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BITTER JESTER is the first documentary to give us a glimpse into the real process behind the comedy we watch in clubs... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Not a well made film, but worth checking out. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Maija Di Giorgio | ... | Herself |
 | Kenneth Simmons | ... | Himself (As Kenneth R. Simmons) (as Kenneth R. Sim) |
 | Richard Belzer | ... | Himself |
 | George Carlin | ... | Himself |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joy Behar | ... | Herself |
 | Peter Boyle | ... | Himself |
 | Chevy Chase | ... | Himself |
| Norm Crosby | ... | Himself |
| Jody Del Giorno | ... | Himself |
| Phyllis Diller | ... | Herself |
| Gilbert Gottfried | ... | Himself |
| D.L. Hughley | ... | Himself |
| Dom Irrera | ... | Himself |
 | Kevin James | ... | Himself |
| Terry Jones | ... | Himself |
 | Richard Kind | ... | Himself |
| Kathy Kinney | ... | Herself |
| Robert Klein | ... | Himself |
| Barry Manilow | ... | Himself |
| Heather McConnell | ... | Sexy Personal Assistant |
 | Colin Mochrie | ... | Himself |
| Paul Mooney | ... | Himself |
 | Richard Pryor | ... | Himself |
| Colin Quinn | ... | Himself |
| Tony Roberts | ... | Himself |
 | Ray Romano | ... | Himself |
| Rita Rudner | ... | Herself |
 | Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Himself |
| George Schlatter | ... | Himself |
| Paul Shaffer | ... | Himself |
| Ryan Stiles | ... | Himself |
 | Jerry Stiller | ... | Himself |
 | Nicole Sullivan | ... | Herself |
 | Judy Tenuta | ... | Herself |
| Rich Vos | ... | Himself |
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I don't know if this documentary is available anywhere, but this film does have elements worth checking out if you can find it, especially if you are prepared for the amateur film making and the overpowering, and sometimes nerve wracking, presence of star-by-proxy Kenneth Simmons. I caught this at the 2003 New York Film Festival and met with many of the members of the production in the theater after the screening. I can vouch that they are the real deal. In fact, they may have even edited out some things to make it more palatable.
I agree with Soybomb89's excellent review, so refer to that for more details. Suffice to say, this film is like watching a train wreck, both fascinating and yet tragically nauseating at the same time. I would not fault someone for hating it, it shows they have a soul, but there are many redeeming qualities about it as well. A hilarious interview with Gilbert Godfried comes to mind. I also think director Maija Di Giorgio is to be commended for working well with limited resources, especially experience. Given more of the latter, I believe she could become an excellent filmmaker.