Comedian

2002

Comedian

Critics Consensus

Comedian is an insightful look at the hard work of creating comedy.

77%

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An inside view of the post-Seinfeld life of Jerry Seinfeld. Neither a concert film, nor a biographical documentary, film examines the birth of a comedy act and offers a window into the details of backstage life and the challenge of making people laugh. Seinfeld is revealed in ways no one has seen before: struggling with difficult material; confronting self-doubt; accepting the help of friends and colleagues, simply as another comedian trying to put together an act. On stage, Seinfeld talks about marriage, recalls his time as the country's most eligible bachelor and offers new perspectives on the observations of the every day. But it is off-stage - where he shares the struggle with other comics including Colin Quinn, Chris Rock, Gary Shandling and Jay Leno -that a more personal, alternately funny and surprising, portrait emerges.
  • Rating:
    R (for language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Documentary
  • Directed By:
    Christian Charles
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $2,683,160
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Miramax

Cast

Dom Irrera
Jim Norton (II)
Allan Havey
Colin Quinn
as Himself
George Wallace (II)
Ray Romano
Orny Adams
Robert Klein
Mario Joyner
Chris Rock
as Himself
Michael Britt
Craig Figueirido
Nicole Beatty
Richard Spector
Tom Papa
Nicole Severine
William Stephenson
Sherrod Small
Angel Salazar
Orny Adams
Andrew Grose
Eddie Ifft
Gary Greenberg
Gary Valentine
Godfrey
Greg Geraldo
Brad Perry
Cynthia Koury
Kevin Nealon
as Himself
T. Sean Shannon
Jerry Seinfeld
as Himself
Jay Leno
Garry Shandling
as Himself
Jimmy Brogan
Bill Cosby
Shawn Seymour
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Audience Reviews for Comedian

  • Sep 06, 2012
    An interesting look to the obsession, tension, hard work and sadness behind the comedy.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
  • Aug 18, 2009
    Comedian follows two comics and up-in comer (Orny Adams) and a veteran (Jerry Seinfield) Both entertaining and a slap in the face for anyone who thinks after a hit sitcom you can just go back on stage and kill using your presence. Just not the truth, If I can paraphrase Steve Martin stand-up comedy is the single most difficult thing in show business because every other aspect of show business you can hide behind something so the audience doesn't see you wether it's a camera or a script. With stand-up your audience is right in front of you. It's a real no holds barred business. Lot's of great cameos keep this film from being a pbs special. A new favorite documedy of mine.
    rocko p Super Reviewer
  • Aug 16, 2008
    A good doc. Orny Adams is a worrying bitch, he makes me not want to worry ever again. Seriously, if anyone wants to make it in entertainment should watch this and take "Barry"s advice - relax. It was cool to see the community of comedians calming down a legend. I enjoyed it even though I wanted to see what happened to Adams - hopefully, failure.
    matt s Super Reviewer
  • Aug 15, 2008
    I thought this was a very interesting watch. Seinfeld a comedian who is trying to get back into the groove of being a stand-up comic. There are plenty'O cameos from fellow comics. There is also another comic called "Orny Adams" who is an up and coming comic who is a complete asshole. There is no other way to describe him. It was interesting to see his story as well. It has a couple good jokes there to keep you entertained a neat insight.
    Marion R Super Reviewer
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