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Richard 'Platypus Man' Jeni, R.I.P.
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Sunday, March 11, 2007
4:48:00 PM EDT
Feeling Sad
Comedian Richard Jeni died of a gunshot wound Saturday after being rushed to the hospital, the victim of an apparent suicide. During a career that spanned two decades the Brooklyn-born comedian befriended Chris Rock, who once said, "I think Richard is one of the best comics who ever lived."
In eulogizing Jeni over at Huffington Post, Elayne Boosler quoted one of the comedian's philosophies: "The way I see life, it's like we're all flying on the Hindenburg, why fight over the window seats?"
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4:48:00 PM EDT
Feeling Sad
Richard 'Platypus Man' Jeni, R.I.P.
In eulogizing Jeni over at Huffington Post, Elayne Boosler quoted one of the comedian's philosophies: "The way I see life, it's like we're all flying on the Hindenburg, why fight over the window seats?"
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Why are they doing this, Richard Jeni, Mike Awsome (Wrestler), Brad Delp(Boston), I can't understand why they did this maybe it's because I'm too happy in my own life to get this.
Is it really necessary to take away your own life, just becuase you're not satisfied with it? -
Shock value is not something that people rely on. Stand-up comedy is the only real medium in which people can say anything they want, and comedians who use shock value are not doing so because they don't have any other way to get laughs; they do it to test boundaries, which is one of the things that art is about.
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What in could have been son bad that he couldn't live with, he was successful and smart, funny as all get out, what made him wonder that was the only way to solve his problems, whatever they were, it could have only gotten better than death? I hope he rest in peach and the Higher Power of our universe forgives his actions, and he rest in peach or live in light, which ever. So Sad.
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I first saw Richard in a downstairs club in cambridge ma, when he was first starting out,he was walking up and down the isle in front of me waiting to go on last,said to my date "wow is he wired "well what happened next i will never forget,Hewent on to the most amazing comedy show we will never forget,didnt stop for3 1/2 hours long after closinghad the entire place pissin ourselves ,not any bullshit just nonstop out loud laughter that you could see he was lovin himselfif any body was ON it was him that night ..the manager had to pull the plug and a lot of us had to cab it home as the parking garage had long since closed for the night .have never seen anyting like it ever.followed him ever since ...thank you richard for the thousands of laughs youve given me ,,you will truelly be missed by all you ARE a comedy genius and tragedy.may god bless and keep you close....thank you.......
4/2/07 5:41 PM