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This Is A Stand-Up!
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This Is A Stand-Up!

1990-01-01 · 10 min · Not rated

Comedy

After a rough, unsuccessful show at the club, a pitiful stand-up comedian goes to a convenience store in the middle of the night to get cigarettes, but only to desperately try to make a weary, Indian clerk laugh.

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Directors
Richard Hankin
Production companies
Columbia University School of the Arts, Last Laugh Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Phil SteinThe Comedian
Tirlok MalikTirlok MalikVijay
Bronwyn TruexThe Woman

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