I enjoyed it about as much as Comedians of Comedy but for very different reasons. I do stand-up myself (not often or very well or for money) and this film absolutely captures all the reasons I love those 5 minutes on stage.

As a stand-up documentary, this is far more enjoyable to me than Seinfeld's Comedian, though it doesn't quite hit the dizzying heights of The Comedians of Comedy. The scope is wider than Patton Oswalt's doc, so we don't get to know the comics quite as well here. But it is a more revealing look at life on the road. The "comic apartment" section with Nikki Glaser is particularly eye-opening. Listening to comedians talk about comedy is fascinating to me, and plenty of greats are here to dish.

Anything that gives Carlos Mencia a platform automatically get deducted 50 points. Interesting to know the origins of the Sara Silverman Joke......Over all kind of beyond boring. I got up and folded laundry at one point during it.

A lot of this was really heartwarming for someone who wants to be a comedian. But the Shydner subplot felt like something he felt like doing during shooting, and it feels awkward.

Did y'all ever see Comedian from 2002? This is way better than that, but if you ask me there's yet to be a good documentary about standup comedy.

Best sincere, behind-the-scenes look at stand-up since Comedians of Comedy

As someone who likes to think a lot about comedy, reads about comedy, and listens to many comedy-related podcasts, there isn't much new for me. But it's a reasonably entertaining overview of the craft of stand-up. There aren't as many laughs as you'd hope for but it's occasionally funny and informative. There's a ton of great comics, and a handful of shitty ones (like the contemptible Carlos Mencia). The framing device works well in keeping an otherwise scattershot documentary held together.

Good documentary but it would have been much better if it focused solely on working comedians and the history of stand up instead of ripping off the 2002 documentary "Comedian" and their storyline of a comedian (Jerry Seinfeld) getting back into standup with no material. Ritch Shydner isn't funny or interesting.