Comedian Richard Jeni Dead of Apparent Suicide

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Rest in Peace Richard

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Depression is such a serious matter. Proof of it being that people (famous and not famous) have committed suicide. Donald Trump making a comment that "If I looked like Rosie O'Donnell, I would be depressed too" on television today, is also proof that people are stupid and ignorant abt the realities of depression. Depression is no joke.

I agree depression is a disease!!


R.I.P Richard Jeni heaven has another angel.

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He wasn’t just a killer five minutes on Carson—he was the writer’s writer of stand-up. Richard Jeni fused razor-sharp logic with jet-fuel energy, delivering HBO hours that comics still study today. From Platypus Man to The Mask, he became a star without surrendering craft. Offstage, he fought a brutal illness that the industry barely knew how to name. This is the story of a comedian’s comedian: the brilliance, the discipline, the legacy—and the hard lesson about mental health we still need to hear.