Growing up in the classic, tough Brooklyn neighborhood of Bensonhurst, Richard Jeni was surrounded by scenes that would make good material for a comedy routine. In his early teens, Jeni hung out on ...

For stand-up comics like Richard Jeni, winning comedy’s first-place trophy is a relatively long road. There are the spots on The Tonight Show, the Showtime specials, the much-coveted HBO Comedy Hour ...

LOS ANGELES — Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the “Tonight Show” and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said ...

Richard Jeni has been performing stand-up comedy for more than 20 years. And like a veteran rock star, he feels obligated to present plenty of his greatest hits--or should we say, greatest ...

Mike Lacey, owner of The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, recalls the performances by stand-up comic Richard Jeni – shows from 2002 and 2006 – that are featured in the new DVD “The Beach Crowd.” ...

LOS ANGELES - It's been seven long years since Richard Jeni last appeared on our television screens. On Saturday, he returns with a vengeance. In A Big Steaming Pile of Me (9 p.m., HBO), the comedian ...

LOS ANGELES — Stand-up comic Richard Jeni, who was a regular on the “Tonight Show” and appeared in movies, has died in an apparent suicide, authorities said. Police found the 49-year-old comedian ...

The Ice House Comedy Club welcomes back one of its favorite comics, Richard Jeni, for a special event weekend from June 16-18 that will include a special Father’s Day Show on Sunday, June 18. Hot off ...

I've known Richard Jeni for almost two decades. Already considered one of the major standup comics of his time, he was still in the prime of his life and his work. For this unhappy but real fact, the ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stand-up comedian and actor Richard Jeni, a regular on NBC's "The Tonight Show," has died in an apparent suicide, police said on Sunday. Los Angeles police spokeswoman Norma ...

LOS ANGELES - Richard Jeni committed suicide after being diagnosed earlier this year with clinical depression and suffering bouts of psychotic paranoia, the late comic's family said Tuesday. Jeni, 49, ...