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Each of these characters has a sharp tongue, and they manage to throw out zingers on a regular basis that will elicit a chuckle every now and again.

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So what about the comedy? Well in that department I can confidently say this series - in its dealing with the lives of comedians - is indeed funny as it tracks the lounge lizards hoping for their big break in the hard life of standup. It is intimidating, and while I get what the show is attempting to accomplish, it just can’t manage to bear the weight of its own aspirations. For this review, I watched the first six episodes of the series and what I just described is only from the first episode! Cassie, meanwhile, is sharing screen time with nearly twenty other characters that each have their own personalities, problems, and plots that are all vying for focus during the show’s running time.

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Clay’s ex-girlfriend Cassie, for example, is dealing with the death of her ex, the inability to get stage time on the mainstage of the Comedy Cellar, proving to Clay’s parents that he committed suicide, struggling with being seen as just a “hot girl” comic, and attempting to find her own voice in the 1970s era of free speech and identity. It never gives you enough time to become fully invested with a certain character or theme before whiplashing you to another series of events. The main problem with I’m Dying Up Here is that it is just all over the place in terms of both characters and overall tone. In the creative world, and especially in the comedic one, this is very prevalent but here, it doesn’t get the attention that it deserves as the focus is on showing us only the world of stand-up comedy overall. This is a very interesting subject to delve into: a comedian who spends most of their time attempting to bring happiness to an audience cannot find said peace for himself. Needless to say, all of Clay’s friends are somewhat taken aback by this series of events, as he was a star on the rise in their eyes, but the secret depression that had haunted him had finally won. Following a fantastic set, Clay is even called up by the late night host to continue the conversation, much to the adulation of his fellow comedians currently watching from the club, “The Comedy Cellar.” Soaking up the spotlight, Appuzzo decides that he has reached the “moutain top of Everest” and takes his own life by stepping in front of a moving bus. Al Madrigal ( The Daily Show) and Jon Daly ( Kroll Show) will also appear.The first episode begins with Clay Appuzzo, a young comedian played by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Sebastian Stan, who has just achieved many comedians’ dream of being given a quick five minute set on the Tonight Show. Additionally, Melissa Leo (The Big Short) will star playing a comedy club owner alongside guest star Dylan Baker ( Ugly Betty) as Johnny Carson. The show, with its primary cast set and stocked with comedic chops from the likes of Clark Duke ( Hot Tub Time Machine, Kick Ass, The Croods), Ari Graynor ( For A Good Time, Call…, Kroll Show, Bad Teacher), Erik Griffin ( Workaholics, Blunt Talk), and Andrew Santino ( Sin City Saints, Arrested Development, Childrens Hospital). The series is based off a book of the same name by William Knoedelseder.

I’m Dying Up Here will dive into the minds of those who have chosen to manipulate an audience into laughter. Jim Carrey will be executive producing a new “dark comedy” set in the celebrated and infamous L.A. And the man who’s character, Fire Marshall Bill, delivered that line just got the greenlight from Showtime. “Let me show you somethin’.” One of the most well known lines in sketch comedy history.

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