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Standing Up

2022 · 1 season

A warm, witty look at chasing creative dreams, mixing laughs with the sting of rejection and self-doubt.

Overview
From odd jobs to the hunt for viral fame, making a career in stand-up comedy isn't easy, but four friends risk everything to make the world laugh.
Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • identity
  • work
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Fanny Herrero
Written by
Lison Daniel, Judith Havas, Fanny Herrero
Starring
Jean Siuen, Mariama Gueye, Younès Boucif, Elsa Guedj, Marc Riso, Olivier Kissita, Mouss Zouheyri, Maï Anh Le
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
France
Languages
French

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