Remembering Ashleigh Brilliant, a man of 10,000 witticisms

By Matt Ozug,

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM EDT

Ashleigh Brilliant has died. He was known for thousands of one-liners — witty statements or epigrams that he licensed and marketed as "pot-shots." He was 91.

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