Comedian Richard Jeni commits suicide

[bankholdup]

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/03/comedian_richard_jeni_dead.html

I can't really find any details, but a friend just informed me, and that's the only link I can find so far. If anyone finds out any details, post them.


EDIT: http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21268468.shtml

That article is saying it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Very sad. A comedy legend, for sure. RIP.

[bourahioro]

Holy shit! I wasn't a fan or anything but I knew who he was, and it's surprising to hear.

[Mentiroso]

Man, just saw this on perezhilton.com. Total surprise. I liked his older stand up. Havent seen anything from him in a while, just a few things on Comedy Central. Very sad and very unexpected =(

Very sad way for a funny guy like that go.

[outsyder]

He's kind of one of those guys wherein you see his name and say "Who?" and then see a picture and say "Ohhhh yeaaaahh. Now I remember."


Sad to hear though, I've seen some of the stuff he did a while back and thought it was pretty funny. It's a shame it had to come to that.

[Lynn7]

One of my kids watched the Mask about a million times so I remember him well. That is really sad. Wonder what brought about his despair.

[BorderEevilIII]

I was lyke noooooooooo not the guy that talks fast and paces back and forth and does the coulda shouda wouda lines
http://www.delafont.com/comedians/Comedian_Images/r-lewis.jpg


and when I googled his name and saw him I said ohhhhhhhhhhhhh him.......

Well he is a well respected comedian and his passing is a shock to those who knew him amd liked him




R.I.P.


http://www.stressfactory.com/comics/jeni.jpg

[JJFlamingo]

Holy shit.

RIP :(

[SkyNet]

i was a fan.

He had a stand up special on HBO On Demand a few months back, it was quite hilarious.

Enjoyed him since seeing him in The Mask.

Shocking news

RIP

[Badbird]

What the fuck!?!

Platypuss Man is no more...

He was hilarious.

[Dr Martin Luther Loomis]

There's been some talk that he was suffering from some medical problems, but I don't know if its been confirmed.

- On dating, "At least Charles Manson has the decency to look crazy from the moment you meet him."

- On relationships, "Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you're in."

- "My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch."

- "You go to a steakhouse, guess what folks..no cow tank."

And my favorite:

- (On America's "A Horse With No Name"), "You're in the desert, you got nothing else to do. NAME THE FREAKIN' HORSE!"

Very sad news.

[bigred760]

He appeared in The Mask with Jim Carrey - he played his friend who worked at the bank.

Very unfortunate; he was a very funny comedian.

[jeo4]

Tragic to say the least. RIP.

[moviemaniac8210]

RIP man.

[ilovemovies]

Awe, I remember him from the Mask. He was pretty funny in that movie.

Very sad.

[Lindsey]

I had to google him... I didn't recognize his name. It's sad that people commit suicide. You always wonder why someone would want to take their own life like that. There's other options... :(

[Pulp_Joker]

One of my favorite comedians of all-time. I am certainly gonna miss him.
RIP Richard

[Scorpio24]

Don't know a great deal about his work but very sad news.

RIP:(

[DrJellyfingers]

Good Catholic Boy is one of the best HBO specials ever. very underrated.
Sad, sad news. You'll be missed Richard.

[RustyRazor]

This is so sad.
A very funny guy and it was a shock to hear this.
RIP

[Mr.HyDe807]

I jus read this in the papaer and realized it was the guy from The mask, thats friggin horrible.....RIP

[powersauce]

http://z.about.com/d/animatedtv/1/0/-/J/familyGuy_Peter_remote_72.jpg
Oh, Richard Jeni, your HBO comedy specials have brought laughter to millions.

I'll always remember him as Jim Carrey's friend in The Mask. RIP. :(

[JackassFan]

That's horrible, really sad. R.I.P

[echo_bravo]

Originally posted by Dr Martin Luther Loomis
There's been some talk that he was suffering from some medical problems, but I don't know if its been confirmed.

- On dating, "At least Charles Manson has the decency to look crazy from the moment you meet him."

- On relationships, "Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you're in."

- "My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch."

- "You go to a steakhouse, guess what folks..no cow tank."

And my favorite:

- (On America's "A Horse With No Name"), "You're in the desert, you got nothing else to do. NAME THE FREAKIN' HORSE!"

Very sad news.

Haha those were some funny quotes.

Like a lot of people here, I remembered him from The Mask.
Sad news indeed. RIP

[gorysnoopy]

I am in total shock.
He was so damn funny.
"A Big Steaming Pile Of Me" has some of the best jokes ever.

So fucking sad.

RIP Richard. We'll miss you.:(

[Mentiroso]

Anyone thinking maybe he didnt do it, maybe his girlfriend did it and made it look like suicide?

[Mr. Gray]

"A Big Steaming Pile of Me" was fucking hilarious...I was literally ROFL at some parts. Damn....I wonder what was so fucked up in his life that he felt he needed to check out.

Btw, for those of you who aren't familiar with his stand-up, here's a few youtube clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-O4mJKEEqQ (PMS and Red Wine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhw8DFSGzvg (Political parties)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDiVpae3ixk (Martha Stewart)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNN19b0Ufoc (segment from Shorties Watching Shorties)

[Mentiroso]

Originally posted by Mr. Gray

Damn....I wonder what was so fucked up in his life that he felt he needed to check out.

that was the first question that came to my mind. He seemed like a happy guy when I saw him on Leno and other shows.

[Mr. Gray]

Originally posted by Mentiroso
that was the first question that came to my mind. He seemed like a happy guy when I saw him on Leno and other shows.

The only thing I can think of at present is the fact that he does talk about growing up in the Catholic Church a lot. He jokes that he was never molested and because of that, he was "A little insulted," but maybe that was just a bit. Maybe it was a traumatic experience that he was dealing with since childhood and refused to admit. It's pretty common nowadays, actually....

[Badbird]

IMDB posted a statement released by his family saying that he had recently been diagnosed with severe depression and suffed from "psychotic paranoia."

I wondered about his health, because I didn't think he looked good for his age. If he had these illnesses his whole life, I imagine the stress finally got to him.

He starred in one of the first shows on UPN called "Platypus Man" based on his HBO show of the same name. It was pretty funny. I remember an episode that specifically made a jab at the whole "Woody Allen dating his step-daughter" thing, but in a real subtle way that was histerical.

[Criminal Rock]

This is sad news, but suicide doesn't surprise me as much as it used too.

Best wished to his family.