A noteworthy comedian of, amongst other things, Curb Your Enthusiasm leaves us at 76. Oddly, he and Larry David were born three days apart at the same hospital. Always enjoyed his neurotic antics.
RIP!
RIP!
RIP Richard Lewis
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Sad to hear the news. Didn’t know much about his stand-up talent, but enjoyed his work on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
He was a comedian with a philosophical bent. I've missed his standup in the past few years. RIP indeed!
Huge bummer. Amazing job on Curb, but I’ll always remember him as Prince John in Men in Tights 
I always enjoyed his neurotic rants and was shocked to see how he had aged on this last season of CYE. RIP
Most comedians' autobiographies are total shit, largely because they're pointless. The moment a comedian draws a little notice, his or her agent tells them to hurry up and crank out a book so we can capitalize while you've still got a shred of relevance. As such, they're chock full of whiny woe-is-me tales whose only interesting moments are in recounting their pre-fame upbringings.
Richard Lewis was much the opposite. Don't get me wrong, it was still chock full of whiny woe-is-me tales, but he wrote his memoir when his fame was largely past. He spoke candidly of his failures, faults, depression, neuroticism, alcoholism and even his eating disorder. But unlike most, he didn't do it just to share his misery like a cheap buffet; He shared in order to provide himself a means of accountability and an avenue to real change.
By book's end, he explained that he regretted being over halfway through life and still he'd never had a true relationship. This was around the turn of the century. And yet, by the time of his passing he'd been married for nearly 20 years. He was an emblem of self improvement by the time he met his end, and what's better than that?
R.I.P.
Richard Lewis was much the opposite. Don't get me wrong, it was still chock full of whiny woe-is-me tales, but he wrote his memoir when his fame was largely past. He spoke candidly of his failures, faults, depression, neuroticism, alcoholism and even his eating disorder. But unlike most, he didn't do it just to share his misery like a cheap buffet; He shared in order to provide himself a means of accountability and an avenue to real change.
By book's end, he explained that he regretted being over halfway through life and still he'd never had a true relationship. This was around the turn of the century. And yet, by the time of his passing he'd been married for nearly 20 years. He was an emblem of self improvement by the time he met his end, and what's better than that?
R.I.P.
Well said. And I hear his favorite blend was Rouxgaroux, don't ya know?
I mean... he wasn't known for his taste...Well said. And I hear his favorite blend was Rouxgaroux, don't ya know?
His autobiography sounds like it might be worth a read.
I’m a bit skittish on comedian’s autobiographies. I read one by a very famous comedian and came away thinking “ You’re a hypocritical piece of sh** by your own admission but you seem to have found a way to rationalize it.” I couldn’t enjoy his comedy after that.
I’m a bit skittish on comedian’s autobiographies. I read one by a very famous comedian and came away thinking “ You’re a hypocritical piece of sh** by your own admission but you seem to have found a way to rationalize it.” I couldn’t enjoy his comedy after that.
How many autobiographies by comedians have you read for crying out loud! Must number in the hundreds to speak so authoritatively. I, for one, am duly impressed. Good for you!
I've read a good many. I haven't gotten around to checking out Kevin Hart's yet, but I will. Apart from him, I've read most every one that's come out from any comedian in interested in. (I occasionally perform comedy and I'm a nerd, so that's means reading for perspective.)