Comedy, Drama
An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Sabrina
Diggers
Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin'
Heckler
Sarah Millican: Outsider
Margot at the Wedding
Boiler Room
Pushing Tin
Affluenza
Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques : Hélas, ce n'est qu'un spectacle d'humour
The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
G
Akaash Singh: GASLIT
Belzer Behind Bars
Along Came Polly
MICerz
The Big Sick
Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You
Obvious Child
Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli - Uttarardha
SIMILAR MOVIES
Sabrina
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1995
Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of privilege and wealth, but she's especially enamored of younger son David, a charming playboy. After the once plain Sabrina returns from a sojourn in Paris transformed into a glamorous young woman, she at long last catches David's eye. In a calculated effort to manipulate David away from her and into a more financially advantageous marriage, formidable older brother Linus devises a plan to keep them apart.Diggers
IMDB 6 | Sep , 2006
Diggers is a coming-of-age story directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who grow up in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers in 1976. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin'
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2004
Artie Lange first became known to a wider audience when he was selected to be one of the original cast members on MAD TV, but he had been toiling away for years as a club comic. It's the Whiskey Talkin' captures him performing a typically caustic show in front of a crowd that obviously listens to him regularly during his daily gig on Howard Stern's radio show.Heckler
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2007
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.Sarah Millican: Outsider
IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 2016
Live stand-up performance by Geordie comic Sarah Millican, recorded at the Brighton Dome as part of her 2016 nationwide tour. Her irreverent take on modern life includes her views on living in the countryside, bullying and body image.Margot at the Wedding
IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 2007
Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.Boiler Room
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 2000
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.Pushing Tin
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1999
Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.Affluenza
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 2014
An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy Long Island in the summer of 2008.Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques : Hélas, ce n'est qu'un spectacle d'humour
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2024
Solo show by Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques: an intelligent, different and unique show that he offers with his deadpan, sometimes caustic humor and his appearance of a funny, slightly offbeat dandy.The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1991
"The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno," the first stand up comedy special featuring Jay Leno with 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of Leno's classic comedy club. act that made him a star. The show took an "American Idol" approach to stand-up comedy with Jay Leno hosting a competition that features competing stand up comics Ray Combs, Howie Gold, Jeff Gerbino and Steve Oedekerk performing in front of a live crowd and a panel of celebrity judges that includes funnyman Fred Willard.G
IMDB 6.6 | May , 2002
A young Hip Hop star named Summer G falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college. After she rejects him for a fellow social climber, Summer G spends ten years building a Hip Hop empire, then moves to the Hamptons where he finds the object of his affections.Akaash Singh: GASLIT
IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2024
Akaash Singh comedy special GASLITBelzer Behind Bars
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1983
Turn off the alarms and throw away the keys as these two comics set the inmates of Arizona State Prison rolling with laughter.Along Came Polly
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2004
Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.MICerz
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2022
After a DUI brings Arnold to rock bottom, living in his van gets worse when it breaks down outside of a raunchy underground comedy club. Now Arnold will chase a dream he never pursued - if he can earn the trust of the crazy family he never knew he needed.The Big Sick
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 2017
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You
IMDB 8.2 | Jan , 2019
Roy Wood Jr. explores some of today's most complicated issues, from the plight of the black superhero to national anthem protests.Obvious Child
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 2014
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli - Uttarardha
IMDB 8 | Jan , 2019
Second part of the biopic of a Marathi comedian, India's first stand-up comedian P. L. Deshpande.