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.
- Released
- 1979-02-03
- Genres
- TV Movie, Comedy
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gary Weis
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Richard Lewis as Billy Goldstein / Gondola
- Dom DeLuise as Himself
- George Jessel as Himself
- Bill Macy as Herbert Gondolstein
- Stacy Keach as Mr. Porzinski
- Michael Lerner as Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent
- Linda Kerridge as Billy's neighbor
- Gary Mule Deer as Himself
- Nina van Pallandt as Herself
- Richard Dimitri as Dr. Alexander Biff Mendez - Billy's therapist
- Gypsy Boots as Himself
- Marvin Braverman
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