This Is A Stand-Up!
1990 · 10 min · Comedy
After a rough, unsuccessful show at the club, a pitiful stand-up comedian goes to a convenience store in the middle of the night to get cigarettes, but only to desperately try to make a weary, Indian clerk laugh.
Directed by Richard Hankin · Written by Richard Hankin
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- P Phil Stein The Comedian
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Tirlok Malik Vijay - B Bronwyn Truex The Woman
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