Unemployed actor Kati gets a job as a tomato on a commercial. Turns out that the gig is not what she expected.
Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice.
Mirrorball
2000
8
Azumaya and Takato are set to star in "Blood Wedding," a two-person play that incorporates flamenco dancing; Takato decides to travel to Spain to learn about passion.
劇場版 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。～スペイン編～
2021
7
Stranded in a small town, true love prepares a spoiled movie star for the role of a lifetime... herself.
Catch a Falling Star
2000
5
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Shakespeare in Love
1998
6
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Tootsie
1982
7
An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
Cats Don't Dance
1997
7
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
My Favorite Year
1982
6
In order to save her daytime soap drama from cancellation, head writer Maggie must convince Darin, fan favorite actor and her real-life ex-boyfriend, to return to the show.
A Little Daytime Drama
2021
6
A young aging actress reconnects with her former scene partner to ask a vital favor that could change the course of her career.
Baby Face
2023
10
A running feud between Star Trek actors Brent Spiner and Levar Burton is the basis for this TV comedy pilot.
Brentwood
2018
8
Filmed live at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, the self-proclaimed sweatiest woman in show business brings you her first ever standup special. Told in three acts and influenced heavily by her loves of surrealism and Russia, with multiple scripted sketches and filmed segments, her unique brand of humor will have you laughing while wondering, “is she ok?”.
Help Me I'm Dying
2019
6
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
6
Actor Tiina Vainio has to make an audition tape in a hotel room as soon as possible for the role of her life.
Thank You in Your Language
2022
6
A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Only When I Laugh
1981
5
It's a Grand Old Nag
1947
6
Squeezing out every drop of opportunity she has left, a young actress in the final rounds of her dream drama school audition is willing to risk and sacrifice everything (and everyone) to get what she desires.
Konstnärssjäl
2025
0
A college freshman takes advantage of a rumor, straining the relationships with those around him.
The Egg
2025
0
A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.
Le Carrosse d'or
1952
7
GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.
Ghosted
2023
7
Against the backdrop of Hime Island in the Genkai Sea, the film calmly depicts the daily life of the island woven by a pure-hearted young man aspiring to become an actor, a mediocre actor who comes from the city to instruct him in acting, and the unique islanders.
ここに、幸あり
2003
0