Review of Comedian (2002) by Ultimatebub — 01 Aug 2015

If you like stand-up comedy, or just Jerry Seinfeld, you'll find plenty of stuff to like here. Some advice, some brief glances into what comedy really is all about. I did feel it was a kind of loose documentary, and I'm absolutely sure some people will not like it at all or pay no attention to it, so of course it has a very specific audience.

However, I recommend this not just to hardcore Seinfeld fans or actual comedians, but also to people trying to be funny, funnier in life I mean. Because it shows you that it's not hard being funny someplace you feel comfortable, it isn't, but when you're standing in front of an audience which you don't know anything about, it actually is.

So I guess it makes you think about how important it is to value comedy, to perform it or to get it in your system. It's not supposed to be that hard all the time, but this documentary assures you that being a comedian is not as easy as it looks.