The Heckling Cries of Unloved and Unlovable Critics: Not Everyone That Hates Your Work Is A Troll

I was recently reminded of the documentary Heckler. I quite enjoyed it – parts of it at least. But I also thought it was rubbish. The start was promising: vintage footage of Bill Hicks chewing out an unfunny heckler, a story of a comedian being punched by an audience member he challenged to take the stage, a brief bit of footage of a woman climbing on t…