Cool thing to buy this week: Sam Kinison’s “Breaking The Rules” on Vinyl
Sam Kinison breaks all of the rules in the 1987 HBO special, Breaking The Rules. With the content ranging from homosexual necrophilia to his proven method of pleasing a woman, nothing is off limits. This is a classic stand-up performance from one of comedy’s top comedians. And now you can scoop it up on vinyl. […]
Cool thing to buy this week: Sam Kinison’s “Family Entertainment Hour”
Certainly the leader of the metal/decibel comedy scene, beret-wearing Kinison had an up-and-down career plagued by many personal problems. The former preacher was often funny, but he was just as often off the mark, as his albums demonstrate. He’s definitely an acquired taste, to say the least. With his sudden death, he never seemed to […]
Cool thing to buy this week: Sam Kinison “The Definitive Collection” limited edition
This week there is a mountain of cool things to buy, but only one sits atop the pile. This week you can pick up Sam Kinison: The Definitive Comedy Collection from Comedy Dynamics. This limited edition box set compiles the comic’s stand-up films and albums into a single, nearly definitive compendium. Included will be Breaking […]
Sam Kinison’s last recorded performance headed to SiriusXM
SiriusXM will exclusively premiere the rare last recorded performance from Sam Kinison. Taken from a poor-quality amateur recording of a Kinison performance just days before his death, the audio has been extensively enhanced and is now available as a window to an artist at the height of his craft and fame. Immediately preceding the airing […]
The Kin of Comedy: What it’s like being related to some of the world’s most famous comedians
When you grow up with someone, it doesn’t matter if your father is George Carlin, or your brother is Sam Kinison. They are just George or Sam and so on. But there’s something special about them. It’s not because they’re talented. It’s because they are family. Only is it as you grow older that you […]
This week on TV: “I Am Sam Kinison” premieres as Russell Howard recalibrates
Well, it’s the week before most television goes into a winter break (some already has) but before TV winds down it still has a few big tricks up its sleeve, particularly with the premiere of a major documentary about a major comedian (I Am Sam Kinison), a new stand-up special from a Brit (Russell Howard), […]