The World's Greatest Dad
I've been on a bit of a Bobcat Goldthwait exploratory revival lately. When it comes to his standup, I can say with confidence that he's near, if not at the top of my list of solid standup comics. Using George Carlin as an example, a lot of my favorite comedians typically have periods in their careers I am not all that fond of. Carlin's late stuff to me was a bit morbid for my taste. Even some of his earlier takes don't often stand up to my autismancer-esque scrutiny. I haven't seen a piece of standup, interview, or even an individual take by Goldthwait that even comes close to disappointing me like some of my other favorite comedians. I remember watching the first movie he wrote, "Shakes the Clown" and was kinda 'meh'ed by it. He's had some time to put some other movies on his credits of writing or directing... So I've been going through what I could find of his. The other day I watched "God Bless America" and while it had its mo...