AL LUBEL was the subject of the award winning documentary feature film MENTALLY AL, that played at our Comedy Festival back in October 2020.

Great conversation with the comedy legend who rose to fame by opening for Jerry Seinfeld on the comedy circuit in the 1980s, winning the $100,000 grand prize on Star Search, and then becoming one of the last comedians to appear on The Tonight show with Johnny Carson.

Matthew Toffolo talks with Al about the documentary film, success and lack of success, opening for Seinfeld, and what his goals are in present and future.

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Matthew talks with Joshua about the process of making this terrific feature documentary about the legendary comic Al Lubel. From premise to the final edit. Joshua also chat about his relationship with Al and him being a stand up comedian himself. MENTALLY AL played at the Comedy Festival in October 2020.

To learn more about the film, go to: https://joshuaedelman.myportfolio.com/mentally-al-documentary

Summary of Film:

• A character study of, "the funniest comedian you've never heard of," and an exploration of how we define artistic success, MENTALLY AL follows Al Lubel, a former Star Search grand champion as he struggles to get by, perpetually broke and sleeping on friends couches, as he continues to pursue his artistic dreams into his sixties.

• With Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, Andy Kindler, Mark Maron, Sarah Silverman