No Reason to Complain

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No Reason to Complain
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Written byPatton Oswalt
Directed byPaul Miller
StarringPatton Oswalt
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time42 minutes
Original release
ReleaseApril 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)

No Reason to Complain is a stand up comedy performance by comedian Patton Oswalt, released on DVD by Comedy Central. [1]

Home media

The special was released on DVD by Comedy Central on April 4, 2006. It includes special features including deleted scenes and is completely uncensored and uncut (in contrast to the Comedy Central TV special of the same performance).

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References

  1. Carlson, Daniel. "Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain". Pop Matters. Retrieved 11 September 2020.