It is a given in life that no one will ever hear their own eulogy, unless, like Sir Patrick Stewart, they write their own while they’re living. Though Stewart was best known for his acting career on stage and on screen, in 2015, the British star gave comedy a try when he hosted a gala at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. After a string of comedians performed, Stewart closed the night contemplating the end of his life and delivering a hilarious, scandalous eulogy.
Stewart, who was 75 at the time, committed to the bit, even referring to himself in the third person. Early in the brief eulogy, Stewart says, “He was also a husband and a father and a friend. But most of all, he was an objectophile who achieved sexual congress with literally thousands of inanimate objects.” The “Star Trek: The Next Generation” actor carried on that joke throughout the eulogy, rattling off a few objects he had inappropriate relations with. This included the very seats in the venue, which Stewart joked he had “rubbed his unwashed genitals” on.
Fans were surprised by these dirty jokes since Stewart normally plays respectable or regal characters in film and TV such as Jean-Luc Picard or Charles Xavier. Eleven years after this event, Stewart died in his home after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. In October 2026, his loved ones, fans, and former costars honored the “Star Trek” actor in more positive and appropriate ways.
Despite being known for dramatic roles, Patrick Stewart has a long track record in comedy
Patrick Stewart fans would normally not class the “X-Men” star as a comedy actor, but Stewart has a long history of comedic roles. On the big screen, Stewart starred in Mel Brooks’ spoof “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and narrated “Ted” and “Ted 2.” The “Star Trek” actor had an unusual role in the dark comedy series “Bait,” as he played a talking pig’s head. Stewart was a voice actor in “American Dad” from its first season in 2005 until his death, and lent his voice to “Family Guy,” “The Simpsons,” and “The Emoji Movie.”
Stewart famously played himself on Ricky Gervais’ Hollywood satirical show “Extras,” where he pitches a ludicrous movie about women’s clothes falling off in front of him. But the “Star Trek” star had a main role in a sitcom only once in his career — in a show that was produced by Seth MacFarlane, who created “Ted,” “Family Guy,” and “American Dad.” In “Blunt Talk,” Stewart played a British newscaster who moves to America to conquer the news world there, but his dream is thwarted by his own incompetence as well as his colleagues’ ineptitude.
That series lasted two seasons, received negative reviews, and hasn’t been very memorable. But Stewart seemed to really enjoy breaking away from the dramatic, tragic projects. “A lot of people have been saying, ‘Patrick Stewart doing comedy, that doesn’t seem right,'” Stewart told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015. “What I’ve found is despite our long hours, comedy was not just not hard, but as a performer, [it’s] a liberating experience.”
