The Opening Act

Name: The Opening Act
Genre: Comedy
Released: October 16, 2020
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Alex Moffat, Allison Dunbar, Antonio Raul Corbo, Ashley Fink, Bill Burr

2020

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RLJE Films | Release Date: October 16, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Alex Moffat, Allison Dunbar, Antonio Raul Corbo, Ashley Fink, Bill Burr, Butch Bradley, Cedric the Entertainer, Debby Ryan, Felipe Esparza, Iliza Shlesinger, Jermaine Fowler, Jimmy O. Yang, Ken Jeong, Mircea Monroe, Neal Brennan, Tom Segura, Valerie Azlynn, Whitney Cummings

Summary: Will Chu is stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in life, becoming a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he's been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies andWill Chu is stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in life, becoming a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he's been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things get off to a rough start. Even if he can learn from his idols and overcome the challenges, he'll have to prove he has what it takes to make his dream a reality.… Expand

Director: Steve Byrne

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Oct 16, 2020

It's a very insightful insider-baseball look at the creative process. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Oct 17, 2020

Becoming a successful stand-up comic is an uphill climb, one that not everybody is cut out for, and The Opening Act is a likable ode to those hard knocks. Read full review

Robyn Bahr

Oct 19, 2020

Perhaps Byrne wants to keep his hour-and-a-half story light, but it's so airy it practically floats away. Read full review

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Ralfbergs

Apr 25, 2021

While I enjoyed the movie showing kinda how it is to try to be in comedy and how it is for aspiring comedian, I felt the humor part was a bit lacking in it. I do enjoy all comedians there and main character has been great too in whatever I watched before too, but yeah for higher rating notWhile I enjoyed the movie showing kinda how it is to try to be in comedy and how it is for aspiring comedian, I felt the humor part was a bit lacking in it. I do enjoy all comedians there and main character has been great too in whatever I watched before too, but yeah for higher rating not that memorable so 6… Expand

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