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.
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book write...
Robert M. "Bobby" Cannavale (born May 3, 1970) is an American actor noted for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the...
Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He has starred in films s...
Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is an American-Canadian actor, best known for his role as Chandler Bing...
An American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, and talk show host. Goldberg made her film debu...
Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best ...
James Thomas Fallon, Jr. (born September 18, 1974) is an American actor, television host, comedian, singer, and music...
The Rt. Hon. Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), better known as Christopher Gues...
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. ...
Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for hi...
Stephen Merchant is a British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian, and actor, best known for his wor...
Kevin Pollak is an American actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian. He started performing stand-up comedy...
Matthew Paul "Matt" Walsh (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, director, and writer best known as ...
Jay Scott Greenspan, better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, writer, comedian...
Joseph Vincent Lo Truglio (/loʊˈtruːljoʊ/; born December 2, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer...
Jason Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the films ...
Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor, television personality, writer, musi...
Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his portrayal of Neal...
David Michael Koechner is an American character actor (film, television and stage), comedian and musician. Koechner ...
Nicholas "Nick" Swardson (born October 9, 1976) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is best known...
Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show a...
Robert Lane "Bob" Saget (born May 17, 1956 - January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and televisio...
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Dr. Mark ...
Amy Schumer was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island, New York. She attended South Side High School and was v...
Kevin Nealon is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995,...
Paul S. Feig is an American director, actor and author. Feig is known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science ...
Laraine Newman is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer, who was part of the original cast of NBC's...
Jim has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, a...
Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968), best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.
Lawrence John Miller (born October 15, 1953) is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, and columnist. He is primaril...
Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies (and previously Jim Jeffries), is a...
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is primarily kno...
Mike Birbiglia (born June 20, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Philip Lewis (born June 29, 1947) is an American comedian and actor.
Gregory Everett "Greg" Proops (born October 3, 1959)[1] is an Americanactor, stand-up comedian and television host. H...
David "Dave" Thomas (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but...
Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and acto...
Marc Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. He has been host of The Marc...
James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Growing up in North Bergen, New Jersey, Bro...
Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known fo...
David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely know...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, ...
Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third ...
James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. (b July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is...
Loot Delaney is an American-British comedian, Actor, author, and activist. He was the co-star and co-author of the TV...
Dana Gould was born on August 24, 1964 and is currently 58 years old.
Wayne Federman was born on June 22, 1959 and is currently 64 years old.
Todd Steven Glass (born December 16, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian.
Robert Michael Slayton is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for a supporting role in...
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer. His best know...
Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the m...
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic ...