THE COMEDIAN’S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

James Buckley (The Inbetweeners Movie), MyAnna Buring (Kill List), Paul Kaye (Dracula Untold), Neil Stuke (Sliding Doors), Vas Blackwood (Mean Machine), Natalie Stone (Drain Baby), Clair Buckley (Scottish Mussel), Kevin Eldon (Hot Fuzz), Peter Woodward (The Patriot), Jalaal Hartley (The Bible), Richard Sandling (Peep Show), James Mullinger (Assassin), Mark Heap (The World’s End)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mark Murphy (The Crypt), director, writer, producer; James Mullinger (film debut), writer; Alan Latham (I Could Never Be Your Woman), producer; Joan Bordera (The Final Haunting), cinematographer; Dragos Teglas (Awaiting), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

James Mullinger (Buckley) is a struggling comedian who is bombing with audiences, and leads a dull and uneventful life with an even worse job. To add salt to his wound, he is tapped by his boss to interview some top comedians in London and LA for a television special, but in an attempt to try and turn his professional life around he starts to steer the interviews more to his own interests than the outlet he is writing for. Soon, James starts to build up the confidence he needs to get back on the stage and give it his all…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Comedian James Mullinger relives his real-life experiences as a struggling comedian in this funny and uplifting comedy, with Inbetweeners star James Buckley playing his on-screen persona.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2016

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