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Belly Laugh

A gentle, bittersweet watch that finds quiet humour in awkward vulnerability and small personal victories.

Directed by
Luke Shanahan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fiachra Corkery, Andrea Irvine
Overview
Follows Jo, an introverted young woman who—after being broken up with her boyfriend before she can tell him she’s pregnant—turns to standup comedy to find her voice and navigate this episode in her life.

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Directed by
Luke Shanahan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fiachra Corkery, Andrea Irvine
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • loneliness
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Luke Shanahan
Written by
Luke Shanahan, Georgia Clarkson Kelly
Starring
Fiachra Corkery, Andrea Irvine
Languages
English

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