Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions
Apr 24, 2012 | IMDB 6.7
74 min Watch NowComedy, TV Movie
When it comes to odd jobs, Paul F. Tompkins has experienced them all, stand-up comedian included. In this extended and uncensored stand-up special, Paul (supported by his impressive mustache) takes us on a hilarious tour of his varied career. Relive his glory days as an employee at a Beta-only video store, a hat shop salesman catering to tourists looking for "king hats," an actor with an improbable cameo in an epic film, and an anxious host of Best Week Ever.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Fun with Dick and Jane
The Big Hit
Blue Rai
Be Kind Rewind
Meet the Browns
Hometown Boy Makes Good
Video Kings
Clerks
Baby Boom
Tarkovsky
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Gardener of Eden
The Great Buck Howard
Just Looking
The Benchwarmers
There's Nothing Out There
M is for Magnetic Tape
Husband to Rent
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
Larry Crowne
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IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1998
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2013
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