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Comedian Richard Lewis dead at 76
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:42 pm
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Richard Lewis, the darkly funny, perennially black-clad comedian and actor known for playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died Feb. 27 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76.
His publicist, Jeff Abraham, said Mr. Lewis died after a heart attack. Mr. Lewis announced in April that he was retiring from stand-up comedy after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about two years earlier and dealing with four “back-to-back-to-back-to-back” surgeries for his back, shoulder and hip.
WaPo
This post was edited on 2/28/24 at 3:43 pm
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Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:47 pm to L.A.
man this one hurts - was one of my fav comedians
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:48 pm to L.A.
RIP Mr. Lewis.
One of my favorite comedians of the 80s, 90s. Loved watching his standup, so self-deprecating and so funny.
One of my favorite comedians of the 80s, 90s. Loved watching his standup, so self-deprecating and so funny.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:49 pm to L.A.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:51 pm to L.A.
One of the top Letterman guests back in the heyday of Late Night with David Letterman.
Leno, Seinfeld, and Lewis were killers every time they showed up.
Leno, Seinfeld, and Lewis were killers every time they showed up.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 3:57 pm to L.A.
If Curb is any indication of his personality, he's probably already telling God that one of the angels is "the one"
Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:02 pm to L.A.
No disrespect, but he was looking pretty rough on Curb.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:06 pm to L.A.
Hate this news.
Thanks for the laughs.
Thanks for the laughs.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:09 pm to Cole Beer
quote:This means he was in his early 50s when Curb started. Sheesh, I thought he looked decrepit then. RIP
No disrespect, but he was looking pretty rough on Curb.
Fun fact: back in the late 90s, Candid Camera did a prime time special. In one segment, they had scoured the archives to see if anyone pre-famous had ever been caught in their net. Richard Lewis had as a high school student:
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Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:14 pm to L.A.
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“Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me,” David wrote in a statement Wednesday, shared by HBO. “He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I’ll never forgive him.”
Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:24 pm to L.A.
Damn RIP. Loved him in Curb
There’s an exchange between Larry and Richard Lewis at a wedding in season 10 or 11 where they have one of their classic back and forth a digging at each other, and Larry says “when are you gonna die already?” It was always a bit of a running joke once he survived the cancer and kidney failure
There’s an exchange between Larry and Richard Lewis at a wedding in season 10 or 11 where they have one of their classic back and forth a digging at each other, and Larry says “when are you gonna die already?” It was always a bit of a running joke once he survived the cancer and kidney failure
Posted on 2/28/24 at 4:45 pm to Upperdecker
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There’s an exchange between Larry and Richard in season 10 or 11 and Larry says “when are you gonna die already?”
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He was just on last weekend's episode of Curb arguing with Larry about putting him in his will
twitter video
Posted on 2/28/24 at 5:23 pm to L.A.
Wooo... I would've sworn he died like 10 years ago.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 5:28 pm to Thracken13
An original who will be missed
Posted on 2/28/24 at 5:59 pm to L.A.
Hate to hear this. Love that guy. Thanks for the laughs.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 6:19 pm to L.A.
Yeah this one hurts but I knew it was coming soon. He looked so bad on the last couple of seasons of curb
Posted on 2/28/24 at 7:13 pm to Upperdecker
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There’s an exchange between Larry and Richard Lewis at a wedding in season 10 or 11 where they have one of their classic back and forth a digging at each other, and Larry says “when are you gonna die already?” It was always a bit of a running joke once he survived the cancer and kidney failure
I was going to post about that. I know that was just their style but I cringed pretty hard when Larry said that because RL looked really bad on there the last few years and it really seemed like this could happen any time. I only really got into him when I started watching Curb but he was great
Posted on 2/28/24 at 7:35 pm to Corso
He was fire at points in the late 80s through 90s. Looked decades older than his age by the first Curb series.
He burned his own candle pretty brightly. Most people who did as many recreational substances as he did were buried decades younger.
He managed to enjoy life for a very long time and was well loved by many people. Good job Richard. I think you made the most out of your 76 years.
He burned his own candle pretty brightly. Most people who did as many recreational substances as he did were buried decades younger.
He managed to enjoy life for a very long time and was well loved by many people. Good job Richard. I think you made the most out of your 76 years.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 8:04 pm to L.A.
RIP he's been a part of Curb since the beginning it feels like. Him and Bob Einstein both legends.
Posted on 2/28/24 at 8:10 pm to L.A.
RIP
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