

Struggling comedian James Mullinger (based on the eponymous, real-life comedian) has come to a crossroads in his life, no one wants to see him perform, his wife is fed up, and his day time boss has given him an ultimatum - take a promotion and never do stand up again, or stick to the cmedy and lose his job. But when a work assigment forces him to spend time with his former heroes, a faint glimmer of his passion for stand-up comedy begins to stir again...