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The Funny Farm (1983)

The Funny Farm poster
Directed by
Ron Clark
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stand-up comedian from Cleveland moves to Los Angeles to perform at a comedy club run by a woman. He joins other struggling comedians as they try to make it in the comedy scene.

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What happens

The Funny Farm is a 1983 Canadian comedy drama film directed and written by Ron Clark. The film follows a stand-up comedian from Cleveland who joins others struggling at a woman's Los Angeles comedy club. The film was made in 1981, but not released until 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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