Review of The Comedian (2016) by Dana B — 03 Feb 2018

Funny movie, lots of stars and lots of laughs!

This review of The Comedian (2016) was written by Dana B on 03 Feb 2018.

The Comedian has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Nov 2017

The Comedian may flounder a bit on stage, but it won't get yanked off by a giant cane…

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By Joe K (730) on 18 Feb 2017

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Spliced Personality (175) on 13 Feb 2017

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By John M (4,356) on 20 Feb 2017

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By Edan N (2) on 21 May 2017

Not as good as it could have been. The trailer, and the cameos beg for this to be actually funny…

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By Jeff C (866) on 30 Sep 2017

Ugh... I just found every character revolting and the movie was not entertaining…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 03 Nov 2018

An overstuffed character study that wastes the talented cast in a film that feels like it is several movies fighting with each other…

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By Giles G (25) on 06 Feb 2017

This film crosses into above-average class simply because of some decent work by De Niro and the huge number of cameos by ancient actors not…

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By Dave M (1,479) on 06 Feb 2017

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By Gavin S (642) on 28 May 2017

Not actually a comedy, a drama about the life of an aging comedian. Killed time on the AA flight from Vancouver to Sydney…

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