Did you know that he once damn near got canceled for making a joke about 9/11 only two weeks after it happened? If you know what he said, drop the punchline in the comments below. His film and television projects might have been family-friendly for the most part, but his stand-up knew no bounds and over the course of his life it would get him into trouble constantly. Now let’s be honest, a whole bunch of us probably remember Gilbert best for providing the voice to Iago the parrot in the Disney classic, “Aladdin” – but much like his recently deceased friend, Bob Saget, Gilbert was at his best when making people uncomfortable with his comedy. Gilbert Gottfried, the legendary stand-up comic and sometimes actor, best known for his squawky voice, not to mention his raw and crude jokes, has passed away at the age of 67.
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