He was a master of absurdist comedy with a heart the size of Wyoming.
A co-founder of the Firesign Theater and one of the smartest men I have ever known or ever will know, Peter Bergman, was a magician in every important sense of that word.
Goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Not insane!
Here and here and here and here are links to some of the better early obits.
Firesign Theater and Tom Lehrer were the single greatest influences on my sense of humor.
Truly excellent influences to have, RP.
Have you ever watched the Jack Poet Volkswagen commercials the Firesign did? In case you’ve forgotten… Amazingly….they were actually on the air.
http://www.archive.org/details/Firesign_Theatre_Podcasting_003