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Introducing NewAley Pictures

NewAley Pictures is an independent film production company that seeks to produce high quality, commercially viable yet impactful documentaries, that will not only entertain audiences, but educate them as well.

Shooting in L.A. Wrapped

Pollak and the producers assembled a veritable who's who of comedic talent both onstage and off. A partial list of includes: Michael Ian Black, Rob Delaney, Jon Favreau, Judd Apatow, Jim Gaffigan, Christopher Guest, Chris Hardwick, Penn Jillette, Richard Kind, Lisa Kudrow, Richard Lewis, Marc Maron, Jim Norton, Opie & Anthony, Jason Reitman, Andy Richter, Bob Saget, David Wain, Alan Zweibel and many more.

New Project: Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy will explore the mind of the stand-up comic, and all those who choose to write or perform comedy as a profession. Using interviews, day-in-the-life sequences, archived and historical footage and photos, observations, essays and insights as to why a person gets on stage in front of room full of strangers, when, in fact, public speaking is all other Americans #1 fear, above death.

View the Sundance teaser