Wow, that was unexpected.
If you have not heard, Richard Jeni died yesterday, from gun shot wounds that were, apparently, self-inflicted. Jeni is one of those comedians that was a “comedian’s comedian” – one who made other comics laugh as much as a regular audience did. If you don’t know him by name you’ve probably seen him, as he’s done a lot of work as second- or third-banana in many movies in the 80s and 90s. He’s one of those performers you take for granted, and it’s sad to see him gone.
Mark Evanier has some thoughts, as does Elayne Boosler.
Here’s one of his best bits:
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