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Jul 27, 2021 · For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close: Directed by Heather Ross. With Andrew Alexander, Ike Barinholtz, Bernadette Birkett, Stephen Burrows. Documentary film about the legendary improv guru, Del Close.
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- Documentary
- Heather Ross
- 2021-07-27
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close is a 2020 comedy - documentary hybrid film about comedian Del Close (1934–1999), who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. [1] Its stories are drawn in part from Wasteland, an autobiographical horror comic co-written by Close and John Ostrander and ...
- George Mandl, Tova Goodman, Sean Jarrett
- Heather Ross
- Jacques Brautbar
- Heather Ross, Adam Samuel Goldman
Jul 30, 2021 · Ross assembles a team of comedy legends, old and new, and they provide the bulk of the interesting insight into how Del Close changed comedy. Almost as a response to the safe misogyny of the humor of Bob Hope, comedy started to shift to something more ambitious and progressive than it was before Del Close came along.
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- Heather Ross
- October 14, 2020
Watch For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close with a subscription on Hulu, rent on Apple TV, or buy on Apple TV. Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to...
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Jul 27, 2021 · Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself.
Overview. Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself.
