Il proprietario di un club di periferia, un agente immobiliare e suo fratello, un muratore e un impiegato delle ferrovie si incontrano al corso serale di stand-up comedy di Eddie Barni per prepararsi ad un'entrata in scena da tempo attesa. Verrà ad assistere allo spettacolo Bernardo Celli, il talent scout che offrirà ad uno di loro un ingaggio nella sua agenzia Artisti e manager e un contratto per il suo programma comico in prima serata televisiva. Quei 58 minuti prima del debutto saranno l'occasione per confrontarsi sulla reciproca idea di ciò che fa ridere e ciò per cui vale la pena intraprendere il mestiere di comico.

This is a story of an entire family that are members of the LGBT+ community, and their individual/unified stories, struggles, and livelihoods.

Recently unemployed and feeling a little bit lost, Maria takes part in stand-up class and ends up on a competition tour for novice comedians.

An aspiring comedian kidnaps his friends to prove to them that he is objectively funny.

"The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno," the first stand up comedy special featuring Jay Leno with 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of Leno's classic comedy club. act that made him a star. The show took an "American Idol" approach to stand-up comedy with Jay Leno hosting a competition that features competing stand up comics Ray Combs, Howie Gold, Jeff Gerbino and Steve Oedekerk performing in front of a live crowd and a panel of celebrity judges that includes funnyman Fred Willard.