Belzer Behind Bars

Jan 1, 1983

1h 20m

★ 0.0

What kind of jokes do you tell a bunch of hard cons? Funny ones... VERY funny ones!

Overview

Turn off the alarms and throw away the keys as these two comics set the inmates of Arizona State Prison rolling with laughter.

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Richard Belzer

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Paul Rodríguez

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Jack Coen

Narrator

Bill Andres

Self

Michael Finney

Belzer's Girlfriend

Harlee McBride

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