Stand-up comedian and writer Jak Knight dies at 28

The Hollywood Reporter shared that Knight died in Los Angeles on Thursday

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Knight’s career was taking off as his recent production for Peacock, "Bust Down," debuted in March

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“Bust Down” was co-created, executive produced and starred by Jak Knight

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Hit shows including Netflix’s "Big Mouth" and ABC’s "Black-ish” was written by Knight

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Following the tragic news of Knight’s death, his peers shared condolences

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"Jak Knight was a hysterical and honest comedian. We will miss him tremendously”, Comedy Central wrote on Twitter

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In a tribute Twitter post, comedian Eddie Della Siepe called Knight "a phenom"

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The cause of death of the comedian has not been shared

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