Eddie Brill

Más de cincuenta personas divertidas norteamericanas (cineastas, escritores, actores y cómicos) comparten su vida, viajes profesionales y puntos de vista en un esfuerzo para arrojar luz sobre la tesis: ¿hay que ser miserable para ser gracioso?

The stand-up comedian is a special breed, both an artist and an artisan. They work by painstakingly developing a persona, scripting and editing an act, and revising it on the spot to suit the energy of a given audience. If the audience does not grasp the countless hours crafting the routine, and the empathic micro-calculations, then the act was a success... well, as long as it was funny.

A través de un acceso sin precedentes al backstage y de entrevistas francas, la película teje el absurdo mundo del comediante y revela un perfil psicológico loco y divertido de sus practicantes. También seguimos el intento del retirado comediante Ritch Shydner de volver al escenario después de un paréntesis de trece años. En la parte superior de su juego en la década de 1980, Shydner tenía especiales de HBO, filmó cinco programas de televisión piloto y numerosas apariciones nocturnas (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.), pero el gran momento se le escapó. Equipado con la sabiduría colectiva y las reflexiones chifladas de más de 80 de sus pares, le da otra oportunidad. ¿Tiene Ritch lo que se necesita para conectarse con la multitud joven de hoy y todavía se ríen?

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

First of all, the title does not refer to someone sentenced to jail. It is a movie about 6 lifetime friends who are all hitting the big `3-0' together during the same year. Each one looks inside themselves to see where has my life gone and what am I going to do with my future. Actually, what I saw was a black Seinfeld comedy. Tracy Morgan, who is one of the main characters, is a struggling comedian just like Jerry Seinfeld. He gives his opinion of what women want in a man in one of his comedy routines. Melissa De Sousa is looking for a man before time runs out. She is just like Elaine in Seinfeld. I don't remember the big problem with turning thirty, however, all the characters in this movie can show you what they are, such as not having fame, riches, a husband, a thin body, and staying young. Their life stories are probably repeated many times around the world.

A downtown Manahattan gin mill plays host to a series of comic vignettes.

Two obscure film critics host four SF/Horror films: The Thing in the Basement, Illegal Alien, Nightfright, and Dr. Dobermind.

Two obscure film critics host four SF/Horror films: The Thing in the Basement, Illegal Alien, Nightfright, and Dr. Dobermind.

Teenagers from Brooklyn go the beach for a vacation and run into trouble with rich snobs from Philadelphia.