"The suppression of The Comedy Man, one of the top British films of the sixties, is incomprehensible... Time has in some ways added extra poignancy: the plight of the actor in Britain, has, if anything, worsened since then, and the roles played by Edmund Purdom and even Kenneth More can now be seen as largely autobiographical... Together with the very different 20th Century, The Comedy Man is probably the best film ever about actors, and especially their plight in the modern world where the demand is more for personalities to sell product than for acting. The film covers the London theatre and also the worlds of summer stock, movies, tv and commercials, presenting an honest picture of agents, unions, pride, and all that goes with it... Moving, funny, topical and superbly acted, The Comedy Man surely one day will get the recognition it deserves." -William K. Everson