Elijah Wood bombs on purpose in the most dangerous comedy set you'll ever witness.
Showing that there is always a reason to laugh, stand-up comic Reuben Stein does the most daring set of his life. The consequences will change his life forever and allow him to discover the true nature of performance.
Acting
Elijah Wood's controlled unraveling is genuinely unsettling.
Direction
Schlussel traps you in that room, no escape.
Writing
The joke structure mirrors the character's breakdown.
Director
David Schlussel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schlussel shot this in a real working comedy club with actual unsuspecting audience members who thought they were seeing a regular open mic night.
This quietly predicts the 2010s wave of 'sadcoms' and comedians weaponizing personal trauma for art—Bo Burnham's INSIDE owes it a debt.
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