For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)

6.7/10 • 90 min • Documentary Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

James Urbaniak

Lauren Lapkus

Josh Fadem

Matt Walsh

Mike Gold / Self

Lennon Parham

Diona Reasonover

Annie the Summoner

Patton Oswalt

Paul Scheer

Michaela Watkins

Narrator (voice)

Andrew Alexander

Ike Barinholtz

Bernadette Birkett

Craig Cackowski

Self

Howard Hesseman

Self

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