It’s a sad day in the Munchiverse, as it lost its lodestar with the passing of the man who brought John Munch to life. The Munchie Boys pay homage to the man, the myth, the legend, Richard Belzer.
SVU lost a mensch.
Music:Divorcio Suave - “Munchy Business”
Clips:Intro - Munch’s Going Away Party (Part 1) from
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 15, Episode 5 “Wonderland Story”
16:58 - Munch’s Going Away Party (Part 2) from
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 15, Episode 5 “Wonderland Story”
Outro - Fin gives us an update on Munch from
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 24, Episode 14 “Dutch Tears”
Sources:Richard Belzer - Peter Castro, March 29, 1993, People - https://people.com/archive/richard-belzer-vol-39-no-12/
Richard Belzer - Noel Murray, November 23, 2010, The A.V. Club - https://www.avclub.com/richard-belzer-1798222737
Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78 - Chris Koseluk, February 19, 2023, The Hollywood Reporter - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/richard-belzer-dead-homicide-law-order-1235329813/
Barry Levinson Interview Part 2 of 3 - Jenni Matz, September 20, 2016, Television Academy Foundation - https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/barry-levinson?clip=92975#about
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