The Comedy

Name: The Comedy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2012-11-16
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy, Kate Lyn Sheil, Adam Scarimbolo

2012·Movie·NR·93 min·★ 5.8(73)

Comedy Drama More English titles

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

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Can I watch The Comedy in United States? Yes — you can stream The Comedy in United States on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video and Google Play Movies.

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About The Comedy

The Comedy is a 2012 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Rick Alverson. The cast is led by Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy. It has a runtime of 1h 33m. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome.

The Comedy was produced by Glass Eye Pix, Greyshack Films, and Jagjaguwar and made in United States of America. It was released on November 16, 2012, and carries a NR certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Rick Alverson
Writers: Rick Alverson, Colm O'Leary, Robert Donne
Release date: November 16, 2012
OTT release: October 24, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $0 million
Production: Glass Eye Pix, Greyshack Films, Jagjaguwar

The Comedy cast & crew

The Comedy was directed by Rick Alverson and written by Rick Alverson, Colm O'Leary, and Robert Donne.

The cast features Tim Heidecker as Swanson, Eric Wareheim as Van Arman, James Murphy as Ben, Kate Lyn Sheil as Waitress, Adam Scarimbolo as Restaurant Manager, and Gregg Turkington as Bobby.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Mark Schwartzbard and it was produced by Brent Kunkle and David Gordon Green.

Is The Comedy worth watching?

The Comedy holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 73 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 33m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, The Comedy is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Comedy

In United States, you can stream The Comedy on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on October 24, 2012.

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