Misery Loves Comedy Kevin Pollak explores the dark side of comedy in this fascinating documentary. Release date: 2015-01-23 Genres: Comedy, Documentary Actors: Stephen Merchant, Paul F. Tompkins, Nick Swardson, Richard Lewis, David Koechner, Jemaine Clement, Todd Glass, Freddie Prinze Jr., Andy Richter, Michael Ian Black, Jimmy Pardo, Dov Davidoff, Tom Hanks, Kathleen Madigan, Larry Miller, Martin Short, Maria Bamford, Lewis Black, Jeremy Hotz, Laraine Newman, Wayne Federman, Matt Walsh, Jim Gaffigan, Bret Ernst, Penn Jillette, Janeane Garofalo, Bobby Slayton, Kevin Pollak, Marc Maron, Christopher Guest, Jon Favreau, Jim Norton, Dana Gould, David Wain, Richard Kind, Jim Jefferies, Whoopi Goldberg, Bobby Cannavale, Kevin Nealon, Scott Aukerman, Greg Proops, Nick Griffin, Jason Alexander, Amy Schumer, Steve Coogan, Matthew Perry, Jimmy Fallon, Kumail Nanjiani, Bob Saget, Samm Levine, Eddie Brill, Kelly Carlin-McCall, Joe Lo Truglio, Rob Delaney, Dave Thomas, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Hardwick, Jake Johannsen, Robert Smigel, Gregg Hughes, Andy Kindler, Anthony Cumia, Jordy Elner, Lynn Shawcroft Direction: Kevin Smith, Jason Reitman, Michael Showalter, Paul Feig, Judd Apatow Production: James L. Brooks Runtime: 1 h. 34 min. Score: 6.0/10 Votes: 39 Countries: United States of America Companies: Heretic Films Available* : Overview: 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.