RIP to one of the zaniest comedians to ever step on stage

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Irwin Corey, the wild-haired comedian and actor known for his nonsensical style and who billed himself as “The World’s Foremost Authority,” has died. He was 102.

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According to his son, Richard, the elder Corey died Monday at his home in Manhattan.

Corey’s dizzying mix of mock-intellectual circumlocutions, earnest political tirades and slapstick one-liners made Corey the king of comedic confusion.

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Corey became a staple on television talk shows and in comedy clubs, and his film career included working with Jackie Gleason and Woody Allen.

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