Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad
Listed as #7 of Vulture's Best Stand-Up Specials of 2016, here's Vulutre's take on Laurie's '45 Jokes About My Dead Dad':
Everyone experiences tragedy in their life, comedians just happen to be better at talking about it and talking about it in a way that doesn’t feel trite or hokey. In that way, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad feels like a gift. Kilmartin delivers exactly as promised, and the result is a hilarious, painful, cathartic hour of comedy. It is also home to my favorite joke of the year: “I take comfort in the fact that he died doing what he did best: growing tumors. It was a skill he learned late in life, but, boy, he turned into a world-class master.”
*We edited Laurie's performance, while Angry Buddha Films combined it with interviews and other footage*

Performance Edit by: Ryan Brennan
Additional Editing by: Angry Buddha Films