LEAVE THEM LAUGHING (2010) Trailer (a musical comedy about dying)

When comedians get laughs, they are said to have killed. When they dont, theyve died.

In John Zaritskys Leave Them Laughing, a California-based Canadian comic faces her death as she lived her life, killing audiences across the planet.

An accomplished singer, songwriter, musical comedian and parodist, Carla Zilbersmith is given the ultimate bad news. Diagnosed in 2007 with Lou Gehrigs Disease and given less than four years to live, she will leave a teenaged son, fans and students who adore her. LEAVE THEM LAUGHING is a 90-minute pre-mortem of a life lived fully, but far too fast. From her wheelchair, Carla vows to exit the stage with songs about life, quips about death, and a smile on her face.

For Oscar-winning documentarian Zaritsky - director of the controversial film The Suicide Tourist - its a switch in theme from the right-to-die, to dying right.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• ALS
• Lou Gehrig's Disease
• comedy
• dying
• Trooper
• John Zaritsky
• Carla Zilbersmith
• Leave em laughing
• death

[leavethemlaughing]

The film has been called "an emotional rollercoaster of fabulous proportions!" and "a cold turkey cure for self-pity," audience members have said it changed their lives and attitudes! You'll laugh, you'll cry ... sometimes at the same time.

[geogodley]

the secret of the universe is...

[ohmygod243]

love love love!!

[2008dude12]

I saw it tonight at the Picture This Film Festival. I really liked it a lot! It is a very inspirational, uplifting and funny film!

[santinasiford05]

didnt see the tennisball thing coming! nice one,going to watch this in webmovietube

[cheryklemish95]

made my day!!! thanks webmovietube

[RammatRamzi]

Leave Them Laughing will probably do the opposite.

[iloveblack101]

Watched it at the HotDocs Festival 2010, really touched me and I cried after I saw this.