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The Unbookables
The Unbookables

The Unbookables

Take A Ride on Comedy's Dark Side

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DocumentaryComedy

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The Unbookables is a narrative documentary about stand-up comics who have spent their careers pushing limits--on stage and off. Relegated to small venues and touring in a crappy van through the Midwest they careen between the desire to succeed and the reality that there may be nothing left to lose. Road life is far from glamorous: comics come and go and cruel pranks and hard drinking punctuate their obsidian dark comedy on stage. They succeed and fail-spectacularly. When they face being fired for going too far on stage, the conflict culminates in a showdown: compromise or double down?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

19 January 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Andy Andrist

Andy Andrist

Himself

Brett Erikson

Brett Erikson

Himself

James Inman

James Inman

Himself

Kristine Levine

Kristine Levine

Herself

Travis Lipski

Travis Lipski

Himself

Sean Rouse

Sean Rouse

Himself

Brendon Walsh

Brendon Walsh

Himself

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