For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020

1h 30m

6.7(3 votes)

Documentary

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.

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33 members

Acting

James Urbaniak

Del Close

James Urbaniak

Acting

Lauren Lapkus

Lynn / Self

Lauren Lapkus

Acting

Josh Fadem

John Ostrander

Josh Fadem

Acting

Matt Walsh

Mike Gold / Self

Matt Walsh

Acting

Lennon Parham

Arabella

Lennon Parham

Acting

Diona Reasonover

Annie the Summoner

Diona Reasonover

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Patton Oswalt

Lash LaRue

Patton Oswalt

Acting

Paul Scheer

The Rat

Paul Scheer

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Michaela Watkins

Narrator (voice)

Michaela Watkins

Production

Andrew Alexander

Self

Andrew Alexander

Acting

Ike Barinholtz

Self

Ike Barinholtz

Acting

Bernadette Birkett

Self

Bernadette Birkett

Acting

Craig Cackowski

Self

Craig Cackowski

Acting

Robert Dassie

Self

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Mike Gold

Self

No Image

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Ed Greenberg

Self

No Image

Acting

Charna Halpern

Self

No Image

Acting

Howard Hesseman

Self

Howard Hesseman

Acting

Howard Johnson

Self

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Joe Keefe

Self

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Jason Mantzoukas

Self

Jason Mantzoukas

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Tim Meadows

Self

Tim Meadows

Acting

Susan Messing

Self

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Alan Meyerson

Self

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Directing

Michael McCarthy

Self

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Adam McKay

Self

Adam McKay

Acting

Bob Odenkirk

Self

Bob Odenkirk

Crew

John Ostrander

Self

John Ostrander

Acting

David Pasquesi

Self

David Pasquesi

Writing

Brian Stack

Self

No Image

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Jason Sudeikis

Self

Jason Sudeikis

Acting

Dave Thomas

Self

Dave Thomas

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George Wendt

Self

George Wendt

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