George Carlin is considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, and rightly so.
His movie resume, alas, never matched his stand-up excellence.
It’s not a given that a comic can segue from the stage to the big screen. For every Eddie Murphy or Steve Martin others struggle with the transition.
The failure of Jo Koy’s “Easter Sunday” underscores that truth.
Stand-up sensation Sebastian Maniscalco made it easier on himself. He co-wrote “About My Father,” a PG:13 comedy loosely based on his immigrant roots. He narrates part of the film, allowing a more seamless shift to stand-up observations.
And he plays, wait for it, Sebastian Maniscalco. Turns out he might just be a movie star after all, despite those cinematic training wheels.
Maniscalco plays a fictionalized...