Tom Hanks Developing Film Based on The Comedy Club - Blu-ray Forum

WyldeMan45 · 01-28-2010, 05:51 AM

Holy shit, this does not sound nearly as funny as the title suggested. I never head this story. Oh Pauly.................

Pajiba is reporting that Playtone Productions (which is owned by Tom Hanks) is now developing a movie based on the life of Mitzi Shore. Shore, who is also Pauly Shore’s mom, owned L.A.’s The Comedy Store during the stand up comedy boom of the 70’s and 80’s. The venue has now become an important and legendary part of comedy history with such comedians as Eddie Murphy, Tim Allen, Chevy Chase, Jim Belushi, Jim Carrey, David Letterman, and Jay Leno getting their start there. Chances are if you’ve seen a biography of any older stand up comedian on The Biography Channel, you’ve heard them mention The Comedy Store.

The film’s narrative will be based on the nonfiction book I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy’s Golden Era by William Knoedelseder. The book focuses on the time period during the late 70’s when Shore refused to pay comics while she made a fortune off of their efforts. This resulted in comedians going on strike against Shore, which all lead to comedian Steve Lubetkin committing suicide by jumping off of a hotel across the street from The Comedy Store after he was banned from the club for going on strike. His suicide note read, “My name is Steve Lubetkin. I used to work at the Comedy Store.”

vegeta88 · 01-28-2010, 07:23 AM

Come on Hanks! That doen't sound good at all. Are they going to get actors to play comedians who are still alive? Just sounds like a bad idea to me.

recS-12 · 01-28-2010, 07:34 AM

Sounds very interesting to me. If you have any interests in the mentioned comedians I believe it would warrant a shot. Besides, anything Hanks has attached his name to lately has been very well received for the most part. Big Love, Band of Brothers etc. Go for it !

WyldeMan45 · 01-28-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by recS-12

Sounds very interesting to me. If you have any interests in the mentioned comedians I believe it would warrant a shot. Besides, anything Hanks has attached his name to lately has been very well received for the most part. Big Love, Band of Brothers etc. Go for it !

Seems like everything I watch on tv now says "Executive producer Tom Hanks" I'm starting to think he's an E.P. in credit only.

01-28-2010, 05:51 AM	#1
WyldeMan45 Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Western Washington Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:15	Tom Hanks Developing Film Based on The Comedy Club Holy shit, this does not sound nearly as funny as the title suggested. I never head this story. Oh Pauly................. Pajiba is reporting that Playtone Productions (which is owned by Tom Hanks) is now developing a movie based on the life of Mitzi Shore. Shore, who is also Pauly Shore’s mom, owned L.A.’s The Comedy Store during the stand up comedy boom of the 70’s and 80’s. The venue has now become an important and legendary part of comedy history with such comedians as Eddie Murphy, Tim Allen, Chevy Chase, Jim Belushi, Jim Carrey, David Letterman, and Jay Leno getting their start there. Chances are if you’ve seen a biography of any older stand up comedian on The Biography Channel, you’ve heard them mention The Comedy Store. The film’s narrative will be based on the nonfiction book I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy’s Golden Era by William Knoedelseder. The book focuses on the time period during the late 70’s when Shore refused to pay comics while she made a fortune off of their efforts. This resulted in comedians going on strike against Shore, which all lead to comedian Steve Lubetkin committing suicide by jumping off of a hotel across the street from The Comedy Store after he was banned from the club for going on strike. His suicide note read, “My name is Steve Lubetkin. I used to work at the Comedy Store.”

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01-28-2010, 07:23 AM	#2
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Come on Hanks! That doen't sound good at all. Are they going to get actors to play comedians who are still alive? Just sounds like a bad idea to me.

01-28-2010, 07:34 AM	#3
recS-12 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Tucson, Az USA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:1373 DVD collection:257 MA collection:286 Digital collection:175 iTunes collection:269 Trading Score:75	Sounds very interesting to me. If you have any interests in the mentioned comedians I believe it would warrant a shot. Besides, anything Hanks has attached his name to lately has been very well received for the most part. Big Love, Band of Brothers etc. Go for it !

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