As a huge fan of Patrice, I was worried that this would be some watered down affair, since it was made by Comedy Central, but I think they did the big guy justice.
O & A is mentioned in there, DiPaolo shows up for a bit and even Anthony can be heard, even though it's old footage. There's some new footage in there as well, and it was great to see them during the early years, when they would hang around comedy clubs.
It was also nice to see high quality footage from Tough Crowd. Maybe one of these days we will get that in HQ, it would be an even bigger gift to his fans than any documentary could ever be.
Although there were laughs to be had in here, it was the more dramatic aspects that stood out the most to me and those alone are enough of a reason to see this, if you're a fan.
If you're not familiar with the guy, you're better off watching Elephant in the room first, or even better, his O & A appearances on youtube.
The only negative thing I can say about this documentary are the animations, they're a bit cheap and out of place.
PS: Props to Bill Burr as well for being a friend till the end, and pushing for this.
O & A is mentioned in there, DiPaolo shows up for a bit and even Anthony can be heard, even though it's old footage. There's some new footage in there as well, and it was great to see them during the early years, when they would hang around comedy clubs.
It was also nice to see high quality footage from Tough Crowd. Maybe one of these days we will get that in HQ, it would be an even bigger gift to his fans than any documentary could ever be.
Although there were laughs to be had in here, it was the more dramatic aspects that stood out the most to me and those alone are enough of a reason to see this, if you're a fan.
If you're not familiar with the guy, you're better off watching Elephant in the room first, or even better, his O & A appearances on youtube.
The only negative thing I can say about this documentary are the animations, they're a bit cheap and out of place.
PS: Props to Bill Burr as well for being a friend till the end, and pushing for this.