Whatever Happened To Pauly Shore?

Publish date: 2024-05-06

As irritating as Pauly Shore's comedic persona may be, he is at least acutely aware of his place in pop culture history. Which is to say that he knows he's a relic from the '90s, like slap bracelets or neon sunglasses—things everyone enjoyed immensely back then, but can't imagine enjoying now. In fact, his quirky mockumentary, Pauly Shore Is Dead, is so self-aware that it's basically a meditation on whether or not he would be better off faking his own death and starting his life over.

Years later, Pauly once again turned the documentary lens on himself, this time in earnest, with Pauly Shore Stands Alone. The film follows him during a section of his nationwide comedy tour, highlighting stops he makes in dismal, snowy midwest towns where he performs in malls and strip clubs. But it also tracks his personal struggles with failure and loneliness, as well as his stressful family dynamic as he and his siblings deal with the family business, and taking care of their mother, who is ailing from Parkinson's Disease.

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