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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

Self

David Cross

Patton Oswalt

Self

Patton Oswalt

Tom Kenny

Self

Tom Kenny

Margaret Cho

Self

Margaret Cho

Steven Wright

Self

Steven Wright

Lenny Clarke

Self

Lenny Clarke

Kevin Meaney

Self

Kevin Meaney

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Marc Maron

Self

Marc Maron

James Franco

Self

James Franco

Jack Gallagher

Self

Jack Gallagher

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