20 movies like Dying Laughing, ordered by similarity : Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work(2010), Comedian(2002), Heckler(2007), The Sunshine Boys(1975), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), The Original Kings of Comedy(2000), Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie(2003), Kevin Hart: What Now?(2016), Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again(2004), Late Night(2019), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998), Funny Cow(2017) ...
Documentary, Comedy, Biography
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Annie Sundberg Joan Rivers Jocelyn Pickett Bill Sammeth Larry A. Thompson Graham Reed Kevin Brennan
celebrity comedian daughter raw engaging new york city los angeles household joan rivers plastic surgery comedy entertainment wealth fame wretched excess rise fall 2000s
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
Documentary
USA
2002
82 Minutes
comedian tv personality audience bartender actor hilarious fascinating playful nightclub backstage united states stand-up comedy rise to stardom fame show business jerry seinfeld orny adams underdog rise quest
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2007
77 Minutes
comedian actor club owner author critic lighthearted engaging los angeles comedy club stage heckling comedy performance criticism quest rivalry discovery 2000s
A documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some questions ... See full summary »
Comedy
1975
111 Minutes
Walter Matthau George Burns Richard Benjamin Lee Meredith Carol Arthur Howard Hesseman Ron Rifkin Fritz Feld Jack Bernardi F. Murray Abraham
comedian performers nephew television producer amusing hilarious witty cheeky television studio new york city new jersey stage comedy show business aging collaboration reunion friendship rivalry 1970s
After a long separation, two former vaudeville partners reunite to renew their friendship and their feud.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2000
115 Minutes
comedian audience hilarious fiery north carolina theater stage stand-up comedy culture race relations church relationships family rise 2000s
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy amusing hilarious charming stage bus backstage arizona touring comedy blue-collar life relationships sex american south underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Comedy, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Tim Story Ed Helms David Meunier Joey Wells Richardson Jones Magali Amadei
comedian rock star actress friend family member audience member cheeky hilarious creative philadelphia stadium backstage street car dressing room stand-up comedy acting music live show dating
Comic Kevin Hart performs his stand-up routine in front of 50,000 people at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2004
106 Minutes
Bill Engvall Jeff Foxworthy Larry the Cable Guy Ron White
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy hilarious lighthearted brash concert stage denver bus gender roles stand-up comedy family relationships sex blue-collar life underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
102 Minutes
Emma Thompson Mindy Kaling John Lithgow Hugh Dancy Reid Scott Denis O'Hare Max Casella Paul Walter Hauser John Early Luke Slattery Ike Barinholtz
talk show host writer co-worker friend amusing hilarious cheeky inspiring uplifting new york city television studio office stage women comedy unlikely allies unlikely friendship friendship working woman transformation
A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Robert De Niro Lenny Bruce
robert de niro comedian friend mother drug addict tv personality rousing amusing fascinating disheartening new york city television studio nightclub strip club comedy club obscenity court battles stand-up comedy controversy lenny bruce
Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
102 Minutes
Stephen Graham Paddy Considine Maxine Peake Alun Armstrong Christine Bottomley Kevin Eldon Tony Pitts Hannah Walters Diane Morgan Adam Gillen John Bishop
comedian woman abusive boyfriend love interest amusing charming confident emotional heartwarming playful northern england comedy club comedy rise to stardom forbidden love temptation transformation underdog quest 20th century
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Sam Elliott Laura Prepon Nick Offerman Krysten Ritter Katharine Ross Doug Cox Max Gail Jackie Joyner Patrika Darbo Frank Collison Andy Allo
actor ex-wife star drug dealer daughter comedian brooding emotional engaging moving somber uplifting recording studio house beach field life cycle life imitating art cancer career change
An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.
Documentary
USA
2013
95 Minutes
pop star singer performer celebrity amusing uplifting playful stage backstage hotel concert hall music celebrities song and dance fanaticism rise discovery 2010s
A look at Niall, Zayn, Liam, Louis, and Harry's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena.
Comedy
2016
86 Minutes
Checco Zalone Eleonora Giovanardi Sonia Bergamasco Maurizio Micheli Lino Banfi Ludovica Modugno Antonino Bruschetta Paolo Pierobon Azzurra Martino
italian parent girlfriend bachelor boss man engaging amusing charming hilarious witty playful italy family home north pole new job new life danger bachelorhood comedy
A reformist government vows to cut down on bureaucracy in a small town, and a young rich man is forced to tighten his belt.
Comedy
USA
1949
115 Minutes
vaudevillian comedian dancer fiancée amusing playful sad witty new jersey vaudeville show apartment stage broadway theater new york city infidelity vaudeville success comedy show business love triangle
A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.
Musical, Comedy
UK|USA
2016
96 Minutes
Ricky Gervais Doc Brown Tom Basden Nina Sosanya Tom Bennett Andrew Brooke Kevin Bishop Roisin Conaty Diane Morgan Mandeep Dhillon
salesman aspiring musician band frontman cheeky amusing witty playful hysterical cheery tour bus office stage band alter ego comedy career change transformation rise 2010s
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British TV series The Office (2001), as he now fancies himself a rock star on the road.
Drama, Comedy
Argentina|Spain
2016
118 Minutes
Oscar Martínez Gastón Duprat Dady Brieva Andrea Frigerio Belén Chavanne Nora Navas Marcelo D'Andrea Gustavo Garzón Emma Rivera Iván Steinhardt Julián Larquier Tellarini
nobel laureate writer author old flame love interest amusing engaging charming witty creative emotional argentina jealousy celebrity happiness attraction success adventure discovery love
A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive a prize. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
Documentary
USA
2016
88 Minutes
holocaust survivor comedian comedienne interviewee amusing cheeky hilarious hysterical witty fascinating america holocaust humor documentaries talking heads comedy taboo discovery pursuit 2010s
World-famous comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and Gilbert Gottfried pitch in with their own views on the boundaries of comedy.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.