ENGLISH LIT 344 / COMEDY & SATIRE Who's Who in American Comedy
Best known for an angry style of humor, Kinison's childhood as the son of a revival preacher was reflected in his routines which were intense and angry and often punctuated by a very loud scream. He was 38 when he was killed by a 17 year old drunk driver in a car crash. The following is a clip from his first appearance on the Letterman Show.
[For more details on these people, check their listing in Wikipedia, but note--this is one of the rare times I can accept the use of Wikipedia as a source. I have found that most of the information there about these people is reliable.]
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