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Nov 30, 2023 1 hr 11 min

The Day The Clown Cried (Unreleased)

from It Was A Sh*t Show

Making a Holocaust clown movie is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Day The Clown Cried, from a producer not paying the cast and crew, to Jerry Lewis choosing to never release the film. But surprise! Ian told Clint and Rae the episode would be about the original The Nutty Professor... Support us on Patreon! (Which includes the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode!) Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel! Buy our merch! In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Podcast Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - The Nutty Professor (1963) 08:35 - The Day The Clown Cried (Unreleased) Sources: BBC: https://bit.ly/3EYBlFY Dead & Me: https://bit.ly/3tcRRj3 Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3F7oxgv Jerry Lewis: In Person: https://bit.ly/46sYrkp Kings of Comedy: The Life and Art Of Jerry Lewis: https://bit.ly/3FiDWdS New York Times: https://bit.ly/3LV0eGr New Yorker: https://bit.ly/3rVedFx Reuters: https://bit.ly/3ZMyWYu Spy Magazine: https://bit.ly/3PFCOG3 Vanity Fair: https://bit.ly/3PFivZi Vulture: https://bit.ly/48SAkNB Music: Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme #itwasashtshow #thedaytheclowncried #jerrylewis

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