"Richard Jeni (seen at left during a recent appearance with fellow funny man Chris Rock), 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 Sunday.

Police found the 45-year-old comedian alive but gravely injured in a West Hollywood home when they responded to a call Saturday morning from Jeni's girlfriend, Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman said.

Eisenman said the caller told police: "My boyfriend shot himself in the face."

Jeni died at a nearby hospital."

Eisenman said suicide had not been officially confirmed and the investigation was continuing.

[source Newsvine]

He did not look well in that photo. No one is talking about a possible reason yet, however I read this at a post on the Opie & Anthony forum, Wackbag.com:

"It is said that he chose to do so because of seemingly intractable medical problems, the nature of which we are not privy to." # posted by SHECKYmagazine.com @ 8:33 PM

Very sad. I'll remember Richard Jeni fondly. He made me laugh.

Here he is on political parties: