ABC canceled its reboot of “Roseanne” in May, following the star’s racist tweet. Now, the show is being revived as “The Conners,” but the character of Roseanne Conner has died, according to co-star John Goodman.
Plenty of sitcom characters have died after the death of the actor or actress who played them. But click on for a list of comedy characters who were killed for other, frequently controversial, reasons.