Misery Loves Comedy
Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating doc...
Comedy, Documentary
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2015
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Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
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Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
23 Jan 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
We hear plenty of engaging anecdotes, though, taken together, they don't do much to illuminate a subject that has been thoroughly explored elsewhere ...
– Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr 2015
rotten:
Are they miserable? No; everyone seems to be having a great time. Are they funny? Um, not so much.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
30 Apr 2015
rotten:
For the most part ... this is a pretty safe discussion about a very unsafe art form. We can only imagine what's in the outtakes.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Apr 2015
rotten:
An evident labor of love and also a work of grating amateurism.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
23 Apr 2015
fresh:
While there's no single, monumental insight here-no a-ha moment that cracks the code of comedy-there are a ton of stories and opinions that comedy nerds should love.
– Josh Modell,
AV Club,
23 Apr 2015