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Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For everyone this is the great opportunity to change their life, for some it could be the last one. The performances begin and each comedian takes the stage with a great dilemma: to respect the teachings of their master, devoted to intelligent and uncompromising comedy, or to twist their numbers to satisfy the much less refined taste of the examiner? Or maybe look for a third way, one of absolute originality? Through the stories of six comedians, Comedians is a reflection on the very meaning of comedy in our time, facing absolutely topical issues.Read moreLess
Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For everyone this is the great opportunity to change their life, for some it could be the last one. The performances begin and each comedian takes the stage with a great dilemma: to respect the teachings of their master, devoted to intelligent and uncompromising comedy, or to twist their numbers to satisfy the much less refined taste of the examiner? Or maybe look for a third way, one of absolute originality? Through the stories of six comedians, Comedians is a reflection on the very meaning of comedy in our time, facing absolutely topical issues.
The story
Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For everyone this is the great opportunity to change their life, for some it could be the last one. The performances begin and each comedian takes the stage with a great dilemma: to respect the teachings of their master, devoted to intelligent and uncompromising comedy, or to twist their numbers to satisfy the much less refined taste of the examiner? Or maybe look for a third way, one of absolute originality? Through the stories of six comedians, Comedians is a reflection on the very meaning of comedy in our time, facing absolutely topical issues.
Cast & crew
Natalino BalassoEddie Barni
Christian De SicaBernardo Celli
Vincenzo ZampaMichele Cacace
Marco BonadeiSamuele Verona
AleFilippo Marri
FranzLeo Marri
Walter LeonardiGio Di Meo
Giulio PrannoGiulio Zappa
Elena CallegariBidella
Aram KianPatel
Demetra BellinaRagazza del corso di cucito
Riccardo MaranzanaExplore the crew
- Writer
- Gabriele Salvatores
- Editor
- Chiara Griziotti
- Producer
- Daniel Campos Pavoncelli
- Director
- Gabriele Salvatores
- Producer
- Marco Cohen
- Producer
- Fabrizio Donvito
- Producer
- Benedetto Habib
- Director of Photography
- Italo Petriccione