The Comedian (2012 film)
{{short description|2012 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Comedian
| image = The Comedian (2012 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Tom Shkolnik
| producer =
| writer = Tom Shkolnik
| starring = Edward Hogg
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Elisa Lasowski
Steven Robertson
Brett Goldstein
Gerard Murphy
| music =
| cinematography = Benjamin Kračun
| editing = Pierre Haberer
| distributor = BFI; Trinity Filmed Entertainment; Revolver Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2012|10||Dinard Festival|ref1={{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dinard-british-film-festival-007-james-bond-doc-369809|title=Dinard British Film Festival to Host World Premiere of 'Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=24 May 2020}}}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
The Comedian is a 2012 British drama film, written and directed by Tom Shkolnik as his feature debut. The movie was shot in central London and follows the life of Ed (Edward Hogg) as it attempts to paint a vivid picture of the city. Shkolnik was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 London Film Festival.
Plot
Ed works an office job as a cancer insurance call-centre operator by day,{{Cite web|url=http://www.dogandwolf.com/2013/05/film-review-the-comedian-2012/|title=The Comedian film review|website=Dogandwolf.com|date=31 May 2013}} a job he seems not to enjoy, especially as he's in his early thirties. The movie details the hardships faced in London as Ed moonlights as a stand-up comedian,{{cite web |url=http://gaymoviereviews.org/the-comedian/ |title=Gay Movie Reviews |website=gaymoviereviews.org |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710194110/http://gaymoviereviews.org/the-comedian/ |archive-date=10 July 2015 |url-status=dead}} and shows the different dilemmas faced by bisexual men as Ed experiences turmoil—emotional, sexual and professional—and ends up retreating into himself to observe his environs.{{cite web |url=http://sosogay.co.uk/2013/film-review-the-comedian/ |title=Film Review: The Comedian | So So Gay magazine |website=sosogay.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710185950/http://sosogay.co.uk/2013/film-review-the-comedian/ |archive-date=10 July 2015 |url-status=dead}} His personal life is also in disarray as he is torn between a newfound love, artist Nathan (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), and his best friend and flatmate Elisa, who develops issues with the boyfriend.{{Cite web|url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/search?q=the-comedian-2012|title=Search|website=BFI Player}}
In the end, Ed arguably sees the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel after a taxi ride with a Zimbabwean driver, feeling sparks of hope in his seemingly failing life.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt1656194}}
- [https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/funny-boy-tom-shkolnik-comedian BFI interview with writer-director Tom Shkolnik]
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