I Am Comic

I Am Comic (2010)

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Comedian and filmmaker Jordan Brady offers an inside look at the art and business of stand-up comedy in this documentary. In I Am Comic, more than eighty professional comedians -- ranging from struggling beginners to veterans with over a fifty years of experience -- talk about the nuts and bolts of… More

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.
Genres
Documentary, Television, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 20, 2010 Limited
On DVD
Oct 12, 2010
Monterey Media

Critic Reviews

  • Jason Anderson, Toronto Star

    The first thing that a documentary about stand-up comedy ought to be is funny. Thankfully, I Am Comic succeeds handily on that count.

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    While offering a glimpse of stage routines, pic consists mostly of lively shop talk.

  • Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies

    If you love standup comedy -- I mean, really love it -- then I Am Comic is a flawed must-see.

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    This documentary interviews highly-successful comedians like Jeff Foxworthy, and has-beens like Bobcat Goldthwaite. Every one of them is addicted to the jokes and the audiences, and continue to perform no matter what the conditions. The director is funny, and adds little captioned… More

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