Barry Crimmins is the subject of Bobcat Goldthwait documentary ‘Call Me Lucky’ [Video]

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Barry Crimmins, right, a comic master who started a crusade in the 1990s to expose and take down Internet child pornography, is the subject of a new documentary by Bobcat Goldthwait, left. Crimmins tells The Plain Dealer’s Michael Heaton that the documentary is a penetrating — and entertaining — look at a difficult subject. (Photo courtesy of Barry Crimmins)

Barry Crimmins is a political satirist and social justice activist.  He has written for Dennis Miller and for the short-lived Air America radio network. Crimmins lived in Cleveland from the mid- to late-1990s, writing comedy and performing stand-up. He has opened for Steven Wright and Jackson Browne. Crimmins is the subject of a new documentary by Bobcat Goldthwait entitled “Call Me Lucky.” The film is about Crimmins’ traumatic early childhood and mid-1990s crusade against Internet child sex abuse. He plans to perform his stand-up at the Beachland Ballroom in the third week in …