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Cast and Crew

  • Chevy Chase Chevy Chase, Actor
  • Colin Quinn Colin Quinn, Actor
  • D.L. Hughley D.L. Hughley, Actor
  • George Carlin George Carlin, Actor
  • Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Gottfried, Actor
  • Jerry Stiller Jerry Stiller, Actor
  • Joy Behar Joy Behar, Actor
  • Kathy Kinney Kathy Kinney, Actor
  • Kevin James Kevin James, Actor
  • Peter Boyle Peter Boyle, Actor
  • Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller, Actor
  • Ray Romano Ray Romano, Actor
  • Richard Belzer Richard Belzer, Actor
  • Richard Kind Richard Kind, Actor
  • Richard Pryor Richard Pryor, Actor
  • Rita Rudner Rita Rudner, Actor
  • Robert Klein Robert Klein, Actor
  • Ryan Stiles Ryan Stiles, Actor
  • Terry Jones Terry Jones, Actor
  • Tony Roberts Tony Roberts, Actor
  • Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Schiavelli, Actor
  • Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg, Actor

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Bitter Jester

Bitter Jester

On the cusp of stardom, standup comic Maija DiGiorgio suffered an emotional breakdown while performing before a room packed with a number of the comedy industry's head honchos -- whom were on the receiving end of DiGiorgio's obscenity-laced outburst -- at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Subsequently faced with a nearly industry-wide blacklisting as a result, the comic (and film school graduate) came upon the idea of creating a film journal to document her struggles within the industry, as well as within her own psyche. The result is Bitter Jester, DiGiorgio's 2003 film that started as a document of self-examination and evolved into an examination of success and achievement within the standup circuit. Greatly assisted by the contacts and prestige of executive producer Richard Belzer -- a friend and former employer of DiGiorgio's boyfriend and co-conspirator Kenny Simmons -- DiGiorgio proceeds to gain access to a surprising berth of comedy legends, including Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, and George Carlin, all of whom dispense insightful and sometimes surprising opinions about their individual achievements. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide

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