Always Amazing

As a comic, I grew up watching as much comedy as possible and one of those comics was The Amazing Jonathan. He made me laugh, and wowed me with the crazy nature of his magic act - yet I never knew anything that went on behind the scenes. This documentary gives an incredible glimpse into the mind and mentality of Jonathan. Incredibly heartfelt, poignant, touching, and laugh-out-loud funny, "Always Amazing," leaves you wanting more amazingness. I immediately went down a rabbit-hole of Facebook videos of this guy and it's all well-worth your time.

Enlightening documentary about a very interesting and loved if somewhat flawed man. Not the impression you'd get if you watched "The amazing Johnathan documentary" which paints him in a bit of a sinister light. This documentary is just much better; better interviews, better pacing, better filming. I enjoyed learning about his life and the lives of his friends too. Ultimately this documentary left me feeling good about Johnathan and this friends too. Unlike the other one which made you feel that Johnathan was constantly out to prank everyone, especially the documentarian. Definitely choose this one if you have time for only one!

Always Amazing is a remarkable and ultimately inspirational documentary. It was a joy to watch the genuine affection people held for Jonathan and how incredibly talented he is. What really stood out for me was the celebration of the friendship between Jonathan and Joel and the love and support they had for each other. If you want to watch a documentary that leaves you feeling so glad you spent the time watching, this is definitely such a documentary.

I am a writer and have spent a lot of time studying comedy as a craft (not a good enough delivery for stage work). Jonathan was one of the comics I saw growing up that always intrigued me, along with Hicks, Kinison, Bill Nelson, and Jon Pinette, because he had such a unique style and direction with his work.

Fellow Pittsburgher Steve Byrne was obviously watching the same genius I was, and he brings that to film in a personal way. The story behind Amazing Jonathan only makes me love him more. I hope that I can meet him soon to tell him how much he inspires me...then and now, and that I feel like I know him now in a way I didn't before.

Incredible film about an incredible human being. A legend.

This is a great documentary specially for a new comer film maker. Steve did a great job with the cinematography and the story was well placed and developed. Here is hoping there's more to come.