This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Therapy often gets mined for comedy but we don’t often see comedy treated as sincere therapy. “Is This Thing On?” ...

Bradley Cooper is an actor’s director. That was made abundantly clear at a press conference for his new movie Is This Thing On?, premiering as the closing night selection for the New York Film ...

If you’re looking for some laughs, along with a few tears, this holiday season, then you should take your family to go see Is This Thing On?, when it opens in movie theaters this weekend. Directed by ...

Will Arnett and Laura Dern add emotional heft to Bradley Cooper’s intimate comedy about a separated spouse who finds solace in stand-up. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

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Laura Dern’s scowl is one of the great wonders of American movies. Her mouth flattens into a blade, her eyes constrict into lasers, and you tense up instinctively, as if you might get caught in the ...

Arnett and Laura Dern play New York suburban parents who've decided to split up. Then he starts turning their separation into a comedy-club routine. Alex and Tess Novak (Will Arnett and Laura Dern) ...

“Is This Thing On” may be about a stand-up comic, but it’s no laughing matter when it comes to awards. A tender, funny and emotional story, “Is This Thing On” follows Alex and Tess (Arnett and Dern), ...