Althouse: Goodbye to Richard Lewis.

২৮ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ২০২৪

Goodbye to Richard Lewis.

The brilliant comedian was 76.

And he was just talking about his will!

২২টি মন্তব্য:

Iman বলেছেন...: One of my favorite comedians. The man couldn’t help but be hilarious. RIP and thanks for all the laughs, Mr. Lewis!; ২৮/২/২৪, ৪:৫৬ PM
Ice Nine বলেছেন...: He was one of the greats.

You know, you watch the standup guys on Netflix and they are usually at least kind of funny. But most of them are guys who sit around all week and think up scenarios and think up jokes, and then write them out, and then practice them, and then present them on stage. But, y'know, they're joke-writing guys, they aren't natural comedians, not naturally funny.

Naturally funny comedians are sort of rare. Sure, they prepare too, but they mainly riff on themes and they can make absolutely anything funny extemporaneously. You can spot them easily. And Richard was one of them.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:১৪ PM
BUMBLE BEE বলেছেন...: Richard's delivery was smooth as silk. RIP.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৩৭ PM
RCOCEAN II বলেছেন...: I sorta remember him from Letterman and Conan in the 90s. Too bad he died, but 76 is a ripe old age, given his health issues and other problems.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৩৮ PM
Yancey Ward বলেছেন...: Larry David looks like he is at Death's Door, too.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৪৮ PM
Yancey Ward বলেছেন...: It is really sad to see Lewis gone- he was one of my favorite comedians of all time- he was just brilliant.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৫০ PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves বলেছেন...: I used to love Richard Lewis.
I kinda forgot about him.
RIP.
He was really funny.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৫৬ PM
Yancey Ward বলেছেন...: I first saw Lewis on the Tonight Show sometime in the early 1980s.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৫:৫৯ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...: His therapist hardest hit.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৬:১৩ PM
Robert Cook বলেছেন...: Richard Lewis and Larry David knew each other from childhood.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৬:৩৮ PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves বলেছেন...: "At midnight we'd watch our hopes drop."
Classic.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৬:৪৩ PM
rehajm বলেছেন...: The range of people offering thoughts and condolences is striking. Sorry to hear…; ২৮/২/২৪, ৬:৪৬ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...: Norm sub reminded me: I didn’t even know he was sick.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৬:৪৮ PM
rehajm বলেছেন...: So the golfer hits his tee shot deep into the woods. Disgusted, he finds it after a long search. He takes a mighty lash with a 3 iron to try and hit back to the fairway but the ball strikes a rock and sends it back his way, striking him on the head and killing him. Transported to the gates of heaven, the golfer meets St. Peter who says ‘Not a very good golfer I see..’

‘I got here in two, didn’t I?’; ২৮/২/২৪, ৭:০৪ PM
Yancey Ward বলেছেন...: As someone on our discord reminded me, Billy Joel wrote about Lewis in his song "My Life"- Lewis is the guy who "Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the West Coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in LA".; ২৮/২/২৪, ৭:৩৬ PM
Wince বলেছেন...: A strangely relatable neurotic comedic genius.; ২৮/২/২৪, ৮:৫৯ PM
Mutaman বলেছেন...: Robert Cook said...

"Richard Lewis and Larry David knew each other from childhood."

They went to the same summer camp together and they hated each other.; ২৮/২/২৪, ১০:৪২ PM
boatbuilder বলেছেন...: RIP Richard Lewis.

I hope they let the other guy play through. That's a 5 hour round following those two yakkers.; ২৯/২/২৪, ৭:০২ AM
Rusty বলেছেন...: We're losing some really great comics lately.; ২৯/২/২৪, ৭:৩৬ AM
Biotrekker বলেছেন...: These guys are (were) national treasures.; ২৯/২/২৪, ৭:৩৯ AM
Temujin বলেছেন...: I guess I'm a day late on this here. But Richard Lewis was one of the very best stand up comedians I saw in my lifetime. Absolutely, hilarious, nonstop, rat-a-tat-tat neurotic humor coming at you. He was brilliant. And yes, we have lost some great ones in recent years. There are still some good ones out there and more will come, but they all seem strapped in today by Wokeness. Even if they aren't woke themselves, they've grown up in it, and hence, seem too obsessed with race, or gender topics, which is so damned tedious.

Lewis was an original. No one like him. Somehow I've never been a fan of 'Curb your Enthusiasm', which means I've not watched him on that show over all these years. But I would occasionally watch his old stand up videos which still make me have to pause it, lest I hurt myself laughing so hard.

Anyway...RIP, Mr. Lewis. A comedic original.

PS- cannot figure out why 'Curb' never got me. I loved Seinfeld and I know Larry David is a great comedic writer. But the show just bores the shit out of me.; ২৯/২/২৪, ৯:১১ AM
Butkus51 বলেছেন...: Larry David can be funny, but I bet he's a pain in the ass to be around. Incessantly whining about insignificant things.

Kinda like me, but im not funny.

Richard Lewis act was Richard Lewis. RIP; ২৯/২/২৪, ১:৫১ PM