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Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

2014 · 75 min

A warm, honest look at pain transformed into laughter, mixing stand-up highs with quiet, reflective moments.

Overview: In this documentary five severely wounded Iraq/Afghanistan veterans work with professional comedy writers and A-List comedians Lewis Black, Zach Galifianakis, BJ Novak, and Bob Saget to explore their personal experiences through the healing power of humor. Writing their own stand-up comedy routines they find new perspectives from which to view their injuries and their lives - all of which culminates in a performance at two of LA's top comedy clubs.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Healing, trauma, identity, friendship
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
trauma
identity
friendship
art
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild