Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing is a 2016 documentary film about the complicated lives of stand-up comedians and discussing all aspects of their work.

Dying Laughing
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Directed by	Lloyd Stanton Paul Toogood
Cinematography	Auston Call John Halliday Adam Singodia
Edited by	Chris Dickens Peter Norrey Pawel Stec
Music by	Edward Shearmur
Release date	June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Jerry Seinfeld
• Chris Rock
• Kevin Hart
• Amy Schumer
• Sarah Silverman
• Garry Shandling
• Jamie Foxx
• Jerry Lewis
• Cedric the Entertainer
• Billy Connolly

Release

The documentary premiered at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival in Culver City, California.^[1] It was later released for wider audiences on February 24, 2017.^[2]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 6.30 out of 10.^[3]

For The Guardian, Gwilym Mumford gave the documentary a 3 out of 5, stating, "the endless conveyor belt of talking heads does rather lose its lustre over time, and some actual standup would've been welcome, but there's a real dizzying amount of insight, not to mention a real poignancy to some of the contributors".^[4]