On the morning of Sunday, February 19, 2023, Belzer’s death was confirmed.
Laraine Newman, the TV star’s former SNL co-star, announced the news on Twitter.
Newman tweeted: “I’m so sad to hear of Richard Belzer’s passing. I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL.
“We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest.”
According to TMZ, the pair collaborated from the mid 1970s to the 1980s.