The Show Can't Go On!

The Show Can't Go On!

Iffy actors. Conveyor-belt crew. One burned-out sketch comedy director.

2021 · 87 min · Comedy

In what appears to be her last show, a burned out sketch comedy writer/director shares a behind the scenes look at the "mounting and sustaining" of "Orange Is the New Orange"; a sketch comedy show that skates on the edge of disaster. It's a look at "what could go wrong, that did go wrong." In this 90-minute mockumentary, Orange County Crazies founder Cherie Kerr finds herself in the middle of the most stressful production of her 40-year career. It starts with the first table read and takes the audience to the final curtain--the last night of the run.

Directed by Cherie Kerr · Written by Cherie Kerr

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