Chop & Steele

Chop & Steele

Jokes are cheap. Lawyers are not.

2022 · 77 min · ★ 7.6 · Documentary, Comedy

Follows childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.

Directed by Ben Steinbauer · Written by Alex MacKenzie

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