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Comedy is no laughing matter in many films about comedians, as the entertainers who make audiences laugh are often far from happy themselves. As Bradley Cooper’s stand-up drama Is This Thing On? arrives in cinemas, we look at 10 of the best.
By Chloe Walker
By David Parkinson
By Miriam Balanescu
By Bob Mastrangelo
By Leigh Singer
By Pamela Hutchinson
By Ginette Vincendeau
By David Parkinson
By Jasper Sharp
By David Parkinson
By Chantelle Lavel Boyea, Josephine Botting and others
By Michael Brooke
By Michael Ewins
By John Berra
By Georgina Guthrie
By Pamela Hutchinson
By Rory Doherty
By Anton Bitel
By Thomas Flew, Beatrice Loayza and others
By Emily Maskell
By Kevin Lyons
By Rory Doherty
By Anton Bitel
By Christina Newland
By John Bleasdale, Rory Doherty and others
By Miriam Balanescu
By Emily Maskell
By David Parkinson
