The Comedy

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The Comedy

2012

1h 35m

5.8(68 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

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18 members

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Tim Heidecker

Swanson

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Eric Wareheim

Van Arman

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James Murphy

Ben

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Kate Lyn Sheil

Waitress

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Adam Scarimbolo

Restaurant Manager

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Gregg Turkington

Bobby

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Alexia Rasmussen

Young Woman

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Grace Rex

Hospital Nurse

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Liza Kate

Sister-In-Law

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Rock Kohli

Raj

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Richard Swift

Richard

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Writing

Will Sheff

Will

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Seth Koen

Male nurse

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Angus Hepburn

Wealthy Man

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Grace Kiley

Wealthy Woman

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Ryan Raftery

Antique shop patron

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Yianni Kool

Taxi Driver

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Roxanne Ferris

Woman Mistaken For Prostitute

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