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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wendy Ide

The Comedian’s Guide to Survival review – the tale of a luckless standup

‘Unconvincing’: James Buckley in The Comedian’s Guide To Survival.
‘Unconvincing’: James Buckley in The Comedian’s Guide To Survival. Photograph: FH Studio / GSP Studios / Solar Productions

The casting of Inbetweeners star James Buckley, plus cameos from a host of comic performers and the word “comedian” in the title, leads to certain expectations here. Specifically: laughs. Unfortunately, they are few and far between in this ironic, fourth-wall-breaking tale of a luckless standup with an unfortunate case of panic-induced incontinence. Episodic and unfocused, the film meanders before deploying a highly unconvincing scene of long-awaited comic success.

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