Category: Patton Oswalt

Tragedy has emphasized a truth that fans of Patton Oswalt already knew: the comedian and actor is an incredibly thoughtful and eloquent human being. Michelle McNamara, Oswalt's wife and the mother of their 7-year-old daughter Alice, passed away in her sleep at age 46 on April 21. Patton's remembrances of her, including the most touching tweet you will ever read, reflect a man who loved his wife dearly and, while heartbreaking, are mandatory reading.

After an oft-plagiarized Twitter user called out super-popular social media phenomenon The Fat Jew for his history of stealing jokes without giving any credit, A-list comedian Patton Oswalt toook up the cause. Oswalt pummeled The Fat Jew with tweets mocking The Fat Jew's claim that he's a joke "aggregator," and retweeted numerous unsavory comments about him. Keep reading for a full recap, as well as several links to previous stories about The Fat Jew's rise to fame on the backs of lesser-known comic writers–and why the difference between joke aggregating and outright stealing does matter.