"Is This Thing On?" showcases Will Arnett's innate affability while wisely downplaying his broader tendencies. As an aspiring ...

‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Will Arnett and Laura Dern Are a Delight in Bradley Cooper’s Warmhearted Flipside to ‘Marriage Story’ In his third outing as director, a comic drama about stand-up as ...

Early in Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On?” the writer/director/actor performs an epic pratfall. His character Balls (yes, ...

Laura Dern also stars in the film that hits theaters later this year from Searchlight. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter “I think I’m getting a divorce,” Arnett says from a stage in the ...

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 ...

Arnett co-wrote his new film, in which he plays a man going through a divorce who finds himself onstage doing stand-up. He also has an extensive voiceover career, and co-hosts the SmartLess podcast.

Is This Thing On? is much more about a relationship than it is about comedy, which is probably a good thing, given how difficult it is to make movies about stand-up. Fictional comics on screen tend to ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Will Arnett stars as Alex ...

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?” ...