"LEAVE 'EM LAUGHING" - Robert Schimmel Documentary

A project in Calabasas, CA by Jeff Schimmel and Kelly D. Hommon
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Comedian Robert Schimmel was hilarious - but "Bobby" was even funnier off stage. He died in 2010, but he can still make us laugh.
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Backers: 178
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Funded: $13,133 of $350,000
Dates: Jan 13th -> Mar 14th (60 days)
Project By: Jeff Schimmel and Kelly D. Hommon
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Great News re: Robert Schimmel Documentary!

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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Robert Schimmel Project: Suspended

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Robert Schimmel - Kickstarter Documentary Project "Leave 'Em Laughing" Reveals the Tragic but Triumphant Journey of One of America’s Funniest Comedians

January 16th - via: sfgate.com
Robert Schimmel, the son of Holocaust survivors become an internationally renowned stand-up comic. See how "Bobby," the quintessential class clown, transformed into Robert, the "comedian's comedian," who found fame on HBO, Showtime and theaters everywhere, and later became a beloved author and champion for cancer victims through "Leave 'Em Laughing," a full length documentary film if funded through Kickstarter. (Read More)

Jeff Schimmel launches Kickstarter to produce documentary on his brother, the late Robert Schimmel

January 15th - via: thecomicscomic.com
When Robert Schimmel died in 2010 following a car accident at the age of 60, he already had survived cancer and was on his way to beating cirrhosis. Comedy fans knew him well from his penchant for mining his own personal tragedies for humor, no matter how dark or shocking it might have seemed to his audiences. Jeff Schimmel and Kelly D. Hommon want to produce and release a full-length proper documentary on Robert. (Read More)

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