{"id":9108,"date":"2020-04-08T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T23:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=9108"},"modified":"2020-04-08T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T23:03:33","slug":"this-is-stand-up-a-two-hour-documentary-film-charts-the-life-and-work-of-the-professional-stand-up-comedian-world-premieres-on-sunday-april-12th-at-10pm-et-pt-on-comedy-central-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/08\/this-is-stand-up-a-two-hour-documentary-film-charts-the-life-and-work-of-the-professional-stand-up-comedian-world-premieres-on-sunday-april-12th-at-10pm-et-pt-on-comedy-central-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This Is Stand-Up,&#8221; A Two-Hour Documentary Film Charts the Life and Work of the Professional Stand-Up Comedian World Premieres  on Sunday, April 12th at 10PM ET\/PT on Comedy Central [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9109\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-is-stand-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-is-stand-up.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-is-stand-up-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-is-stand-up-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-is-stand-up-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>This Is Stand-Up<\/strong><\/em> documentary pulls back the curtain on this cherished but perhaps little understood art-form. The film shows these extraordinary artists like the brilliant, fragile and socially important people they really are. From the heady heights to the crushing lows, from the struggle for stage time to the relentless touring, from jokes, to bits, to stage personas, audiences see and hear the experiences from some of the most famous, respected and up and coming stand-ups in the country. <em>This Is Stand-Up<\/em>, a two-hour documentary, will have its world premiere with limited commercial interruption on Easter Sunday, April 12th at 10PM ET\/PT on Comedy Central.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOyjwahA1EM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;<em>This is Stand-Up<\/em>&#8216; is at heart a love letter to these amazing people,&#8221; says Producer and Director Paul Toogood. &#8220;Many years spending time and building relationships has hopefully enabled us to deliver some unique and fascinating insight into these loved, but oddly underestimated artists.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-529388041\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Their work is perhaps the most pure and immediate art form&#8221; adds Producer and Director Lloyd Stanton. &#8220;Stand-ups deliver joy, yet also address the most taboo subjects in culture, demanding an immediate physical reaction from the audience. 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