Tony Nominee Josh Gad to Play the Late Comedian Sam Kinison in Upcoming Biopic by Marc Snetiker

Former Mormon missionary Josh Gad has signed on to play late comedian Sam Kinison in a biopic directed by Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno), reports Deadline. The film, scripted by Rich Wilkes, tells the story of Kinison beginning in the ‘80s, when he began his transition from Pentecostal preacher to a sharp-tongued stand-up comedian. His trademark scream would define his intense stand-up routine, which became we…

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