The Comedy (USA: Rick Alverson, 2012)

The Comedy (USA: Rick Alverson, 2012: 95 mins)

Anderson, Barry, et al. "Rick Alverson Arrives! (2010-2015)." Illusion Travels by Streetcar (December 10, 2015)

Bell, Christopher. "Interview: Rick Alverson & Tim Heidecker Talk 'The Comedy,' Juvenile Criticism, Exploring Middle Class Inertia & More." IndieWire (November 17, 2012)

The Comedy Critics Round Up (Ongoing Archive)

Emre, Merve. "The Queasy Question: On Rick Alverson's The Comedy." The Los Angeles Review of Books (January 18, 2013)

Lee, Kevin B. "Beyond Audience: Alverson and Silver." Keyframe (October 22, 2015)

---. "Into the Void: Films by Rick Alverson." Keyframe (June 12, 2015)

Mozaffar, Omer M. "The Comedy That is Not." Roger Ebert (November 13, 2012)

Newman, Nick. "[Interview] ‘The Comedy’ Director Rick Alverson Shares Loose Process of Acting and Getting Reactions." The Film Stage (November 7, 2015)

Saathoff, Evan. "THE COMEDY Will Make you Sick This film is not for everybody. But it's REALLY for some people." Birth. Movies. Death. (November 5, 2012)

Singer, Matt. "The Comedy Director Calls Out Critics For 'Insulting and Irresponsible' Reviews." IndieWire (November 19, 2012)

Zeitchik, Steven. "Tim Heidecker on youth, Louis C.K. and why The Comedy is 'grotesque.'" The Los Angeles Times (November 15, 2012)