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Dying Laughing (2016)
Great movie about what it's really like to be a standup comedian
This movie is seriously underrated. It's an incredibly honest look at what it's like to be a standup comedian.
The movie is not labeled in sections, but it is designed in sections.
Getting started in comedy - your first time on the stage, auditions
How to prepare so that people actually laugh
Finding your own voice - when you can use your own material/stuff/voice/truth
Writing your own material and improving your material, and testing it in clubs
The comedian and the audience - the rhythm of the act, who is in charge (hint - it's the comedian)
The road - the good and bad places, food, loneliness, hotels, sleep
Coping with hecklers
Coping with bombing (Royale Watkins has the best part here)
Advice for people who want to get into standup
The bigger purpose of comedy and standup
Standup comedy success and highest points and the reward making people laugh
It's extremely rare to see into the world of standup comedy, but this film really succeeds in sharing what that life is like.
Excellent documentary, one of the best I've watched in a long time!