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Barry Crimmins (born July 3, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian, political satirist, author of ''Never Shake Hands With a War Criminal'' released by Seven Stories Press, former Air America Radio writer and correspondent, and former comedy club owner. ==Career== Crimmins founded two comedy clubs, The Ding Ho and Stitches, in the 1980s in Boston.〔("INTERVIEW: Barry Crimmins' last stand" ). ''Loaded Gun''.〕〔("For these two 'Un-Conventional' acts, politics is vocal" ). By Nick A. Zaino III. ''Boston Globe'', July 11, 2004. 〕 Shows at these clubs, produced by Crimmins, included performances by comedians Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Meaney, Jimmy Tingle and many others. Crimmins' satirical writing and comedy routines have focused through the years on the need for political and social change.〔("Politics of Absurdism, Barry Crimmins Style" ). ''The Heights'', Boston College 26 March 1990 〕 In the 1990s, in a more serious vein, he led a crusade against images of child abuse on the Internet, calling for police investigation of ISPs. Crimmins received the "Peace Leadership Award" from Boston Mobilization for ''Survival'', and was honored by Community Works with the "Artist for Social Change Award" for his years of activism. Howard Zinn presented Barry Crimmins with "The Courage of Conscience Award" from Wellesley College and The Life Experience School at The Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Crimmins was featured on the podcast ''WTF with Marc Maron'' discussing his personal life and career as a political activist and his role in the Boston comedy scene.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_443_-_barry_crimmins )〕 Crimmins has also been featured in a number of film and television appearances over the years, including ''When Standup Stood Out'' (2003), ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' (1988-1989), and ''The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion'' (1986). Crimmins has released two albums: ''Strange Bedfellows'' on A&M Records and ''Kill the Messenger'' on Green Linnet. His articles are regularly published in ''The Boston Phoenix''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/authors/barry-crimmins/ )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://weeklywire.com/ww/archives/authors/boston_barrycrimmins.html )〕 among other publications.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barry-crimmins )〕 Crimmins’ life and work in comedy and politics are the subject of a documentary entitled ''Call Me Lucky'' (2015) directed by filmmaker and fellow comedian Bobcat Goldthwait.〔("Bobcat Goldthwait shoots documentary about activist Barry Crimmins: Minister of Culture " ). ''The Cleveland Plain Dealer''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Crimmins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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