在这部喜剧演员生存指南喜剧片中,James Mullinger 为成为一个著名的喜剧演员奋斗着（基于同名，一位真实的喜剧演员人生编著），他遇到了他人生的十字路口；没有人愿意看他的表演，他的妻子也厌倦可这种生活，并且他的老板给了他最后通牒-赶快提升，不要再做独角喜剧，否则坚持这样演喜剧，最终失去工作。在他的伤口上撒盐的是，他的老板把他送到洛杉矶去采访在现实杂志中才能见到的伟大的喜剧演员。当通过和他前辈英雄们度过时光后，一丝再次投身于独角喜剧的热情在他的体内燃烧起来。
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 comedy and lose his job. To add salt to the wound, his boss sends him to L.A. to interview some of the greatest comedians alive for the magazine. Through spending time with his former heroes, a faint glimmer of his passion for stand-up comedy begins to stir again...
