The Comedians of Comedy

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Dan20 L Something I often hate about documentaries meant to convey a story is that they are so often half filler or more. This movie is a different type of documentary which is all about spending time with its subjects. It gives you portions of some of their performances, but the real theme is hanging out with these people. Some moments are funny and others are mundane, but that mix contributes to giving the viewer as genuine a sense of what it is like to be at a certain stage of a comedy career at a certain time in America (2005) as a documentary can provide. If that sounds great to you watch this movie and if it doesn't don't. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/19 Full Review Audience Member Fun look at a tour with lots of laughs. Nothing earth shattering, but worth a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny, but have heard some of these jokes before. Wish there was more jokes. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This doc is part performance video, part backstage/behind the scenes look at a comedy tour Patton Oswalt did with fellow alternative comics Brian Posehn, Zach Galifianakis, and Maria Bamford. It's really offbeat, weird, and kooky, kind of like the four comics themselves. A lot of the onstage stuff is very dry, but the rest is where I found most of the overt humor to be. It's somewhat lacking when it comes to getting deep insights into these people, and they really are quite weird (especially Bamford, who kinda creeps me out), and perhaps a tad boring when not in performance mode. But overall, it is interesting to see the lives of comedians behind the scenes done shorter and less heavy handed than in Funny People. I did like it though, for the most part. If you like offbeat stuff, then you'll perhaps enjoy this. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Being fans of all the comedians involved, I was expecting more. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Yeah, it needs a better editor to cut some of the slack. Still -- for what it's worth, I can hardly grade this subjectively. These are four of the greatest comics on the planet right now, and there's talent here so knee-jerk and natural you might not get it when you're high. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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