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Jorgy Cruz's Funny Pains will be available On Demand May 26 from Passion River Films.
The feature documentary features Nikki Glaser, whose recent Netflix stand-up comedy special Bangin made the NY Times' Best Comedy Specials on Netflix list. Jim Norton, another comic with real estate on Netflix with his special Mouthful of Shame, is also featured. Hot comedians Bonnie McFarlane, Andrew Shultz, Yamaneika Saunders, Krystyna Hutchinson, Rich Vos and Mehran Khaghani, who also have specials released on Netflix, Comedy Central, YouTube and other platforms, round out this elite cast of working comics. Krystyna Hutchinson, co-host of the popular feminist podcast Guys We F'd served as executive producer, along with Pablo Minier, Tahuanty Pena, and Daria Scoccimarro.
Funny Pains follows stand-up comedian Wendi Starling, whose career, working process and life are closely examined in the film, as she navigates one of the entertainment's toughest, most competitive professions - all during the height of the #MeToo movement, feminism, and the infiltration of stand-up comedy by the politically correct. Above all else, the film delves into serious issues of sexual assault and mental health, with Starling revealing her not-so-private personal traumas. Watch the trailer at the link. |
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