At Kinison’s funeral, pal Richard Belzer said in his eulogy, “The thing that strikes me most about his death is the tragic irony of the timing. … He had finally turned his life around ...

At Kinison’s funeral, pal Richard Belzer said in his eulogy, “The thing that strikes me most about his death is the tragic irony of the timing. … He had finally turned his life around ...

Brother Sam: A Tribute to Sam Kinison is a compilation of the best comedy performances of the late and great Sam Kinison. Includes an introduction by Rodney Dangerfield and Sam''s brother Bill Kinison ...

Denis Leary, Chris Rock, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, Ice T, Norm MacDonald, Pauly Shore. Big names, but none as big as the one they all cite as an influence: Sam Kinison. Comedy Central has released a ...

HBO launched comic Sam Kinison’s star, and now the pay web will memorialize his life and death with “Brother Sam,” a film Tom Shadyac will direct. Dan Fogler will play the manic comic. Basis ...

There’s no denying he was a base figure. Sam Kinison came along in the mid-’80s as a shock trooper of the American subconscious. On top, we had the sunny Reagan presidency and its fond ...