A Tribute to Sam Kinison
By Glenn DoggrellASSISTANT SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARTS EDITOROriginally printed in The Los Angeles TimesFriday, December 28, 1990 SAN DIEGO — Sam Kinison will not be replacing Walt Disney as a staple in family entertainment for a while. At least not until he quits graphically describing what he considers disgusting homosexual...
A mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a bodyguard accused of raping a girlfriend of comedian Sam Kinison.
A man who allegedly attacked comedian Sam Kinison’s girlfriend in the comic’s Hollywood Hills home was charged today with three counts of rape and two other related felonies.
About 25 gay activists Saturday night protested in front of the Celebrity Theatre before the start of a concert featuring controversial comedian Sam Kinison.
Foul-mouthed comedian Sam Kinison is demanding that MTV stop showing the sanitized version of his “Under My Thumb” video. The music network originally had rejected Kinison’s first version, which featured seductively clad women.
Sam Kinison has long been assailed for his unyieldingly provocative material. Homosexuals say he’s anti-gay, women say he’s anti-female, some people say he’s anti-human.
The most important comedians have always been those who helped knock down the social, racial, economic and/or cultural barriers that keep people apart.
Raunchy rock ‘n’ roll comedian Sam Kinison says he quit drinking because he is getting too old to keep ignoring his health.
The heavy-metal comic, who boasts “I can play guitar at least as well as (Guns N Roses guitarist) Slash, is hoping to cross-over from comedy to rock audiences with his new album, “Leader of the Banned.”
Leader Of The Banned is the title of Sam Kinison’s third album, and the man dubbed “the most controversial comic in America” is making sure that his latest comedy record lives up to its name.