Fifteen years of trying, an overlooked stand-up has one last shot to make it in Hollywood before she packs everything up and goes home to become a dental assistant.

SYNOPSIS:

Jeanie Overstreet moved out to Los Angeles after college to become a comedy television writer. Fifteen years later, her hard work hasn’t panned out and she’s hit an all time low. Failed screenwriter, stand-up career a bust and currently, an out-of-work executive assistant – she’s nowhere near making her dreams come true. What’s worse, is watching most of her contemporaries soar as she falls deeper into emotional debt. With a thousand reasons to move back home to Upstate New York hanging over her head, Jeanie looks for one last sign to stay and not feel as if all the years spent pursing her dreams have been a waste of time. Then out of the blue, she gets an interview for a big A-list director and though she’s exactly what the director needs, his right hand producer tells her he can’t hire her -- because she’s not “hot.”

Utterly defeated, Jeanie starts making her plans to GTFO of LA. Though, not before she stops at one of the only safe spaces in town -- the weekly open mic at the coffee shop where she began her mediocre stand-up career. It’s been a minute since she was there last; too many bad memories linger, including that of her ex-comic boyfriend Ian. Back in the day, her bold humor turned heads, including his but it wasn’t enough for an agent or producer to take a chance on her or for Ian to stick around. Those agents and managers adored Ian though, mainly because he stole all of his material from Jeanie.

At the mic, Jeanie meets a young hot comic named Turner, who reveals he’s been a fan of hers for a long time. Not feeling so invisible, they develop an unlikely friendship that turns into Turner falling for Jeanie. Burned by one too many self-absorbed, man-child comics, Jeanie friend zones him for her emotional safety.

To keep the bills at bay, Jeanie does any freelance job she can get with the ultimate insult occurring when she’s hired as an extra in a music video directed by her ex, Ian. Jeanie is so ready to be done with everything but then, miraculously, she makes the semi-finals of a writing diversity program she’s tried for years to be a part of. Again, she nails the interview and even though she has Native American heritage, when she nonchalantly identifies herself as “an average-American middle-class white girl,” the opportunity to advance slips away.

Empty, Jeanie let’s her guard down and takes refuge in Turner’s arms. His motives for being with her soon become murky when he asks Jeanie to help him get on a prestigious television comedy game show one of her old, now big shot, comedian friend hosts. When she won’t help, Turner gets distant. Feeling bad, Jeanie goes to support Turner at the coffee shop where they’re holding stand-up auditions for a big time, late night, talk show host. Before he sees Jeanie is there, she ends up overhearing Turner bash her to the other comics auditioning and it’s like déjà vu. It’s clear, like Ian, Turner was only using her to further his own comedy career.

Jeanie is now absolutely done with Hollywood but she’s not leaving without a fight. She gets herself onto the audition list last minute, right before Turner is to go up and using all her rage; she just eviscerates the audience, which ends in a standing ovation. When Turner follows, the weight of his own inexperience makes him crumble. He leaves the stage humiliated and Jeanie vindicated.

Triumphant and determined, Jeanie leaves the coffee shop only to have Ian chase after her. He was in the room and was thoroughly impressed with her set. So much so, he suggests they reconcile. In that magical moment we all wish for after someone has broken us, Jeanie tells him to – fuck off, before walking away with a smile.

On her last day in her apartment, an old friend calls and has gotten Jeanie an interview with her dream producer. Why now? Reluctant to go, Jeanie humors her friend and goes to the office. But when this Producer interviewing her eyes the receptionist’s legs more than Jeanie’s credits, she snaps and reams the Producer a new one in front of his staff, giving the double birds to him as she leaves.

Completely at peace, Jeanie freedom walks to her car only to be stopped by the late night, talk show’s talent scout. He just witnessed her outburst upstairs and saw her set last night and has an offer. Her no bullshit attitude is exactly what the big time, talk show host wants for his new Netflix show, will she come be his sidekick?

Gob smacked, Jeanie just stares. All she can think is – I guess you have to give up on life, in order to get what you want.