Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen | |
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Directed by | Lenny Wong |
Written by | Tim Allen John Fox Joey Gaynor Bill Hicks Stephanie Hodge Monty Hoffman Jackie Martling Steven Pearl Otto Petersen Chris Rock Larry Scarano Thea Vidale |
Produced by | Stuart S. Shapiro |
Starring | Tim Allen John Fox Joey Gaynor Bill Hicks Stephanie Hodge Monty Hoffman Jackie Martling Steven Pearl Otto Petersen Chris Rock Larry Scarano Thea Vidale |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Language | English |
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen is a 1988 stand-up comedy concert film directed by Lenny Wong and starring Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Bill Hicks, Jackie Martling, Otto Peterson, Monty Hoffman, Steven Pearl, John Fox, Joey Gaynor, Larry Scarano, Stephanie Hodge and Thea Vidale. Ben Creed was the emcee.
Production
[edit]Island Films (an offshoot of Island Records) intended to run the film in theaters and not on cable TV. Due to financial changes at Island, the film was only screened in New York and Los Angeles and only released on VHS and DVD after Allen and Rock became stars.[1]
Release
[edit]It has been shown on The Ovation Channel.[citation needed] Richard Baker and Rick Messina of Messina Baker Management auditioned hundred of comics in New York and Los Angeles for this production.[citation needed]
Reception
[edit]The New York Times wrote: "The film's producers maintain that these performers are legends on the regional comedy club circuit, but that the "adult" content of their material keeps them off cable comedy and talk shows. Based on what we see of their routines, it's obvious why."[2]
Playboy[citation needed] singled out Chris Rock and Larry Scarano as standouts. Otto & George and Bill Hicks were praised in other reviews.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen". movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke (2014). "Comedy-s-Dirtiest-Dozen". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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