Plot
Over fifty very famous American and Canadian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 6.4/10 (110 voted)
Critic's Score: /100
Director: Kevin Pollak
Stars: Amy Schumer, James L. Brooks, Judd Apatow
Storyline
Over fifty very famous American and Canadian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?
Writers: Kevin Pollak, Kevin Pollak
Cast: Amy Schumer -
Herself
Freddie Prinze Jr. -
Himself
Kevin Smith -
Himself
Jon Favreau -
Himself
Matthew Perry -
Himself
Bobby Cannavale -
Himself
Jimmy Fallon -
Himself
Whoopi Goldberg -
Herself
Judd Apatow -
Himself
Stephen Merchant -
Himself
Janeane Garofalo -
Herself
(as Janeane Garafalo)
Christopher Guest -
Himself
Martin Short -
Himself
Kumail Nanjiani -
Himself
Jason Alexander -
Himself
Taglines:
Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 14 April 2015
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 10/10
Was pleasantly surprised with this. It's a simple one-on-one Q&A
format, but cleverly cutting out the questions and the person asking
them. You get to hear what comedians were like as kids, if people in
their family were funny or if they were considered funny, how they
first got into comedy, how their first gigs were, what their worst
moments on stage were, and more; culminating in the eponymous question.
I started to list who I could remember being interviewed then realised
it's a ridiculous number so please see the "cast" list for details.
Needless to say it's a huge and varied list, and I think that's what
makes this so good - so many soundbites from so many great comedians.
And I wonder if anyone but Kevin Pollak with his connections could've
pulled that off?
A couple of clips were taken from the Kevin Pollak Chatshow - e.g. Tom
Hanks, Larry David - but that's just fine as they were talking about
the same subject so it fits in perfectly well.
I truly think anyone who considers themselves a fan of comedy should
watch this - it really offers some unique and intriguing insights into
the minds behind the voices behind the mic stands.
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