

Group Therapy
2024-06-06 · 86 min · ★ 7.8
A thoughtful and humorous navigation of personal conversations on mental health, through the lens of a group therapy session led by some of today's funniest comedians and comic performers.
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- Directors
- Neil Berkeley
- Production companies
- HartBeat Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Neil Patrick HarrisSelf - Moderator
Tig NotaroSelf
Mike BirbigliaSelf
Atsuko OkatsukaSelf
Gary GulmanSelf
London HughesSelf
Nicole ByerSelf
George CarlinSelf (archive footage)
John MulaneySelf (archive footage)
Ali WongSelf (archive footage)
Paul RodríguezSelf (archive footage)
Richard LewisSelf (archive footage)
Richard PryorSelf (archive footage)
Mitch HedbergSelf (archive footage)
Howard SternSelf - Talk Show Host (archive footage)
Robin QuiversSelf - Talk Show Co-Host (archive footage)
Whoopi GoldbergSelf (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf - Host, The Dick Cavett Show (archive footage)
David LettermanSelf - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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