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Bitter Jester (2003)
Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

Bitter Jester (2003)

Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

BITTER JESTER is the first documentary to give us a glimpse into the real process behind the comedy we watch in clubs, on television and at the movies. Through the eyes of comedienne Maija DiGiorgio, we take a guided tour of the comedy ...See moreBITTER JESTER is the first documentary to give us a glimpse into the real process behind the comedy we watch in clubs, on television and at the movies. Through the eyes of comedienne Maija DiGiorgio, we take a guided tour of the comedy business at its rawest. Behind the jokes and smiles, Maija reveals what really goes on in the minds of so many comedians. She allows us to witness a side of stand-up comedy we rarely see, from young comics unable to get stage time to comedy superstars musing on their own failures. Over the course of nearly two years, Maija documents her own roller coaster career in stand-up comedy and searches for the answers we all seek. This extraordinarily bizarre and entertaining journey takes her back and forth across the country several times as she seeks the insight and wisdom of fellow comics. Original, spontaneous and incredibly funny, BITTER JESTER is a unique glimpse into the soft underbelly of stand-up comedy and the personalities who inhabit it. It is a story of struggle, self doubt, and the emotional pain from which humor is born and the powerful role it plays uplifting us and keeping us sane. Written by ADAM GREENBAUM See less

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Maija DiGiorgio Self (as Maija Di Giorgio) Self (as Maija Di Giorgio) See fewer	Maija DiGiorgio: Maija! Maija! Maija! (2022)
Kenneth Simmons Self (As Kenneth R. Simmons) (as Kenneth R. Sim) Self (As Kenneth R. Simmons) (as Kenneth R. Sim) See fewer	Kick-Ass (2010)
Richard Belzer Self Self See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
George Carlin Self Self See fewer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Whoopi Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Joy Behar Self Self See fewer	Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Peter Boyle Self Self See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Chevy Chase Self Self See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Norm Crosby Self Self See fewer	Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Jody Del Giorno Self Self See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Phyllis Diller Self Self See fewer	A Bug's Life (1998)
Gilbert Gottfried Self Self See fewer	Aladdin (1992)
D.L. Hughley Self Self See fewer	Inspector Gadget (1999)
Dom Irrera Self Self See fewer	Barnyard (2006)
Kevin James Self Self See fewer	Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Terry Jones Self Self See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Richard Kind Self Self See fewer	Inside Out (I) (2015)
Kathy Kinney Self Self See fewer	The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Robert Klein Self Self See fewer	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Barry Manilow Self Self See fewer	Thumbelina (1994)
Heather McConnell Sexy Personal Assistant Sexy Personal Assistant See fewer	The Tea Totin' Mornin' Show (2012)
Colin Mochrie Self Self See fewer	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
Paul Mooney Self Self See fewer	Bamboozled (2000)
Richard Pryor Self Self See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Colin Quinn Self Self See fewer	Trainwreck (2015)
Tony Roberts Self Self See fewer	Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Ray Romano Self Self See fewer	Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
Rita Rudner Self Self See fewer	Peter's Friends (1992)
Vincent Schiavelli Self Self See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
George Schlatter Self Self See fewer	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Paul Shaffer Self Self See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Ryan Stiles Self Self See fewer	The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Jerry Stiller Self Self See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Nicole Sullivan Self Self See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Judy Tenuta Self Self See fewer	The Fan (1995)
Rich Vos Self Self See fewer	The King of Staten Island (2020)