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I AM SAM KINISON
December 19, 2017  | By David Bianculli

Spike, 10:00 p.m. ET

 

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE: Sam Kinison died 25 years ago, at age 38, but he’s still remembered, mostly fondly, as a standup comedian with a short fuse, and an ability to rage that makes Lewis Black look sedated. This documentary looks back at his life and career, and in retrospect, his act’s misogyny and anger may seem particularly out of touch with today’s sensibility. But Kinison also was a genuinely funny fellow, as when he roared at, and against, victims of world hunger, particularly in the deserts of Africa. (His high-decibel advice: “You’re in a  @#$%ing desert!! Go where the food is! Go where the water is!”) To see and hear the unexpurgated Kinison in action, wait for the midnight ET showing of this documentary. That’s the one that’s not edited for content.

 
 
 
 
 
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