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Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? poster

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? Cast

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? (1999) stars Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield. The comedy movie was released April 1, 1999. Below is the full cast and crew.

R 1999 · 1h 30m 60 Audience
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Starring Cast
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Sam Kinison
Self (archive footage)
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Richard Pryor
Self
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Rodney Dangerfield
Self
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Dennis Miller
Self
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Judy Tenuta
Self
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Jay Leno
Self
Key crew
Director
Larry Carroll
Screenplay
Larry Carroll , Sam Kinison
Producers
Larry Carroll , Arnold H. Orgolini , Linda Agnelli , Stuart Garret , Bill Kinison
Music
Paul Hoffman , Bill Lane , Frank Floyd
Cinematography
John Crawford

Full cast

11 cast members
Sam Kinison
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor
Self
Rodney Dangerfield
Self
Dennis Miller
Self
Judy Tenuta
Self
Jay Leno
Self
Tim Matheson
Self
Beverly D'Angelo
Self
Larry King
Self
Bill Kinison
Self
Carl LaBove
Self

Crew by department

12 crew members

Production

Arnold H. Orgolini
Producer
Linda Agnelli
Producer
Bill Kinison
Executive Producer
Larry Carroll
Executive Producer
Stuart Garret
Executive Producer

Music

Bill Lane
Original Music Composer
Frank Floyd
Original Music Composer
Paul Hoffman
Original Music Composer