Erica Ash, MADtv Star, Dead at 46

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Erica Ash, known for her roles on 'MADtv,' 'Survivor's Remorse' and 'Real Husbands of Hollywood,' has died. She was 46. Erica's close friend, Loni Love, confirmed the news on Monday with a tribute on Instagram.

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00:00Hear ye, hear ye. I would like to say a few words.

00:06And everything.

00:09Mad TV actress Erica Ashe has died. She was 46 years old.

00:14Thank you Hollywood. My house thanks you, my light bill thanks you, my water bill, my grocery bill, my going out bill.

00:22All of that thanks you for figuring it out.

00:26Erica's close friend Lonnie Love confirmed the star's death with a tribute on Instagram.

00:31Writing in part, Erica was talented and hilarious.

00:35She would put her all into her work. She would always just be there.

00:39Now she's gone. My sincere condolences to her family and fans.

00:43Us coming together and supporting one another and honoring each other which is really important

00:48because you know with all the strides that we've made thus far,

00:52part of it has happened because we've continued to support each other through the times that we were not recognized outside.

00:58BET, the network behind Erica's parody series Real Husbands of Hollywood,

01:02also honored her memory, calling her equal parts witty and funny.

01:07I don't know anything about that, but what I do know is right behind you is a beautiful house.

01:11I like your house. Kevin, when did you get it? I thought you were broke.

01:14It's unclear when Erica died. Her cause of death has also not yet been revealed.

01:19Her most recent post on Instagram was nearly eight months ago in January.

01:24I am one of the new cast members of MADtv and I remember the day that I got the call.

01:31Everybody was so happy for me. Now I'm here at MADtv and what I think I can bring to this cast is positivity, great energy.

01:41Erica's best known for her roles on MADtv, joining the cast in 2008.

01:46I just knew I could not let this disjustice prevail. So I said, no, that is not civil and that is not right.

01:56Thank you. That's that's the reaction that I wanted.

02:00She later went on to star in Survivor's Remorse.

02:03How do you know you can trust it with this information? It's called believing in people.

02:07Dear God. Baby brother cam. Your typical Survivor's Remorse, politically incorrect, dark comedy.

02:14Erica played Kevin Hart's wife on BET's Bravo satire, Real Husbands of Hollywood.

02:19There's someone else that is joining the show. This is Bridget. I don't want to hold your hand.

02:25I feel like the name is self-explicatory. My name is Bridget Hart. Thus and therefore, I am the first wife.

02:33I'm really excited, especially when awards season start coming around.

02:37I'm just really excited to continue working and to be in this season and be around this energy.

02:43I'm so excited whenever the awards season starts and I just like to see all the different fashion

02:48and everyone's idea of what's hot and what's not. So happy to be part of it.

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