Four
alternative comedians make comedy out of otherwise mundane moments on
the road.
It wouldn’t have
seemed possible before, but the four comedians featured in Comedy
Central’s behind-the-scenes reality show, “Comedians of Comedy,” manage
to make backstage, behind-the-scenes and on-the-road footage
interesting, even as its subjects fret that this type of material will
be boring.
The show captures
the surreal humor of the much under-appreciated Zach Galifianakis which
seems to be on display almost all the time judging by the show, as he
speaks from bed, laughing about strange jokes with a strange old man,
perhaps a chauffer, and hangs out with the other comedians in a Cracker
Barrel.
Patton Oswalt and
Brian Posehn have the closest bond of any of the four, sitting together
comparing comic book purchases for hours on end in the RV the four are
sharing as they tour. The comic books fuel some insightful riffing from
Oswalt about being religious and going to church as just a different
version of comic books -- both being imaginary worlds that people let
rule their lives.
Maria Bamford truly
lives up to Oswalt’s description of her as like an alien who comes to
earth to tell racist jokes about humans.
The four-episode
run of this series, now halfway done, appears to be taken from a
full-length “Comedians of Comedy” film that is playing in select major
cities.