Product Details

• Actors: Richard Jeni
• Directors: Steven J. Santos
• Writers: Richard Jeni
• Producers: Steven Santos, Vic Kaplan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 14, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009GV9H8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,340 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile Of Me" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 06/14/2005

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Platypus Man is no more,,,, March 13, 2007

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Phyllis Hunter "AJ's Mommy" (Newark DE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile Of Me (DVD)

This is some of the funniest stand up ever done. What a shame that he took his own life....a brilliant voice is silent. Oddly, only a little blip on CNN...the same channel that had 'round the clock coverage of Anna Nicole's death, embalming process, etc...can only afford a snippet for one of the funniest and smartest comedians to grace us. He will be missed.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gone...but will never be forgotten., March 14, 2007

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Oliasdoug "Progressive Rock/Electronic New Ag... (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile Of Me (DVD)

I just finished visiting the Richard Jeni website, signed the guestbook, and was glad to see that SO many people loved Richard's comedy as much as I. This, his final HBO special, affected me as it did most people intelligent enough to recognize great humor when they see & hear it: I laughed out loud, and often, probably waking my upstairs neighbors. I always knew Richard was funny from seeing his various TV appearances and his bits in movies, but I didn't realize he was capable of an hour-long HBO special that had me in STITCHES. If you get this DVD, you won't be disappointed. The only disappointment I feel now--in addition to the pain of grieving over his loss--is not having seen him in a live concert setting. His death, for me, is right up there with the untimely loss of other comedy greats: John Belushi. Bill Hix. John Candy. Phil Hartman. Chris Farley. Sam Kinison.

Rest in peace, Rich. You brought a lot of life and laughter into an all-too-often very sad world. Thank you for that and so much more.

"...and it's a fair wind/Blowing warm out of the south over my shoulder/Guess I'll set a course and go..."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!, March 12, 2007

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Johnny Stugots (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile Of Me (DVD)

You simply will not find a funnier hour of standup comedy anywhere. You just won't. If you haven't watched it, DO SO! If you've already seen it, WATCH IT AGAIN! It just doesn't get any better than this. An insightful, brilliant, stunningly humorous voice has silenced itself. Sorrowful that he died. Thankful that he lived. The Yin and the Yang are now one.