Sports fans and other fanatics
By Bob Denerstein 
| September 17, 2009 | 7:01 AM
Patton Oswalt prepares for a radio call-in.
Big Fan’s kick derives in large measure from the performance of Patton Oswalt, a comedian who plays a rabid New York Giants fan who works as a parking lot attendant but truly comes alive when he phones a sports-talk show called The Zone. Patton’s character makes notes before he calls his favorite show, and he reads each screed with as much passion as he can muster, often taking issue with other callers. This kind of personal jousting, complete with insults, seems real enough to anyone who has listened to the more rambunctious sports talk shows, a sin I’ve occasionally committed.
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