Jim Norton: Monster Rain
Oct 13 2007
•1h 0m
•Comedy
Jim Norton is back on HBO and holds nothing back in this 60-minute concert performed in front of a live audience at The Lincoln Theater in Washington DC. Norton, known for his straight up comedy that sometimes crosses lines no other comedians dare to cross, gives his hilarious perspectives on contemporary issues, dating, celebrities, prostitutes and much more.
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A short film made “for fun” that plays with surreal and evocative imagery