Cast of
Misery Loves Comedy

About Misery Loves Comedy

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.

Full Cast of Misery Loves Comedy

Jon Favreau
plays Self

Jon Favreau as Self

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...

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Kevin Smith
plays Self

Kevin Smith as Self

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book write...

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Bobby Cannavale
plays Self

Bobby Cannavale as Self

Robert M. "Bobby" Cannavale (born May 3, 1970) is an American actor noted for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the...

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Freddie Prinze Jr.
plays Self

Freddie Prinze Jr. as Self

Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He has starred in films s...

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Matthew Perry
plays Self

Matthew Perry as Self

Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing...

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Whoopi Goldberg
plays Self

Whoopi Goldberg as Self

An American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host. Goldberg made her film debu...

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Martin Short
plays Self

Martin Short as Self

Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best ...

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Jimmy Fallon
plays Self

Jimmy Fallon as Self

James Thomas Fallon, Jr. (born September 18, 1974) is an American actor, television host, comedian, singer, and music...

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Christopher Guest
plays Self

Christopher Guest as Self

The Rt. Hon. Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), better known as Christopher Gues...

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Janeane Garofalo
plays Self

Janeane Garofalo as Self

Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. ...

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Judd Apatow
plays Self

Judd Apatow as Self

Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for hi...

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Stephen Merchant
plays Self

Stephen Merchant as Self

Stephen Merchant is a British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian, and actor, best known for his wor...

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Kevin Pollak
plays Self

Kevin Pollak as Self

Kevin Pollak is an American actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian. He started performing stand-up comedy...

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Matt Walsh
plays Self

Matt Walsh as Self

Matthew Paul "Matt" Walsh (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, director, and writer best known as ...

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Jason Alexander
plays Self

Jason Alexander as Self

Jay Scott Greenspan, better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, writer, comedian...

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Joe Lo Truglio
plays Self

Joe Lo Truglio as Self

Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (/loʊˈtruːljoʊ/; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer...

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Jason Reitman
plays Self

Jason Reitman as Self

Jason Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the films ...

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Chris Hardwick
plays Self

Chris Hardwick as Self

Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor, television personality, writer, musi...

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Samm Levine
plays Self

Samm Levine as Self

Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his portrayal of Neal...

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David Koechner
plays Self

David Koechner as Self

David Michael Koechner is an American character actor (film, television and stage), comedian and musician. Koechner ...

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Nick Swardson
plays Self

Nick Swardson as Self

Nicholas "Nick" Swardson (born October 9, 1976) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is best known...

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Andy Richter
plays Self

Andy Richter as Self

Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show a...

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Bob Saget
plays Self

Bob Saget as Self

Robert Lane "Bob" Saget (born May 17, 1956 - January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and televisio...

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Richard Kind
plays Self

Richard Kind as Self

Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Dr. Mark ...

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Amy Schumer
plays Self

Amy Schumer as Self

Amy Schumer was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island, New York. She attended South Side High School and was v...

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Kevin Nealon
plays Self

Kevin Nealon as Self

Kevin Nealon is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995,...

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Paul Feig
plays Self

Paul Feig as Self

Paul S. Feig is an American director, actor and author. Feig is known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science ...

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Laraine Newman
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Laraine Newman as Self

Laraine Newman is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer, who was part of the original cast of NBC's...

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Jim Gaffigan
plays Self

Jim Gaffigan as Self

Jim has proven himself a major talent  beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, a...

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Maria Bamford
plays Self

Paul F. Tompkins
plays Self

Paul F. Tompkins as Self

Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968), best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.

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Larry Miller
plays Self

Larry Miller as Self

Lawrence John Miller (born October 15, 1953) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, and columnist. He is primaril...

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Jim Jefferies
plays Self

Jim Jefferies as Self

Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies (and previously Jim Jeffries), is a...

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Kumail Nanjiani
plays Self

Kumail Nanjiani as Self

Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is primarily kno...

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Mike Birbiglia
plays Self

Mike Birbiglia as Self

Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia...

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Richard Lewis
plays Self

Richard Lewis as Self

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Philip Lewis (born June 29, 1947) is an American comedian and actor.

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Greg Proops
plays Self

Greg Proops as Self

Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops (born October 3, 1959)[1] is an Americanactor, stand-up comedian and television host. H...

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Dave Thomas
plays Self

Dave Thomas as Self

David "Dave" Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but...

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Lewis Black
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Lewis Black as Self

Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and acto...

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Marc Maron
plays Self

Marc Maron as Self

Marc Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. He has been host of The Marc...

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James L. Brooks
plays Self

James L. Brooks as Self

James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Growing up in North Bergen, New Jersey, Bro...

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Penn Jillette
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Penn Jillette as Self

Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known fo...

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Michael Ian Black
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David Wain
plays Self

David Wain as Self

David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely know...

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Robert Smigel
plays Self

Robert Smigel as Self

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, ...

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Scott Aukerman
plays Self

Michael Showalter
plays Self

Michael Showalter as Self

Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third ...

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Jim Norton
plays Self

Jim Norton as Self

James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. (b July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is...

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Andy Kindler
plays Self

Rob Delaney
plays Self

Rob Delaney as Self

Loot Delaney is an American-British comedian, Actor, author, and activist. He was the co-star and co-author of the TV...

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Dana Gould
plays Self

Dana Gould as Self

Dana Gould was born on August 24, 1964 and is currently 59 years old.

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Wayne Federman
plays Self

Wayne Federman as Self

Wayne Federman was born on June 22, 1959 and is currently 64 years old.

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Kathleen Madigan
plays Self

Anthony Cumia
plays Self

Dov Davidoff
plays Self

Todd Glass
plays Self

Todd Glass as Self

Todd Steven Glass (born December 16, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian.

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Gregg Hughes
plays Self

Bobby Slayton
plays Self

Bobby Slayton as Self

Robert Michael Slayton is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for a supporting role in...

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Bret Ernst
plays Self

Alan Zweibel
plays Self

Kelly Carlin-McCall
plays Self

Jake Johannsen
plays Self

Eddie Brill
plays Self

Jeremy Hotz
plays Self

Nick Griffin
plays Self

Lynn Shawcroft
plays Self

Jimmy Pardo
plays Self

Jordy Elner
plays Self

Steve Coogan
plays Self

Steve Coogan as Self

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer. His best know...

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Jemaine Clement
plays Self

Jemaine Clement as Self

Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the m...

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Tom Hanks
plays Self

Tom Hanks as Self

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic ...

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