Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search for Happiness
2012 · 59 min · Comedy, Documentary
Comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti explores the world of new age and alternative therapies in a quest for self-knowledge, enlightenment and happiness. With her puppet Monkey as the voice of scepticism, Nina undergoes naked yoga, laughter therapy and shamanic ritual, before taking part in primal screaming and rebirth at a three-day retreat in the wilds of Scotland.
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Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures · 2014Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures
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MovieComedy
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MovieComedy
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Blunder · 2006Blunder
★ 6.02006
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★ 5.82006
MovieComedy
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2015
Movie
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2007
Movie
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2008
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