Standing Up, Falling Down

Exploring the gritty underbelly of the stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles.

The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the...

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned...

In his stand up show at the Hackney Empire, the Cats Does Countdown star asks the important questions. Will the recycling go out on the right day?...

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...

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...

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor,...

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up...

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing...

Barcelona, Spain, in the late sixties. Eugenio, a young jeweler who has fallen in love with Conchita, a singer, to the point of learning to play the...

Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of...

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy...