Welcome to another edition of Movie Review Monday!

This week's film is the 2015 documentary, Misery Loves Comedy, from director and writer Kevin Pollak.

Pollak utilizes his industry connections to get a robust roster of comedians to sit and talk about the craft. Everyone from Tom Hanks to Jimmy Fallon, Chris Hardwick, Amy Schumer, Janeane Garofalo, and Judd Apatow among many others. I love movies like this since I really enjoy the art form. It reminds me of another movie I remember watching, I Am Comic, from a few years ago. It is always interesting to me to delve into what makes comedians tick since performing stand-up is such a unique brand of entertainment. I have seen a few shows in person, and I hope to see many more. In the meantime, I've watched a lot of specials on Netflix and elsewhere, so it was great recognize a lot of the faces in this movie and hear their thoughts.

They explore a lot of different topics about the craft. They examine how the comedians featured got started, why they persist, what being a comedian means, and how it all impacts their lives. It's fascinating to me, especially because of a few things. One, (and this isn't meant as a humblebrag) many people tell me I am funny and should do stand-up. I always try to tell them, being funny in conversation and funny on stage are two totally different things. Two, with all that being said, one of my life goals is to do comedy on stage during an open mic night at some point. I'd want to write jokes beforehand and have some material but even just doing it for a few minutes would feel like such an accomplishment. Hearing the stories of others and their successes as well as bombs, is inspiring. Here's to one day achieving this goal!

If you're a big fan of stand-up, or even just comedy in general, check out this documentary. It's very enlightening and fun!

You can check out Misery Loves Comedy streaming right now on Amazon Prime Instant Video.

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