Diary of a Young Comic

Gary Weis

1979•67 min.•

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.

TV Movie
Comedy

Cast

Richard Lewis
Billy Goldstein / Gondola
Dom DeLuise
Himself
George Jessel
Himself
Bill Macy
Herbert Gondolstein
Stacy Keach
Mr. Porzinski
Michael Lerner
Billy's agent
Linda Kerridge
Billy's neighbor
Gary Mule Deer
Himself
Nina van Pallandt
Herself
Richard Dimitri
Billy's therapist

Crew

Gary Weis
Directing
Richard Lewis
Writing
TC
Terry Climer
Editing
Loudon Wainwright III
Sound
Erik Daarstad
Crew
BT
Bennett Tramer
Writing