Known as one of the hardest jobs in comedy, the audience warm-up. They have to be just as funny as your favorite late night host, but they’re also legally obligated to point out the fire exits, and no one has come to see them. In this feature documentary we dive into the trenches of this little known job with long-time warm-up comedian Ryan Riess who meets some familiar faces along the way that cut their teeth in the role before breaking out in front of the camera, and a few who just never made it out.
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Majo and Cris, a millennial couple in their thirties, spend her birthday at his parents’ home. Majo hopes he’ll finally propose, but when she realizes Cris doesn’t believe in marriage, tensions rise. But at the end, he caves in.
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Leave Them Wanting Less follows comedian Tom Simmons through a high-stakes experiment: filming three full-length stand-up specials in three nights, all at the same venue. As Tom moves from green room nerves to the spotlight and back again, the documentary captures the exhaustion, self-doubt, and unexpected moments of transcendence that arise when one man tries to outpace time, expectations, and himself.
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Over one wild, sweltering summer day and night in their East Village tenement, streetwise hustler Bunny and his best friend Dino scheme with a crew of eccentric neighbors to cover up a dead body. Chaos reigns as the clock ticks and the heat rises.
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Joachim Trier reunites with Renate Reinsve for an intimate, darkly comedic drama about art, family, and emotional inheritance. Reinsve plays Nora Borg, a celebrated stage actress unsettled by her mother’s death and the quiet unraveling that follows. When her long-absent father, a once-renowned filmmaker (Stellan Skarsgård), resurfaces with a script written for her, buried tensions flare. Her refusal sends him seeking validation elsewhere — including from an American movie star (Elle Fanning) — only deepening the rift.
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Your ticket Includes 3 TV/Episodic Comedies
- Livvie Grace's Bad Bitch Bucket List
- How We Grieve
- Gumshoes
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Almost Midnight is where NYCFF lets things get weird — in the best way. The crowd is loud, the jokes hit harder, and going to bed on time is not part of the plan.
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