Gilbert as many will know is a stand up comedian and occasional movie actor who is also known for his habit of telling off colour jokes about tragic events just a bit too soon for many of the public to accept. This is a very surprising documentary. It's very clear that Gilbert is a very guarded person and protective of his personal and family life. It's clear that he likes to be in control. How much control may shock you however as it's made clear that Gilbert has a very obsessive compulsive personality. Gilbert likes to hoard, he doesn't spend money and collects freebies. However he is a very lucky guy as he has a wife who understands him and must have the patience of a saint. As Gilbert seems to avoid reciprocating the signs of affection his wife extends to him. He has a stable loving family and it appears it's largely down to his loving and understanding wife. The story of his family background and development into an adult and professional comedian make this documentary what it is. Reasons for his behaviour become apparent. And it's all the more remarkable he agreed to making this movie as it obviously involved Gilbert having to relinquish control which must have been difficult. Be warned however this is not an easy watch and there's a few emotional scenes which will hit home. It was also interesting to see that although he comes across as insensitive on Twitter particularly he was obviously wounded by the backlash against his jokes which for some were in poor taste. It seems that Gilbert is more naive than insensitive and obviously regrets causing real offence. For Gilbert fans this is a must see as it is for anyone interested in the human condition as Gilbert is certainly a one off. There's the usual talking head cameos from a number of his comedian friends but it's when his family speak you get the real sense of the man and his life. Its a great watch and you even get to hear him talking in his real voice, and where his stage voice came from. You didn't think he sounded like that all the time did you?

02JUL2020 {1/10 stars F}Recommend? No; Very raunchy with some endearing moments. If you watch this you'll never think of Gilbert the same way; good, bad or otherwise.

Interesting documentary to see and hear Gilbert Gottfried the real man. Also surprising how many celebrities make an appearance in this video. Before watching this I had never seen or heard any of Gilbert Gottfried's stand up comedy routines. It's surprising how raunchy and foul mouthed Gilbert is, similar to Bob Saget. I will never be watching anything with Gilbert in it again.

CONTENT ADVISORY: All of the well known profanities are said at various times by Gilbert, f-word, sh't, b'tch, c'nt, p(u)ssy, damn, dick. Repeated clips of Gilbert telling a sexually graphic joke about "Michael Douglas' wife Catherine Zeta-Jones." Gilbert tells two other lewd jokes that I did not find amusing in the slightest. The first joke was about NOT having sex with his adolescent daughter. The second joke about a fictional "little boy" nearly caused me to stop the video.

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This is an at times touching look behind the wall of the persona he puts up. You'll see the real person, but only somewhat as he's quite guarded. You'll laugh at a lot of jokes and see some genuine moments, which makes this a nice watch.