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Comedy Review: Comic Kinison Still Far From Being Family Fare
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 habits. Or graphically describing sexual […]
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Jury Deadlocks in Kinison Bodyguard’s Rape Trial
A mistrial was declared Thursday in the trial of a bodyguard accused of raping a girlfriend of comedian Sam Kinison.
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Short Takes: Man Charged in Kinison Incident
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.
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Gay Activists Protest Kinison Show in Anaheim
About 25 gay activists Saturday night protested in front of the Celebrity Theatre before the start of a concert featuring controversial comedian Sam Kinison.
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Short Takes: Sanitized Video Upsets 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.
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Comedy Review: This Time Around, Kinison Isn’t Just All Bite and Bash
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.
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Hate-Mongers Are a Sad Chapter in the History of Comedy
The most important comedians have always been those who helped knock down the social, racial, economic and/or cultural barriers that keep people apart.
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Short Takes: Kinison Dry but Still Raunchy
Raunchy rock ‘n’ roll comedian Sam Kinison says he quit drinking because he is getting too old to keep ignoring his health.
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The Man Who Would Be King of Metal
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.”