Perhaps Mel Brooks put it best when he said, "Richard Lewis may just be the Franz Kafka of modern day comedy."

Lewis has taken his life-long therapy fodder and carved it into a commanding and compelling art form. His early career as a stand-up brought him to the top of his ranks and over time he broadened the scope of opportunities for others to share in his brilliantly warped world.




In 2006 "Yankee Irving," a miraculous animated feature is set for release from 20th Century Fox and Film Roman, the animators of "The Simpsons. Yankee was Chris Reeve's project, and after his unfortunate passing, his wife, Dana, continued the endeavor. She requested Richard for the role of "Screwie," a major league baseball who befriends the young Irving while on his journey.


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Regarded by his peers as a 'comic's comic', Lewis' neuroses have become a part of our language as in, "I had a date from Hell!" In July '95 Lewis performed live stand-up comedy for the first time in over two years with his "Magical Misery Tour." Shot at New York's historic Bottom Line HBO aired the one-hour special in December '96, making it a rare accomplishment in completing his fourth full hour-long cable special. In December of 1989, Lewis achieved a very personal goal...he performed at Carnegie Hall to a standing room only audience. To close, in his own words--"I go on a long tour and make people happy that they're not me and go home."