Comedian (film)
7.2 /10 1 Votes
76% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Documentary, Comedy Producer Gary Streiner Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Director Christian Charles Music director Antonio Carlos Jobim Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 11, 2002 Cast Jerry Seinfeld (Himself), Orny Adams (Himself), Greg Giraldo (Himself), Jim Norton (Himself), Sherrod Small (Himself), Allan Havey (Himself)Similar movies Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour , Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra , Bill Maher: '...But I'm Not Wrong' , Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right , Bill Hicks: Relentless , Bill Hicks: Bill Loses it in Chicago Tagline Where does comedy come from? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comedian is a 2002 American documentary film focusing on comedian Jerry Seinfeld that explores the other side of stand-up comedy; that is, the preparation, politics, nerves, creativity, and so on. The film also features an up-and-coming comic named Orny Adams as he struggles to make it in show business. Many other recognizable comedians also make at least a cameo, including Colin Quinn, Greg Giraldo, Jim Norton, Ray Romano, Godfrey, Chris Rock, George Wallace, Mario Joyner, Jay Leno, Tom Papa, and Bill Cosby.
The film's unusual trailer featured famous voice-over artist Hal Douglas speaking in a recording booth.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on October 11, 2002 and grossed about $2.8 million domestically.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 76% based on reviews from 88 critics.
Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. Owen Glieberman of EW gave the film a B grade.
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