DVD

Misery Loves Comedy [videorecording] / Tribeca Film presents a Newaley Pictures, Barry Katz Entertainment, & Heretic Films production ; produced by Becky Newhall, Barry Katz, & Burton Ritchie ; written by Kevin Pollak & John Vorhaus ; directed by Kevin Pollak.

Newhall, Becky, (film producer.). Katz, Barry, 1959- (film producer.). Ritchie, Burton, (film producer.). Pollak, Kevin, 1958- (screenwriter,, film director.). Vorhaus, John, (screenwriter.). Fallon, Jimmy, (interviewee.). Schumer, Amy (interviewee.). Apatow, Judd, 1967- (interviewee.). Jillette, Penn (interviewee.). Gaffigan, Jim, (interviewee.). Hanks, Tom, (interviewee.). David, Larry, (interviewee.). Black, Lewis, 1948- (interviewee.). Bamford, Maria, 1970- (interviewee.). Kudrow, Lisa, (interviewee.). Guest, Christopher, (interviewee.). Favreau, Jon, (interviewee.). Smith, Kevin, 1970- (interviewee.). Coogan, Steve, (interviewee.). Maron, Marc, (interviewee.). Short, Martin, 1950- (interviewee.). Tribeca Productions, (presenter,, publisher.). Newaley Pictures (Firm), (production company.). Barry Katz Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Heretic Films (Firm), (production company.). Cinedigm (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Director Kevin Pollak interviews over 60 of the most successful comics working today to learn about the rare personality of a comedian and their motivations to (willingly) get into one of the most deprecating professions.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Tribeca Film, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a documentary film in 2014. Widescreen. Special features: Extended interviews : Freddie Prinze Jr., Kelly Carlin, Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Smith.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Adam McDaid ; music, Ben Folds.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviewees, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Penn Jillette, Jim Gaffigan, Tom Hanks, Larry David, Lewis Black, Maria Bamford, Lisa Kudrow, Christopher Guest, Jon Favreau, Kevin Smith, Steve Coogan, Marc Maron, Martin Short.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby digtal 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.