California forensics have revealed the cause of death of American comic Jak Knight.
The 28-year-old died last Thursday in Los Angeles. Knight was found near an embankment in the city, local police said.
The autopsy revealed he committed suicide, according to People magazine.
Knight was a writer on the Netflix show Big mouth and gave voice to the role of Devon, the US sun reported.
The comic also had a Netflix special that aired in 2018 as part of The Comedy Lineup series.
He recently appeared in the series Bust down to the American streaming service Peacock, a series he also co-created.
Knight’s first job in the industry was as an animation writer Lucas Bros moving Co when he was 20 years old.
Co-creators Keith and Kenneth Lucas “have heard of me from someone, I don’t know who, and said,‘ Yeah, come hang out with us, ’” Knight said in a 2018 interview with Respect.
One of Knight’s biggest inspirations was Dave Chappelle and the animated series, Boondocks.
Fans and colleagues were surprised to learn of Knight’s death.
A joint statement from Peacock and Universal Television said: “We are devastated by the death of Jak Knight.
“He was a brilliant comedian, visionary and artist and we were all lucky enough to experience his greatness.
“Our hearts are with Jak’s family, friends and community during this heartbreaking time.”
Comedy Central said, “Jak Knight was a hysterical and honest comedian. We’ll miss him a lot.”
Tim Dillon, a fellow comedian, also tweeted his condolences.
He said, “RIP to Jak Knight. Years ago we recorded Netflix specials together.
“He was an incredibly funny original voice in comedy and a great guy that we’ll miss a lot.”
And Kumail Nanjiani, who starred in the HBO comedy Silicon Valleytweeted, “Rest in peace Jak Knight. Hilarious comedian and a great boy. I can’t believe it.”
This story was published by US Sun and has been reproduced here with permission