tributes

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The US comedian Chris Cotton, best known for the web series Every Damn Day, has died at the age of 32.

Cotton’s death was confirmed by Comedy Central, the broadcaster behind Every Damn Day, which wrote on Twitter: “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton – a hilarious comedian, a beloved member of the Comedy Central family and a joy to be around. He will be missed.”

A cause of death has yet to be announced.

Cotton is survived by his wife Ericalynn, who is due to give birth to their first child in February.

Cotton was famous in the comedy scene of his native Pennsylvania, and became host of Every Damn Day shortly after joining the show as a writer.

He was also the author of a recent memoir, What My Dad Did: My Theory on Joke Writing.

Comedian Hannibal Buress led tributes to Cotton, tweeting: “A few weeks ago Chris Cotton randomly hit me up to thank me for a gig I got him YEARS ago that led to some other work for him.”

He also said that he had been expecting to reunite with Cotton at a forthcoming comedy event he has organised.

“I was in the middle of booking Isola Fest and booked him during the call,” Buress wrote. “I was psyched to see him this weekend. RIP.”