No Fault Of His Own: 'Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story' On Netflix [decider.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 5/27/204:00 AM

By Sean L. McCarthy, Decider, May 25, 2020

The mythology of the sad clown dates back to the 1800s. A classic joke, incorporating the British star Joseph Grimaldi (modernized in the Watchmen graphic novel and movie to reference Pagliacci), the myth has become a hardened cliche of a stereotype we use to rationalize the offstage downfall of a beloved comedian or comedic actor.

But as we learn once more, or perhaps for the first time, in a new documentary about Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond, sometimes the clown is not to blame for his internal sadness.

Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story joined Netflix in May after a theatrical debut last September.

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