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Misery Loves Comedy

2015 · 94 min

A warm, chatty parade of funny people reflecting candidly on pain and laughter, like eavesdropping on a lively green-room conversation.

Directed by
Kevin Pollak
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Jon Favreau, Kevin Smith, Bobby Cannavale
Tagline
Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
Overview
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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Directed by
Kevin Pollak
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Jon Favreau, Kevin Smith, Bobby Cannavale
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • trauma
  • healing
  • celebrity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, documentary
Directed by
Kevin Pollak
Written by
John Vorhaus, Kevin Pollak
Starring
Jon Favreau, Kevin Smith, Bobby Cannavale, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Short, Jimmy Fallon
Music
Ben Folds
Cinematography
Adam McDaid
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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