Funny Man

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I always enjoyed Richard Lewis as a comedian - particularly when he was trading barbs with Larry David on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’

The two men were lifelong friends and that’s exactly what they played on the show. 

The show isn’t tightly scripted so a lot of their banter was off the cuff and was hilarious because they were definitely trying to make one another laugh.

Lewis’ health was certainly slipping in recent years and there were plenty of episodes where he didn’t look good…

…but I was still a little surprised when news broke that he passed and of course, the tributes poured in.

All saying the same sort of thing:

A nice man who also happened to be funny.

And I immediately thought of a scene between Lewis and David where Larry criticizing his always black attire.

“You’re depressing,” Larry said. “When are you going to die?”

Larry David laughs as he delivers the line and it also appears that Lewis is about to break up.

The scene seems weird now…

…Lewis also told David, on the show, that he was leaving him money in his will…

…and I laughed out loud as that scene ended.

Larry didn’t want any money. He wanted his friend to live forever.

And you could feel that when Larry David released a tribute following the death announcement.

“He made me sob today and I’ll never forgive him for that.”

Celebrity deaths are weird because it’s almost age if we knew Richard Lewis a little bit.

We also can understand a friendship like that one…

…if we’re lucky.

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