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  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Topic
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Topic
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary 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?

Directed By: Kevin Pollak

Written By: John Vorhaus, Kevin Pollak

  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Topic
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2015
  • PG-13
  • Topic
  • 1 h 34 m

Misery Loves Comedy

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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?

Directed By: Kevin Pollak

Written By: John Vorhaus, Kevin Pollak

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
44% Positive
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
22% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
44% Positive
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33% Mixed
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22% Negative
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80
Apr 23, 2015
Explaining humor is usually like boiling water — it evaporates. But the funny folks in actor Kevin Pollak’s well-structured doc can actually break down what they do.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 22, 2015
To a person, these comedians are looking for a connection, some attention, and appreciation — which makes them, as Penn Jillette points out toward the end, just like everybody else, only they have microphones and spotlights.
By Josh Modell FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 23, 2015
It's hard to tell if Kevin Pollak's documentary Misery Loves Comedy is too much of a good thing or not enough.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 8, 2015
If only he had probed a bit deeper, and widened his scope beyond the predominantly white, male subjects (including our own Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and Stephen Merchant), this could have been a fascinating film as well as a funny one.
By David Hughes FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 22, 2015
Pollak obviously had fun, but you get the feeling the best bits never made it in.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
30
Apr 23, 2015
Misery Loves Comedy, Kevin Pollak’s survey of the opinions of a bunch of professionally funny people, is an evident labor of love and also a work of grating amateurism.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
25
Apr 18, 2015
Commingling industry shoptalk with introspective insights and wrangling testimonials, the film casts an incredibly wide net, but doesn't reveal much of anything.
By Drew Hunt FULL REVIEW

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20% Mixed
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Production Company Barry Katz Entertainment, Heretic Films
Release Date Apr 24, 2015
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
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Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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