The Opening Act

The Opening Act (2020)

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The film follows Will Chu whose true life passion is to become a stand-up comedian. He is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show, opening for his hero, Billy G. Chu has to decide if he wants to continue the life he has set up or to pursue his dream, the life of a comedian.

Date of release
2020-10-16
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Steve Byrne

Casting

Interesting facts

The Opening Act is a 2020 American comedy film written and directed by Steve Byrne, in his directorial debut. It stars Jimmy O. Yang, Alex Moffat, Cedric the Entertainer, Neal Brennan, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Jermaine Fowler, Ken Jeong, Russell Peters, and Debby Ryan.

Production

In June 2018, it was announced Jimmy O. Yang, Neal Brennan, Russell Peters, Debby Ryan, Bill Burr, Anjelah Johnson, Tom Segura and Roy Wood Jr. had joined the cast of the film, with Steve Byrne, directing from a screenplay he wrote. Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley will serve as producers under their Wild West Picture Show Productions banner.

In June 2018, it was reported that principal photography for the film had already begun in Los Angeles. The Radio Station scene was filmed on the Cal State Fullerton campus.

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