I Used to Be Funny (2023)

Directed by

Ally Pankiw

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stand-up comedian in Toronto struggles with depression after a young girl she used to nanny goes missing. The film follows her difficult path toward healing and whether she can find her way back to her career and herself.

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What happens

I Used to Be Funny is a 2023 Canadian independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Ally Pankiw. The film stars Rachel Sennott as Sam, a stand-up comedian living in Toronto who is struggling with depression that has impacted her career after Brooke (Olga Petsa), a young girl for whom she previously served as a nanny, goes missing. Sabrina Jalees, Caleb Hearon, Ennis Esmer, Dani Kind, and Jason Jones also star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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