2.5 Paws
Seen recently at Film Streams
I admire standup comics, but I don't like watching them perform. It's too much pressure - on the comedian to be funny and on the audience to laugh. What if it's not funny? Life is already too full of awkward moments to purposefully set yourself up for more.
That being said, Mike Birbiglia (Matt Pandamiglio), the want-to-be-comedian, is kind of funny. His parents are kind of entertaining, and the visual depiction of his sleepwalking problem is kind of clever. It's also kind of nice to see Lauren Ambrose (Abby, Matt's girlfriend/fiance) on the big screen - her Claire was the best part of Six Feet Under before it got kind of boring in its later years.
Is this one going to pummel you into comedic submission like a Lewis Black performance? Nope. But kind of is okay.
Bonus Bones: 0
Matt can barely take care of himself, let alone a dog.
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