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At The Grand Illusion in Seattle, January 22 - 28:

TO MY GREAT CHAGRIN: THE UNBELIEVABLE STORY OF BROTHER THEODORE
Dir: Jeff Sumerel
2007, USA / Color, Video / 90min.
Brother Theodore is considered to be one of the most significant links in the history of comedy, admired by such people as Eric Bogosian and Woody Allen. His television appearances have spanned from Merv Griffin to Dick Cavett to David Letterman and his long running off-Broadway show was hailed as “diabolical genius”. Theodore endured the sobering loss of his entire family, his fortune, and his own identity as a survivor of the Dachau concentration camp. Continually haunted by his loss, and hindered as a displaced foreigner, he tapped “the power of despair” to re-invent himself, capitalizing on his dark, existential humor to become one of America’s most respected humorists and monologists. Jeff Sumerel’s fascinating documentary includes the use of a puppet with Theodore’s voice to tell the story of his life and career, with a star-studded list of interviewees including Woody Allen, Eric Bogosian, Richard Belzer, Penn & Teller, Dick Cavett, and many more comic geniuses.

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