Movie: Call Me Lucky

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Barry Crimmins
Barry Crimmins

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David Cross
David Cross

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Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt

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Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny

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Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho

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Steven Wright
Steven Wright

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Lenny Clarke
Lenny Clarke

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Kevin Meaney
Kevin Meaney

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Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait

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Marc Maron
Marc Maron

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    Call Me Lucky

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2015-08-07

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