For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)

6.7/10 90 min Documentary Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

James Urbaniak

Del Close

Lauren Lapkus

Lynn / Self

Josh Fadem

John Ostrander

Matt Walsh

Mike Gold / Self

Lennon Parham

Arabella

Diona Reasonover

Annie the Summoner

Patton Oswalt

Lash LaRue

Paul Scheer

The Rat

Michaela Watkins

Narrator (voice)

Andrew Alexander

Self

Ike Barinholtz

Self

Bernadette Birkett

Self

Craig Cackowski

Self

Howard Hesseman

Self

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