LINCOLN- Brad Stewart, Senator Robert Hilkemann's Administrative Aide and local comedy legend, has passed away at the age of 48 after losing his battle to cancer.

He was the former opening act for the late Joan Rivers and organized countless comedy shows at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln.

Stewart produced and promoted Zoolariuous, a Lincoln comedy show that picked up national attention and brought in acts such as Derek Sheen, Eddie Pepitone, and Alonzo Bodden.

“Brad Stewart created Nebraska's hippest comedy show to date,” said Pepitone, the New Yorker also known as "The Bitter Buddha" who headlined a Zoolarious showcase in July.

In February he began working at the Capitol under Senator Hilkemann for a change of pace.

"I've always been interested in local politics," Stewart said at the time. “… And it’s a nice change from the other industries.”

Stewart will be remembered all around Lincoln as someone who cared for and developed his community in a plethora of ways. It is uncertain as to how his comedy show and culture will carry on, but it certainly will.

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