The Unbookables

"Take A Ride on Comedy's Dark Side"

Aug 1 2017 Not Rated 1h 35m
Comedy, Documentary

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?

Plot

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?

Written by

Jeff Pearson

Directed by

Jeff Pearson

Cast

Andy Andrist, Brett Erikson, James Inman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Unbookables - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
151
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA