Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy documentary: From Kickstarter to Sundance to distribution deal!
by Even before its world premiere this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, Kevin Pollak’s TV misery (spoiler alert!) can be pushed aside for joy and …
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HBO announces new Rosie O’Donnell stand-up documentary, Tig Notaro stand-up special for 2015
HBO took its turn before the Winter Press Tour of the TV Critics Association (TCA) on Thursday, and among the premiere date announcements for new …
Go go support the LOVE Gilda documentary on Gilda Radner on Indiegogo
Director Lisa D’Apolito was halfway through production of a documentary on the late Gilda Radner when she ran out of funds, so she turned to Indiegogo for …
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Review: Pauly Shore Stands Alone (Showtime)
Not even Pauly Shore‘s fans were prepared for how good this new film is. A quarter-century after “The Weasel” popped on MTV and more than …
MAKERS documentary series kicks off with “Women In Comedy”
We need another documentary about women in comedy like we need another Holocaust movie. Distressingly, still necessary. So long as there are people who challenge …
James Franco’s “Saturday Night” documentary, now on Hulu Plus
An easy way to rediscover just how much Saturday Night Live has changed in the past two years is to look back four years to …
“Why We Laugh: Funny Women,” narrated and executive produced by Joan Rivers
In 2012, after her acclaimed documentary had wowed film festivals and she surged back into our consciousness even more with a “win” on NBC’s Celebrity …
Bonnie McFarlane on Letterman, and a plug for “Women Aren’t Funny”
Bonnie McFarlane and her husband, Rich Vos, made an entertaining documentary last year, Women Aren’t Funny. On Thursday night’s Late Show with David Letterman, McFarlane …
The movie trailer for Jordan Brady’s “I Am Road Comic” documentary
Here it is, the official movie trailer for I Am Road Comic, the documentary sequel to Jordan Brady’s I Am Comic. I Am Road Comic …
Ken Burns profiles Eugene Mirman for their alma mater
Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns made a mini-movie about comedian Eugene Mirman, and what happened next will inspire you. No, wait. I’ve read so many …