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Call Me Lucky
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Call Me Lucky

Aug 7, 2015
1h 46m
★ 7.0

Overview

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.

Genres

Comedy
Documentary

Production Companies

Type 55 Films

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Cast

Barry Crimmins

Self

Barry Crimmins

David Cross

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David Cross

Patton Oswalt

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Patton Oswalt

Tom Kenny

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Tom Kenny

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho

Steven Wright

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Steven Wright

Lenny Clarke

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Lenny Clarke

Kevin Meaney

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Kevin Meaney

Bobcat Goldthwait

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Bobcat Goldthwait

Marc Maron

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Marc Maron

James Franco

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James Franco

Jack Gallagher

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Jack Gallagher

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