For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

The read

It runs a compact 1h 30m.

Synopsis

Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. He's a muse with BO and dirty needles, offering transcendence despite (or because of) the trail of wreckage behind him.

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Key crew

• Heather RossWriter
• Jacques BrautbarOriginal Music Composer
• Adam Samuel GoldmanWriter
• Heather RossDirector

Cast

• James UrbaniakDel Close
• Lauren LapkusLynn / Self
• Josh FademJohn Ostrander
• Matt WalshMike Gold / Self
• Lennon ParhamArabella
• Diona ReasonoverAnnie the Summoner
• Patton OswaltLash LaRue
• Paul ScheerThe Rat
• Michaela WatkinsNarrator (voice)
• Andrew AlexanderSelf
• Ike BarinholtzSelf
• Bernadette BirkettSelf

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