15 Grotesque Foods Patrice O'Neal Devoured On Two Hundred Nights A Year
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Before Patrice O'Neal ever stood on a stage, he sold food to strangers for a living. Popcorn at the Boston Garden. Flowers. A sausage cart at a train station. A large kid from Roxbury handing hot food through a window to people who barely looked at him.
He had type two diabetes from his early twenties and he talked about it on the radio for years, in public, the way he talked about everything else. Then he kept working two hundred nights a year. In October 2011 he called his fiancée to say he could not move his legs.
This is a countdown of fifteen things Patrice O'Neal actually ate, from his mother's Sunday table in Roxbury to the food he sold before he could afford it, through twenty years of clubs and diners and open microphones, to a hospital bed in New Jersey. It ends in the flat where one woman raised two children on her own.
His only hour special came out nine months before he died. It was called Elephant in the Room.
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Hollywood's golden-age legends lived big, and they ate even bigger. Behind the glamour, the tuxedos and the sold-out shows were plates you'd never find on a menu today: jellied meats, questionable casseroles, 3 a.m. diner feasts and "health foods" that were anything but.
On this channel we dig into the strange, shocking and downright grotesque things that stars, crooners and icons of retro America really ate. Some of it will make you hungry. Most of it won't.
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This video is an independent work of documentary commentary and historical research. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or authorised by the estate of Patrice O'Neal, Comedy Central, SiriusXM, or any other rights holder. All trademarks referred to remain the property of their respective owners.
Portions of the narration and imagery in this video were produced using AI tools. Historical claims are drawn from published interviews, archive broadcasts and contemporary press reporting. Where sources disagree or an account is uncertain, the narration says so rather than filling the gap.
If you are living with diabetes, help and support are available. In the United States, the American Diabetes Association can be reached on 1-800-342-2383.
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15 Grotesque Foods Patrice O'Neal Devoured On Two Hundred Nights A Year
WICKED APPETITES
721 views
Before Patrice O'Neal ever stood on a stage, he sold food to strangers for a living. Popcorn at the Boston Garden. Flowers. A sausage cart at a train station. A large kid from Roxbury handing hot food through a window to people who barely looked at him.
He had type two diabetes from his early twenties and he talked about it on the radio for years, in public, the way he talked about everything else. Then he kept working two hundred nights a year. In October 2011 he called his fiancée to say he could not move his legs.
This is a countdown of fifteen things Patrice O'Neal actually ate, from his mother's Sunday table in Roxbury to the food he sold before he could afford it, through twenty years of clubs and diners and open microphones, to a hospital bed in New Jersey. It ends in the flat where one woman raised two children on her own.
His only hour special came out nine months before he died. It was called Elephant in the Room.
ABOUT WICKED APPETITES
Welcome to Wicked Appetites. Pull up a chair. 🍴
Hollywood's golden-age legends lived big, and they ate even bigger. Behind the glamour, the tuxedos and the sold-out shows were plates you'd never find on a menu today: jellied meats, questionable casseroles, 3 a.m. diner feasts and "health foods" that were anything but.
On this channel we dig into the strange, shocking and downright grotesque things that stars, crooners and icons of retro America really ate. Some of it will make you hungry. Most of it won't.
NOTE
This video is an independent work of documentary commentary and historical research. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or authorised by the estate of Patrice O'Neal, Comedy Central, SiriusXM, or any other rights holder. All trademarks referred to remain the property of their respective owners.
Portions of the narration and imagery in this video were produced using AI tools. Historical claims are drawn from published interviews, archive broadcasts and contemporary press reporting. Where sources disagree or an account is uncertain, the narration says so rather than filling the gap.
If you are living with diabetes, help and support are available. In the United States, the American Diabetes Association can be reached on 1-800-342-2383.
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