The Comedian's Guide to Survival

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The Comedian's Guide to Survival

2016

1h 33m

Comedy

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8 Reviews

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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

11/02/2016

1/5

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

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/30/2016

2/5

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

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

10/27/2016

1/5

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

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

02/19/2019

3/5

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

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Andrew Jones

HeyUGuys

02/06/2017

1/5

Best guide to survival? Avoidance, at all costs.

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Stephen Carty

Radio Times

10/28/2016

2/5

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

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/30/2025

Garbage in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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sonny p

@RT22950043 04/07/2023

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

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11/23/2020

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.

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02/14/2017

http://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-comediansguide-to-survival-dir-mark.html

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12/01/2016

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

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11/07/2016

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

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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

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