'It's Kind of a Funny Story' Author Ned Vizzini Dies at 32

He had also written for ABC's "Last Resort" and MTV's "Teen Wolf." It's Kind of a Funny Story author Ned Vizzini died Dec. 19 in New York after committing suicide, the medical examiner confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. He was 32. Vizzini was a young adult writer whose most popular novel, It's Kind of a Funny Story, was published in 2006. The book, which was adapted into a 2010 movie with Zach Galifianakis and Keir Gilchrist, centers on a high school student who attempts to commit suicide and f...