Diary of a Young Comic

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Diary of a Young Comic

7.3 | 1h7m | en | Comedy

A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.

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7.3 | 1h7m | en | Comedy , TV Movie | More Info

Released: February. 03,1979 | Released Producted By: Above Average Productions Inc. , Late Nite Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Richard Lewis , Dom DeLuise , George Jessel

Director

Erik Daarstad

Producted By

Above Average Productions Inc. , Late Nite

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Trailers & Images

Cast

Richard Lewis

as Billy Goldstein / Gondola

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos Bucky and the Squirrels The Great Buster: A Celebration She's Funny That Way Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Vamps Looking for Lenny Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Confessions of an Action Star

Dom DeLuise

as Himself

Living in TV Land Girl Play I Love Muppets The Brainiacs.com Lion of Oz An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Boys Will Be Boys Baby Geniuses An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

George Jessel

as Himself

Sid & Judy Juke Box Rhythm

Reviews

D A I really like Richard Lewis, more as a concept than the actual performance. This movie is not autobiographical, the character he plays is much less neurotic than his stand up performances. It stands up okay as made-for-TV fair, I remember first seeing it during the summer when Saturday Night Live took its vacation. Basic story is a young stand-up tries to figure out how he should perform.. He tries all the different styles, impressionist, prop comic, insulting comic, but in the end finds out he should just be himself. Cameos by old school comics don't do a whole lot, and the Marilyn Monroe look a like girlfriend goes nowhere. Not bad, just TV fare. I give it a 6.