Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary.
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.
John Vorhaus
Writer
Kevin Pollak
Director, Writer

Jon Favreau
Self

Kevin Smith
Self

Bobby Cannavale
Self

Freddie Prinze Jr.
Self

Matthew Perry
Self

Whoopi Goldberg
Self

Martin Short
Self

Jimmy Fallon
Self

Christopher Guest
Self
Talking Funny73%
Call Me Lucky69%
Comedian66%
Robin's Wish70%
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind78%
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special65%
The Aristocrats59%
Kevin Hart: What Now?64%
Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping66%
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid77%
Richard Pryor: Here and Now66%
Belushi70%
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny70%
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act75%
The Original Kings of Comedy64%
Aziz Ansari: Right Now71%
Good Hair64%
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway77%
Jerry Before Seinfeld68%