A millennial slacker comedy that's too real for comfort—and weirdly comforting for it.
Ben, a wannabe stand up comedian in Melbourne, doesn't live for the weekend like the O'Jays hit song, in fact he finds that philosophy kinda depressing. Spending most of his life on the stage, in his Uber and hanging out with his friends, he floats through life wondering - is there more to this?
Acting
Jackson Tozer's painfully real deadpan—comedy as emotional armor.
Direction
Michael Jones captures Melbourne's beige, beautiful aimlessness.
Writing
Dialogue that stumbles like actual humans, not movie people.
Director
Michael Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Michael Jones shot this guerrilla-style across Melbourne's actual comedy clubs, with many scenes featuring real open-mic nights.
The title's ironic twist on the O'Jays' 'Living for the Weekend' captures a generation that finds that ethos existentially exhausting rather than liberating.
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