The Comedians of Comedy: Intelligent Nerds as Psuedo Rock Stars
Any good documentary effort should possess some sort of narrative arch. Whether it’s preconceived or arises out of the footage organically, the arc functions as a way to maintain the audience’s attention and hopefully interest.
That being said, performance films don’t generally adhere to that format, instead (and obviously) focusing on a series of live footage focused on revealing interesting moments of one’s craft whether it’s a good solo, a funny joke or just some audience member being assaulted by police after causing a disturbance.
For the Comedians of Comedy, a film detailing a tour undertaken by Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Zack Galifianakis and Maria Bamford, the latter approach of cobbling together shows is utilized. I mean, what kind of plot could emerge from that set up?
