When washed up stand-up comedian Mortimer Baldwin (Gareth Reynolds) is replaced on his popular podcast by a viral sensation 9-year-old, his manager (Jake Johnson) sends him out on a tour to reclaim his career and film his comeback comedy special - but what's so funny?
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It's hard to not draw parallels between Gareth Reynolds and his character Mortimer ....(I forgot this dude's last name), but unlike his on-screen counterpart, Reynolds delivers the performance with such honesty and brutal self-awareness. The writing skillfully navigated telling the story of a non-funny comedian hilariously. I hope he and the crew know this one was a win. Also fuck SeaWorld.
any movie that starts off with a Carrot Top quote is bound to be pretty funny in my book. most evil stand-up comedian in a movie since Adam Sandler in Funny People? The only thing worse than an unfunny comic is a comic that can't take a joke!the director had an impeccable jacket at the Q & A at this year's Cinequest.
Super fuckin funny, even when extremely hard to watch. With so many hilarious people involved, how could it not be?Gareth killed during the Q&A and I gave him a rock I painted of his cat so I had a FANTASTIC time!And fuck SeaWorld!
The film follows washed-up comedian Mortimer Baldwin as he attempts to revive his career through a stand-up tour after being replaced on his own podcast.
The film is directed by Kyle Anderson and made its debut at the 2026 Cinequest festival.
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