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Title: Punchline (1988)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sally Field | ... | Lilah Krytsick | |
| Tom Hanks | ... | Steven Gold | |
| John Goodman | ... | John Krytsick | |
| Mark Rydell | ... | Romeo | |
| Kim Greist | ... | Madeline Urie | |
| Paul Mazursky | ... | Arnold | |
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Pam Matteson | ... | Utica Blake |
| George McGrath | ... | Singing Nun (as George Michael McGrath) | |
| Taylor Negron | ... | Albert Emperato | |
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Barry Neikrug | ... | Krug |
| Ángel Salazar | ... | Rico (as Angel Salazar) | |
| Damon Wayans | ... | Percy | |
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Joycee Katz | ... | Joycee |
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Mac Robbins | ... | Billy Lane |
| Max Alexander | ... | Mister Ball | |
Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school. He and several others work regularly at the Gas Station, a New York comedy club. The wages are lousy and everybody hopes for the big break. Lilah Krytsick is housewife with an ambition to be a stand-up comedian, however she doesnt seem to have the talent. Steven takes her under his wings and teaches her the art of comedy and humour. But when a TV station arranges a comedy evening at the club, Steve sees his opportunity for fame and stardom. Their friendship seems quickly forgotten and now it's every man and woman for him- or herself! Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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A reviewer once complained that "Punchline" commits an unforgivable sin by being an unfunny movie about stand up comics. For anyone who agrees, try looking "irony" up in the dictionary - it's an element that's occasionally used outside of the literary world.
The film's deliberately awkward and painful scenes illustrate the point, "Lady, nothing is a joke to me. That's why I'm in comedy. And that's why you're not."
The same reviewer made the hilarious claim that comics never tell jokes out of compulsion or denial, but simply because "they love making other people laugh." newsflash: creative and hysterical people are often highly dysfunctional! :D thank you goodnight!