Yes, Dear Star Anthony Clark, Comedian Who Made Audiences Laugh, Dies at 62

A death announced by co-star

Mike O’Malley announced Clark’s death and remembered him as a comedian who made audiences laugh. O’Malley said he and his wife, Lisa, first saw Clark perform at The Comedy Connection in Boston in the mid-1990s.

O’Malley recalled Clark as a distinctive comic who shared in the absurdity of his stories and observations. He said they had spoken by phone three weeks earlier and were laughing again.

O’Malley also shared snapshots from the final episode of Yes, Dear. He referred to the series’ 122 episodes and said it had ended twenty years earlier.

Six seasons on Yes, Dear

Clark starred in the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, alongside Jean Louisa Kelly, Liza Snyder and Joel Homan. The series ran for six seasons between 2000 and 2006.

Garcia recalls their friendship

Series co-creator Greg Garcia said Clark had an unusually inventive sense of humor. Garcia said they had reconnected over the previous two or three years and looked forward to monthly phone calls.

Garcia said Clark was encouraging when he learned Garcia was trying stand-up comedy for the first time. They spoke about stand-up, life on the road and comedy advice.

Garcia said they had laughed together on the phone just a few weeks before Clark’s death. He said he would miss his friend and was glad Clark had brought joy to many people.