Shtickmen

A wry, low-key mockumentary that ambles through the small humiliations of chasing laughs, more gently amusing than laugh-out-loud.

Directed by

Eric Jewell, Jeff Hays

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Dean Lewis, David Wilk, Johnny Crass

Tagline

Dying is easy... comedy is hard

Overview

While he struggles to make rent by teaching defensive-driving courses and comedy classes, a small-time Dallas comic named Jerry Martin (Dean Lewis) sets his sights on a career-making comedy contest at a local club. David Wilk also stars as Jerry's annoyingly successful nemesis Jim "Buckeye" Marvin, who will serve as a judge at the competition. This mockumentary screened at a dozen international film festivals, winning awards at five.

How it feels

Measured and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, work, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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