Comedy Review; It’s a Far Cry From Sobbing
In the ’80s, Sam Kinison served as comedy’s raw nerve, dipping below the surface of civility to become the screaming embodiment of blind, bewildered rage.
Monthly Archive: September 1992
Comedians Keep Banter Up Backstage at Fund-Raiser
Sam Kinison lived for confrontation. No sweet words and kisses from this comic–more like up-the-volume shrieks and hisses to get his message out.
Kinison’s Friends Recall His More Compassionate Acts
Colleagues remember shock comic’s off-stage kindness. But the tribute they’ll tape in Anaheim won’t be syrupy