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.
Length 106 minutes
Barry Crimmins | David Cross | Patton Oswalt | Tom Kenny | Margaret Cho | Steven Wright | Lenny Clarke | Kevin Meaney | Bobcat Goldthwait | Marc Maron | James Franco | Jack Gallagher | John Ennis | Dana Gould | Jonathan Katz | Billy Bragg