Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen

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Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
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Directed byLenny 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
Release date
October 1, 1988
Running time
97 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Production

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

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

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 ]

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References

  1. "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen". movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. 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.