Rent I'm Dying Up Here: Series 1 (2017)
3.8 of 5 from 53 ratings
9h 42min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
From executive producer Jim Carrey and based on the bestselling book by William Knoedelseder, 'I'm Dying Up Here' explores the struggles of "making it big" in the 1970's L.A. comedy scene. Every night, a group of young, up-and-coming comedians wait their turn to perform at Goldie's, the hottest stand-up club in Hollywood. But first they'll have to win over club owner Goldie, who rules the Sunset Strip with an iron fist. For them, stand-up is a drug and they're willing to sacrifice everything to get their fix. Including all 10 witty and sharp episodes and featuring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Ari Graynor (The Disaster Artist), Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine 2) and Michael Angarano (Almost Famous, The Knick). - Actors:
- Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, RJ Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal, Jake Lacy, Ginger Gonzaga, Stephen Guarino, Jonathan C. Daly, Rick Overton, Obba Babatundé, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Nordling, Sara Peña, Xosha Roquemore, Joel Kelley Dauten, Dom Irrera
- Directors:
- Jonathan Levine, Jon S. Baird, Iain B. MacDonald, David Evans, Jake Schreier, Adam Davidson, Kate Dennis, Julie Anne Robinson
- Producers:
- Jeff Shakoor
- Creators:
- David Flebotte, Jim Carrey
- Writers:
- David Flebotte, Jim Carrey, William Knoedelseder, Justin Hillian, Cindy Chupack, Al Madrigal, Jerron Horton, Dave Holstein, Jeff Shakoor, Cindy Caponera, Martin Weiss, Alex Herschlag
- Studio:
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- TV Comedies, TV Dramas
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Reviews (1) of I'm Dying Up Here: Series 1
Dark and Addictive But... - I'm Dying Up Here: Series 1 review by LS
I'm a big fan of the original book by William Knoedelseder and this at best is a loose, and entirely fictional adaption. I love documentaries and perhaps a bit disappointed this wasn't.
At first I found the slower pace and dark themes somewhat offputing, but got drawn in after watching the first episode. The period costumes and facial hair were amusing and you find yourself rooting for the comics to get the Carson couch.
Perhaps the most engaging and addictive things about watching this film are the easter eggs of fact and the puzzle of what elements from the actual people are placed in the stories of the fictional characters. There are no one-to-one correlations; it's very much mix and match. Each character says and does myriad things plucked here and there from actual comedians documented in William Knoedelseder's book. For those that read the book or were fans of standup comedy of the time will have fun guessing which morsel of reality ends up in which character's story.
One big gotcha - the series is listed as the entire season but the discs of the multi-disc set are sent out individually and each counts a credit out of your subscription level, so be prepared to watch only 3 episodes at a time.
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