Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.

Man on the Moon
1999
7.2/10

Call Me Lucky
2015
7.0/10

Funny People
2009
5.9/10

Talking Funny
2011
7.4/10

Comedian
2002
6.6/10

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...
2025
6.7/10

The Original Kings of Comedy
2000
6.4/10

Standing Up, Falling Down
2020
6.3/10

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
7.9/10

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022
6.7/10

The Comedians of Comedy
2005
6.9/10

Belushi
2020
7.0/10

Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
2008
7.9/10

On the Count of Three
2022
6.5/10

The Aristocrats
2005
6.0/10

Punching Henry
2017
5.9/10

Anything Else
2003
6.1/10

Funny Girl
1968
7.2/10

Fatherhood
2021
7.5/10

Corner Office
2023
6.5/10
Shakespeare in Love
1998
6.838/10