Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen is a 1988 stand-up comedy concert film directed by Lenny Wong and starring Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Bill Hicks, Jackie Martling, Otto Peterson, Monty Hoffman, Steven Pearl, John Fox, Joey Gaynor, Larry Scarano, Stephanie Hodge and Thea Vidale. Ben Creed was the emcee.

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
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Directed by	Lenny Wong
Written by	Tim Allen John Fox Joey Gaynor Bill Hicks Stephanie Hodge Monty Hoffman Jackie Martling Steven Pearl Otto Petersen Chris Rock Larry Scarano Thea Vidale
Produced by	Stuart S. Shapiro
Starring	Tim Allen John Fox Joey Gaynor Bill Hicks Stephanie Hodge Monty Hoffman Jackie Martling Steven Pearl Otto Petersen Chris Rock Larry Scarano Thea Vidale
Release date	1 October 1988 (1988-10-01)
Running time	97 minutes
Language	English

Production

Island Films (an offshoot of Island Records) intended to run the film in theaters and not on cable TV. Due to financial changes at Island, the film was only screened in New York and Los Angeles and only released on VHS and DVD after Allen and Rock became stars.^[1]

Release

It has been shown on The Ovation Channel.^{[citation needed]} Richard Baker and Rick Messina of Messina Baker Management auditioned hundred of comics in New York and Los Angeles for this production.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

The New York Times wrote: "The film's producers maintain that these performers are legends on the regional comedy club circuit, but that the "adult" content of their material keeps them off cable comedy and talk shows. Based on what we see of their routines, it's obvious why."^[2]

Playboy^{[citation needed]} singled out Chris Rock and Larry Scarano as standouts. Otto & George and Bill Hicks were praised in other reviews.^{[citation needed]}