A short documentary on Patton Oswalt, “To Be Loved & Understood”
by The folks at Thrash Lab released a short documentary today about comedian Patton Oswalt. It’s directed by Julien Nitzberg (The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West …
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“Groomed” trailer: Andy Andrist confronts the man who sexually abused him as a boy
Stand-up comedian Andy Andrist recently tracked down the man who sexually abused Andrist when he was a boy, traveled to Florida and confronted him in person. …
“Funny Ladies” on PBS: Watch this hour of “Pioneers of Television”
The “Funny Ladies” hour of the PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, debuted this week. Narrated by Ryan Seacrest? Oh well. Can’t win ’em all. …
2012: A year in the life of a comedian, through the eyes and lens of Rory Scovel
One year. One comedian. Two videos. We have become so accustomed to having video in the palms of our hands that it can be confusing …
Jeff Schimmel launches Kickstarter to produce documentary on his brother, the late Robert Schimmel
Robert Schimmel “wanted to be the next Barry Manilow, for some unknown reason,” according to his younger brother, Jeff. Instead, Robert wrote the jokes that …
“The Subculture of Improv,” a short documentary on the UCB
Thrash Lab has released a new 11-minute documentary on improvisation in comedy — specifically set in the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood, and speaking …
“Modern Comedian” series picked up by PBS Digital Studios
Scott Moran’s documentary series about the lives and work of stand-up comedians, “Modern Comedian,” will live on with a new distribution deal with PBS Digital …
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Eddie Pepitone is “The Bitter Buddha” [documentary review]
We here may be called The Comic’s Comic. But what does that title even mean? And who embodies it? The given standard holds that a …
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Official trailer: Graham Chapman, A Liar’s Autobiography
EPIX unveiled a new trailer today for the documentary film about the late Graham Chapman from Monty Python. How Chapman managed to both write in …
Eddie Pepitone gets animated in this clip from the documentary, “The Bitter Buddha”
Eddie Pepitone has serious daddy issues in this new clip released from the forthcoming documentary about Pepitone, The Bitter Buddha. The film premiered at Just …