Greg Giraldo Overdoses on Prescription Pills

Comedian and judge on NBC’s Last Comic Standing was rushed to the hospital

and is listed in critical condition after overdosing on prescription medication.

Giraldo was in New Jersey for a four show stint at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick

when he was discovered unresponsive by a friend during “wild party” in his hotel room

Saturday according to Fox News.

He is currently listed in critical but stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson University

Hospital in New Brunswick. He was taken by paramedics who were able to revive him

on the scene.

Ironically, the 44 year old father of three was also scheduled to appear at a rally in New

York to celebrate National Drug and Alcohol Month, an event to support and encourage

recovering addicts to stay clean. Giraldo has been a recovering alcoholic since 2005.

The Harvard graduate and former attorney is famous for his explosive political and social

humor and has been a burgeoning comic star. From appearances on late night talk shows

and Comedy Central specials, Giraldo has been making a name for himself famous brand

of humor.

A popular side kick on Howard Stern, the highly rated satellite radio show will be

scrambling to deal with another empty chair in the studio. Last year, comic and long time

associate of the program, Artie Lange, took an indefinite leave of absence following a

failed suicide attempt last winter.

Gerardo is also famous for being one of the best roasters on Comedy Central’s

celebrity roasts, grilling guests such as William Shatner and Pamela Anderson.

According to TMZ, this was an accident and not a suicide attempt.