No Cure for Cancer (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Ted Demme

Writer:

Denis Leary (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Plot:

Ticked off comic Denis Leary talks honestly about subjects ranging from smoking, red meat, drugs, his family, rehab, and yes, cancer. |

Plot Keywords:

Cancer | Drugs | Smoking | Anger | Stand Up Comedy

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Himself
Chris Phillips	...	Himself
Adam Roth	...	Drummer

Also Known As:

Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, drug and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:TV-MA | Australia:R

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

The night of the show's taping, the crew set up but through some error gave the actors no access to the bathroom. Just before the show, Denis Leary had to use the bathroom badly but had no way of getting to it. Chris Phillips took a look at the crowd and seeing no way to get Denis to the bathroom without making the audience believe the show had started, handed Denis a bucket.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Muppet character Big Bird (performed by Caroll Spinney) sang a quavering rendition of “(It's not easy) Bein' green” at Jim Henson's funeral, not Kermit the frog.

Quotes:

Denis Leary: Yeah, I'd like to do some cocaine. I'd like to do a drug that makes my penis small, makes my nose bleed, makes my heart explode, and sucks all my money out of the bank.

Movie Connections:

References The Doors (1991)

This is the perfect mixture of sarcasm and stupidity

this show is what inspired me to try and be a more funny person from the moment it starts he is going crazy.He never picks on anyone in the audience and he is the essence of comedy if this man still did comedy today he would be bigger than ant and Dec.In the show you can see how much it is taking out of him but he still tries to be funny correction he doesn't have to try he is anyway.watching this was the funniest hour of my life. Denis Leary is comedy genius and deserves more than the 10/10 i rated him.my favourite line in the show is when he says happiness is "ciggarette a chocolate chip cookie and a five second orgasm" just from those words on the front cover i knew that it was going to be something special.this is a show that is guaranteed to have you laughing about a part of it days later it is just simply superb.the lnies he reads the back of his mind are so precise. Although to watch this stand up you need a strong stomach (or just to try and hold your insides in. Some people may find this offensive but i just fin it brilliant.