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"Coco Lipshitz: Behind the Laughter" chronicles the life of the world’s most untalented but beloved comedienne. Surrender to the tragic and triumphant journey of Coco Lipshitz: her rise, her fall, and her rise again, in this hilarious rip on biography television. Directed by Beth Dewy, written by and starring Melinda Hill. |
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FILM INFO: Short, Fiction, Color, TRT: 30 mins. Screening Aspect Ratio: 1:85 Shooting Format: Digital Video Sound Format: Stereo L/R Pictures:  |
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Coco with special friend. |
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Young Coco with parents. |
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more family portraits. |
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| Coco shows the punching bag who's boss. |
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| Coco parties with gentleman friend Floyd. |
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| Another classic Coco story! |
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| Coco caught red handed with special friend Sammy. |
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| Director Beth Dewey: Beth Dewey wrote and directed “Tweeked”, an indie feature winning a Prism Award in 2002 and a Best Actress at the Brussels Independent Film Fest in 2003. Dewey directed the upcoming mockumentary “Behind The Laughter: Coco Lipshtz”, featuring members of the Groundlings. Dewey also directs music videos and was nominated for an Emmy in 2002. |
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| Credits Directed By: Beth Dewey Produced By: Beth & Melinda Edited by: Beth dewey Written By: Melinda Hill Casting Director: CJ Arabia Starring: (In Alphabetical Order) Greg Behrendt as "the whistle-blower" Stephanie Courtney as the Mental Ward Nurse Drew Droege as Raoul Lupenstein, the lover Joe Hackett as Andy Maverick Neil Hamburger as himself Melinda Hill as Coco Lipshitz Laura House as Kitty Lipshitzle Roy Jenkins as Best Friend Ethan Oleander and Voice-over The Lampshades as themselves (Kate Flannery and Scot Robinson) Ron Lynch as Wink Lauderdale, Entertainer Mitch Silpa as Hans Lipshitzle Karen Maruyama as Mesa Schmidt, spiritual adviser Laura Milligan as Barb Toutz, the childhood friend Peter Spruyt as Ed Talisman And featuring: Johnny Angel as Dale Tarino Max Chambers as Baby Coco Dawn Cody as Baloon Animal Expert #1 Kate Conner as the Newscaster Judi Eisler as Re-enactment Person Charles Ezell as Laughing Guy: Dylan Haley as the Heckler, drummer Andrew Hawtrey as the customer Kristen Herman as Make-out Nurse Melinda Hill as June Rossmore Ken Napzok as Muttering Mental Patient James Oakley as Re-enactment Coco Joe Reynolds as Heckler Richard Rushfield as himself Tanya Scheer as Wanda Sharecrop and Baloon Animal Expert #2 Simone Turkington as Fan Club President Soccer Mom Ellen Fresno: Amy Witry Chase Sprague as dad at clown party, customer, and Coco fling Caroline Thomas as the Fan SimonetTurkington as Fan Club President Spice Walker as Lil’ Coco Mishna Wolff as Clown Abuse Survivor: Backstage Friends: Sean Velour, Patrick, and Neil. Coco’s Lovers: Dylan Haley, Sam Primero, Quito Cooksey, and Chase Sprague And Background Entertainers: James Hawtrey Rosemary Walker Arthur Karapetian Patrick McCarthy Stephen Whitener Shahan Euzmeyan Barry Trammell Monica Drane Sydney Raves Quinn Raves Dezerri Blear Stephen Whitener Coco Lipshitz is a character developed by Melinda Hill in a sketch show directed by Roy Jenkins. The show was called "Sketchky and Hutch." The name "Coco Lipshitz" was created by Roy Jenkins. Still Photography, Los Angeles: Julia Schmidt Photography, Kansas: Shawn Hill Graphic Design/ Magic: Dylan Haley Infomercial courtesy of Dylan Haley |
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