Love him. Saw him anytime he came to Chicago or surrounding area! He was one of a kind! His humor was fabulous! Just hysterical! I miss him. I wish he would have lived forever. ❤️😔
The dude was crazy talented. Great material but his pacing and delivery was just pure genius. The comics today are nowhere near Jeni's level. Very sad his life ended far too soon.
Ricko s funniest man ever, I’ve heard about him doing 4 different hours in 4 different shows. I would give anything to see his joke notebooks as a comedian, all the fucking gold in those books that never was recorded
"Can't Believe It's Not Butter" is the best part of the whole thing. So many genius lines. "You look at a lawn chair and say 'I can't believe it's not butter.'" Why not?" "Cuz I'm stupid." And, yeah, "We never said it was. We only said we couldn't believe it wasn't." I miss him so much.
One of those rare comedians who could violate the Law of Conservation of Amusement - he could laugh at his own jokes and the audience laughed too. Though, for the record, I do like Clamato. Not so much on the Flounder Apple.
A great many people suffer from depression. Sadly, many of them succumb to suicide or die of an overdose. It is time to remove the stigma of mental illness and encourage people to get help with their problem.
He struggled with schizophrenia as well. I knew Rich, we dated around 1990, I don't think he ever got over his career not hitting the height she saw others ascending to. He had very little self esteem that wasn't tied to his career. The meds they gave him also likely made it worse. I was terribly sad when he left us the way he did. I still think of him often. He was kind, and he was a genius.
