9:30 PM Pacific Time: Sundays
Tales from the darker side of the urban jungle.
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Gregory speaks of his career as a celebrated fashion designer in Japan. Larry recalls sleeping with the daughter of his therapist. Larry and Joe discuss the use of holy objects to enhance the pleasure of sex. A grateful neighborhood drunk gives Gregory a goat. Larry tells the story of his rejection by a Park Avenue … Continued
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A paranoid homeless man, a bizarre telephone preacher, and a lonely male nurse share the stage of this surreal program. Includes (from Prayer [Remix]) a telephone preacher manipulating his subjects; (from Streetwise) a street person railing against Los Angeles; (from Loner) a confused man being exploited; Dial-a-Prayers; a woman describing her experience of bliss (from … Continued
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Three motorcycle-riding women engage in idle conversation; during a live broadcast, a naked Joe Frank is bathed by a woman; two whimsical fishermen reflect on the satisfactions of their craft.
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Joe serves on a mental hospital ship that declares itself an independent nation and declares war on New Zealand. He attends a scientific conference on aphrodisiacs which have the side effect of enhancing memory. Then he goes on an archeological dig in Peru with a beautiful woman, stirring his desire and leading to a painful … Continued
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Joe presides over the "Survivor of the Year" competition featuring individuals who have come through harrowing experiences. After purchasing hashish from a boy beggar in Sri Lanka, Joe eats it all in the mistaken belief that it's been diluted and comes to the spiritual realization that "life is meaningless."
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On a bike ride in Seattle, Larry imagines working as a railroad laborer. We hear the voices of Joe Franks across America. Larry becomes increasingly alienated from his female lead in a play. An old man recites a Psalm and discusses his faith. Larry visits a church and Debi speaks of her loneliness.
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Nominee for the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play, this is the final installment of the playwright's acclaimed semi-autobiographical trilogy, following on from BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BILOXI BLUES. After returning home from World War II, Eugene Jerome pairs up with his brother Stanley to break into the world of professional comedy writing. But a … Continued
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A woman urges a French stand-up comic to stop telling jokes and speak about real life. In despair, Joe Frank calls a suicide hot line for emotional support. People enthusiastically line up to throw themselves off a bridge. Joe calls ex-girlfriends to whom he sings "I Remember You."
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“The Pretender” The unsatisfying, tawdry love affairs of a high school history teacher are juxtaposed against his lectures on the Duke of Monmouth, the dashing and romantic hero of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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A girl falls in love with a 12-year-old boy-man with cracked glass marble eyes. A dashing Italian anesthesiologist falls prey to road rage. The pain of realizing that a lover is lying, cheating, and conniving ("I know you could get lots of women to marry you three weeks after their first exposure to you, but … Continued
