Thanks for posting this. I think I'm feeling this loss more than I have the right to. Like Scott said, I'm one of those people who never met him but felt a little like I knew him. I think I've listened to just about every podcast he's been on. He always seemed so genuine and felt so relatable. He had a truly special presence. I was lucky enough to see him do stand-up about a year or so ago, not too long after I moved to LA. I went to a secret show at UCB where no one knew who the line up would be. It turned out it was Harris, Nick Kroll, Sarah Silverman, and Zach Galifinakis. I was honestly most excited to see Harris. His career path, his comedy, inspired me. It feels stupid to say, but he made it seem so achievable even though he was so talented. I was too shy to talk to him after the show. And he felt like a pillar of the UCB community. I assumed he'd always be around. That there'd be a next time.
Anyway, I'm very glad this podcast exists and that you shared it with us. It feels good to hear him one more time. My heart goes out to all of his friends and family, who by all accounts have lost a wonderful, caring, genuine, hilarious person. I miss him and I didn't even know him, so I can't imagine how tremendous this hole in the world feels for the people who did.
But he was right, unsurprisingly. Motherfuckers wanna laugh. I'll keep coming back to his podcast episodes whenever I need my day brightened.
