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The Comedian's Guide to Survival

Play trailer Poster for The Comedian's Guide to Survival 2016,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A struggling stand-up comedian bombs every night until professional comics set him on the path to redemption.

Critics Reviews

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Jimi Famurewa Empire Magazine Nov 2, 2016
1/5
Puerile, inept and almost fascinatingly unfunny, this regrettable low-budget effort completely squanders a fertile premise and some big-name guest appearances. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Oct 30, 2016
2/5
Episodic and unfocused, the film meanders before deploying a highly unconvincing scene of long-awaited comic success. Go to Full Review
Ed Potton The Times (UK) Oct 27, 2016
1/5
It's apt, I suppose: an unfunny comedy about an unfunny comedian. Go to Full Review
Alexa Dalby Dog and Wolf Feb 19, 2019
3/5
The Comedian's Guide to Survival is far funnier than it has any right to be. Go to Full Review
Andrew Jones HeyUGuys Feb 6, 2017
1/5
Best guide to survival? Avoidance, at all costs. Go to Full Review
Stephen Carty Radio Times Oct 28, 2016
2/5
The film rarely rings true, and there are very few laughs along the way. Go to Full Review
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The Comedian's Guide to Survival

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Cast & Crew

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Mark Murphy

Director

James Buckley

James Mullinger

MyAnna Buring

Nell

Paul Kaye

Phillip

Gilbert Gottfried

Self

Omid Djalili

Self

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The Comedian's Guide to Survival

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Movie Info

Synopsis A struggling stand-up comedian bombs every night until professional comics set him on the path to redemption.
Director
Mark Murphy
Producer
Fayçal Hajji, Alan Latham, Mark Murphy
Screenwriter
James Mullinger, Mark Murphy
Production Co
Solar Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 33m
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