Synopsis
Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.
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Cast
- Tim HeideckerSwanson
- Eric WareheimVan Arman
- James MurphyBen
- Kate Lyn SheilWaitress
- Adam ScarimboloRestaurant Manager
- Gregg TurkingtonBobby
- Alexia RasmussenYoung Woman
- Grace RexHospital Nurse
- Liza KateSister-In-Law
- Rock KohliRaj
Recommendations
- 91
The A.V. Club
There's genuine pain at the core of Heidecker's character - or at least a numbness where the pain used to reside - but the film is keen on obscuring it. - 91
The Playlist
It's a meaty film, filled with ideas unobscured by any generic narrative string, a move that shows not only the confidence of the director but his respect of the audience. This is one that'll have people talking. - 88
Slant Magazine
Tim Heidecker's Swanson does not amuse us in spite of the pity he inspires but because of it. - 70
Variety
For a catalog of aggressively stupid, socially deviant male behavior, Rick Alverson's cheekily titled The Comedy is not without a certain subversive intelligence. - 63
New York Post
Picture "Raging Bull" with a sleazy prep from the Brooklyn hipsteropolis of Williamsburg, and you'll get the idea of The Comedy, a character study that tries to make the revolting compelling. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
The anomie of entitlement pushed to poisonous extremes is the basis of this provocation, which is as frustrating as it is intriguing. - 50
Village Voice
There's not a false note in the film, but maybe there's a difference between accuracy and truth. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The Comedy pretends to be a satire of entitlement, but it's made in a style so indulgent that the whole film feels entitled in the extreme.
