The Joke Thief takes us on a journey of one man’s last hurrah. Simon McCabe is a standup comedian who has been making people laugh for 35 years. All his life he has been the life of the party, but now he is tired, miserable and almost washed up since he’s never got a lucky break due to a reputation of joke stealing. One fateful night, his longtime friend and fellow comedian convinces a comedy club owner to give Simon some stage time and one last shot at redemption. On the ride down to his gig, Simon takes us on a whirlwind journey of his life, as he replays back special moments in an emotional series of flashbacks that made him the sad, funny man that he is today.

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The Joke Thief (2018)

PG-13

Drama · 1h 21m · 4/16/2018

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The Joke Thief takes us on a journey of one man’s last hurrah. Simon McCabe is a standup comedian who has been making people laugh for 35 years. All his life he has been the life of the party, but now he is tired, miserable and almost washed up since he’s never got a lucky break due to a reputation of joke stealing. One fateful night, his longtime friend and fellow comedian convinces a comedy club owner to give Simon some stage time and one last shot at redemption. On the ride down to his gig, Simon takes us on a whirlwind journey of his life, as he replays back special moments in an emotional series of flashbacks that made him the sad, funny man that he is today.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

Canada
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Cast
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Frank D'Angelo

Simon McCabe
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Sugith Varughese

Jerry the Uber Driver
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Daniel Baldwin

Freddy C.
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Francesco Antonio

Young Simon McCabe
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John Ashton

Joseph Rogers
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Keisha Augustin

Nurse
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Jason Blicker

William McCabe
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Jordan Caprice

Young Sammy
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Jerry Caringi

Comedian
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Alyson Court

Margaret Fellows
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Joseph D'Angelo

Flashback Simon
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Rob Deboer

Bartender
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Marnie Delwo

Woman in restaurant
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Jeff Elliott

Comedian
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Glen Foster

Comedian
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Linda Gale

Audrey McCabe
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Brooke Gamble

Bartender
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Gary Gamble

Bartender
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Art Hindle

Brian McCabe
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Richard James

Bartender
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Steven Joel Kerzner

Comedian
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Mike Marino

Comedian
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Domenico Martino

Child Simon
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Amanda Martínez

William's wife
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Julie McCullough

Comedian
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Constantine Meglis

Comedian
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Tony Nardi

Frances Sellano
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Jack Newman

Fritz the waiter
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Julian Nicholson

Car buyer
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Jim Pagiamtzis

Night club patron
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Enrico Rennella

Waiter
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Jessica Thomas

Woman in restaurant
Crew
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Frank D'Angelo

Director
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Frank D'Angelo

Writer
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