A year after a public reckoning stemming from sexual assault allegations, a disgraced comic and one of his victims separately forge a return to stand-up comedy while dealing with the baggage they carry from the fallout.
STANDING UP follows a disgraced comic and one of his victims who each attempt to return to stand-up comedy as a way to overcome the baggage they still carry from the situation, just to find that baggage standing in their way.
When an egocentric college dropout returns to his hometown for a fresh start, he's quickly made public enemy number one and finds himself in a fight for survival against the various townspeople who he's wronged in the past.
When one high king insults another, the fealty of a family is tested as a boy becomes a man, a woman grapples with abandonment and a son tries to keep them all together.
Get up-to-date in industry knowledge, Scripts of the Month and more. By subscribing to our newsletter, you'll never miss the best stuff we have to offer.