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
Misery Loves Comedy
Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
2015 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Comedy, Documentary
Directed by
Kevin Pollak
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Are they miserable? No; everyone seems to be having a great time. Are they funny? Um, not so much.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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
Rotten
An evident labor of love and also a work of grating amateurism.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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
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