Film review: MANNY LEWIS, from ‘Built For Speed’

A stand-up comedian doing a film about the life of a stand-up comedian seems very self-indulgent. That feeling is inescapable throughout the so-called romantic comedy/drama Manny Lewis. Popular comedian Carl Barron plays the title character, a droll, cynical, self-deprecating and often unlikeable stand-up comedian whose material often seems to be based on some disturbing child hood experiences.  His off-stage life

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 20th March 2015

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the powerful new British film 71 which plunges us into the Northern Ireland ‘troubles’ in the early 1970’s.  We also review the debut big screen release for Australian comedian Carl Barron, Manny Lewis.  There’s also plenty of fine music with great new tracks from Aussie bands such as the

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