Diary of a Young Comic

Diary of a Young Comic (1979)

A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.

Date of release
1979-02-03
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
TV Movie, Comedy
Director
Gary Weis

Casting

Interesting facts

Diary of a Young Comic is a 1979 made-for-television comedy film starring Richard Lewis, Dom DeLuise and George Jessel and directed by Gary Weis.

Production

Prior to Diary of a Young Comic, director Gary Weis was the creator over 45 short film segments for Saturday Night Live (SNL). SNL's creator, Lorne Michaels, served as the film's executive producer.

The script was written by Richard Lewis and Bennett Tramer, based on a story originally conceived by Weis. Weis decided to put Lewis in the film after watching him perform at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Tramer approached Lewis after one of his stand up sets at The Improv and suggested that Lewis might be a good fit for a project he was working on with Weis.

NBC aired the film on February 3, 1979, during SNL's timeslot, while the show was on hiatus.

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