The Unbookables
Take A Ride on Comedy's Dark Side
Genres
Overview
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
2012-01-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.6
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