For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

6.7

Oct 14 2020

2h 30m

Documentary

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.

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Del Close

Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus

Lynn/Herself

Josh Fadem

Josh Fadem

John Ostrander

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Mike Gold/Himself

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