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Documentary Review: “Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian” pre-rehab

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Roger Moore

So a 50ish alcoholic manic depressive comic moves to Key West to run a comedy club. Sounds like a movie, right? Well, it did to Joe List. And as he’s one of the hot comics of his generation, he got … Continue reading →

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Series Review: A Canadian Comic Moves to a Farm — “Tom Green Country”

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

The Canadian cut-up Tom Green was always an acquired taste. He showed up on the Canadian comedy scene post-“Second City,” a young self-promoting prankster who got “The Tom Green Show” on fringe Canadian TV and then MTV, making a name … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Cleese shows us Classic Comedy can be “Clockwise” (1986)

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Roger Moore

A person hellbent on maintaining his dignity in the face of everything thrown at him to deny it, and failing, is the essence of comedy. So it was with Keaton, and so it is with Cleese. Somebody said that once. … Continue reading →

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