The Comedian's Guide to Survival

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The Comedian's Guide to Survival

2016

1h 33m

Comedy

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A struggling stand-up comedian (James Buckley) bombs every night until professional comics set him on the path to redemption.

Jimi Famurewa

Empire Magazine

Puerile, inept and almost fascinatingly unfunny, this regrettable low-budget effort completely squanders a fertile premise and some big-name guest appearances.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 2, 2016

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Episodic and unfocused, the film meanders before deploying a highly unconvincing scene of long-awaited comic success.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 30, 2016

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

It's apt, I suppose: an unfunny comedy about an unfunny comedian.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 27, 2016

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

The Comedian's Guide to Survival is far funnier than it has any right to be.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 19, 2019

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Andrew Jones

HeyUGuys

Best guide to survival? Avoidance, at all costs.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 6, 2017

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Stephen Carty

Radio Times

The film rarely rings true, and there are very few laughs along the way.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 28, 2016

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sonny p

I concede it lacks charm in places and requires a dedicated viewer, but over A Comedian's Guide to Survival is clever and smart viewing and a good insight into the world of standup

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/23

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Audience Member

This film delves into the terrible world of Stand-up Comedy. Like The Big Sick and Sleepwalk with Me, it touches on the pain and insecurity of people trying desperately to make other people laugh. This is English comedy - it's somewhat dryer and harder to access than American humour (generally) but it's well worth the journey.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

D'ont waste you're time watching this piece of junk.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

About as funny as the parliament channel. I laughed only during the out-takes at the end. Sort of nonsense that Pegg or Wallace would create .... just poor

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely awful "comedy". Made even more shit by the fact they clearly never actually went to LA to film it. Basically false advertising. Disgrace.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

A struggling stand-up comedian (James Buckley) bombs every night until professional comics set him on the path to redemption.

Director: Mark Murphy
Producer: Fayçal Hajji, Alan Latham, Mark Murphy
Screenwriter: James Mullinger, Mark Murphy
Production Co: Solar Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 33m