American Comic

American Comic

NR 2025 · 85 min · Comedy

A mockumentary that follows two comedians, one an image-obsessed social climber in Los Angeles and the other a degenerate podcaster in Ohio, as their ironically similar egotism threatens to end their wildly different careers.

Directed by Daniel J. Clark · Written by Joe Kwaczala

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