I was lucky enough to see Sam Kinison work several times. It’s one thing to see someone’s comedy special on TV or to listen to an album by them, and I certainly absorbed his work in whatever way it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to imagine Sam Kinison growing old and mellowing out. The infant Sam arrived in East Peoria nearly 62 years ago. That’s ...

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh is a 1999-released biographical documentary. It follows the life and career of late comedian and actor Sam Kinison. He was known for his distinctive style of comedy, as ...

EXCLUSIVE: David Permut’s long-in-the-works film about the late comic Sam Kinison has taken form. Larry Charles, who helmed the Sacha Baron Cohen comedies Borat, Bruno and The Dictator, has signed on ...

HBO Films has decided to give the bigscreen treatment to the late Sam Kinison. The company’s developing a biopic of the outrageous comic with Tom Shadyac attached to direct and Rich Wilkes writing.

HBO has ordered up a biopic based on the life of standup Sam Kinison, who died in a tragic car accident in 1992. The film, titled Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison, will be ...

A longtime friend of Sam Kinison said Thursday that he recently obtained DNA testing shows the late comedian fathered a daughter with his ex-wife and that he hopes the revelation will free him from ...

A new documentary, I Am Sam Kinison, will explore the life and impact of the controversial shock comic with commentary from Charlie Sheen, Jay Leno, Tommy Chong and Corey Feldman, among others. The ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. A feature film about the life of stand-up ...

Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty) will direct a biopic about the life of standup comedian Sam Kinison for HBO Films. The film is based on the memoir Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison, ...

A longtime friend of Sam Kinison said Thursday that he recently obtained DNA testing that shows the late comedian fathered a daughter with his ex-wife and that he hopes the revelation will free him ...

Sam Kinison almost made “Three Amigos” into the “Four Amigos” — well, kind of. Martin Short and Steve Martin first became friends while filming the 1986 movie, which also starred Chevy Chase. Filling ...