The Comedy

The Comedy is a 2012 American drama film co-written, co-edited, and directed by Rick Alverson, starring Tim Heidecker as Swanson, an aging, upper class hipster who alternates between apathy and resentment towards his surroundings. He lives on a boat in Brooklyn with his privileged friends, humorlessly ridiculing the people they encounter. As Swanson navigates various situations, he engages in behaviors that are both offensive and awkward, including flirting with a woman while praising Hitler and desecrating objects at a church. The film's tone is intentionally provocative, critiquing the excesses of irony and sarcasm in modern culture.