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My worst moment: Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait once wasn’t sure he’d make it off stage alive

The latest film from comedian, actor and director Bobcat Goldthwait is a documentary called “Joy Ride,” which follows him and fellow comic Dana Gould on the road together, traveling from gig to gig. “Part of it was just the idea of filming it, because you do so many shows on the road and often those are the best shows and they’re never captured,” Goldthwait said. The other part was zeroing in on their relationship, which was initially contentious earlier in their careers.

That long-ago friction is an undercurrent throughout the movie. “I think at that point in my career, I was a bit of a loudmouth

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