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Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 67 min | Comedy

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Diary of a Young Comic (1979)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 67 min | Comedy

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.

Director

Gary Weis

Writers

Bennett Tramer (teleplay by) (as Bennett Tranner) | Richard Lewis (teleplay by) | Gary Weis (story by)

Producers

George Van Noy (producer) | Gary Weis (producer)

Composer

Loudon Wainwright III

Cinematographer

Erik Daarstad

Editor

Terry Climer (videotape editor)

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Updated Feb 3, 1979

Release date

Feb 3, 1979 (United States)

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Lewis Billy Gondolstein / Gondola Billy Gondolstein / Gondola See fewer	Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Gypsy Boots Self Self See fewer	Apartment 12 (2000)
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Dom DeLuise Self (as Dom De Louise) Self (as Dom De Louise) See fewer	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Richard Dimitri Dr. Alexander Biff Mendez Dr. Alexander Biff Mendez See fewer	Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Murphy Dunne Actor Actor See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Budd Friedman Self (as Bud Friedman) Self (as Bud Friedman) See fewer	Funny People (2009)
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Richard Karron Cab Driver Cab Driver See fewer	History of the World: Part I (1981)
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Linda Kerridge Linda Linda See fewer	Fade to Black (1980)
Michael Lerner Norman Greenleaf Norman Greenleaf See fewer	Barton Fink (1991)
Bill Macy Herbert Gondolstein Herbert Gondolstein See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
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Jessica Miller Actress Actress See fewer	Diary of a Young Comic (1979)
Gary Mule Deer Gary Mule Deer Gary Mule Deer See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Bunny Summers Bertha Gondolstein Bertha Gondolstein See fewer	Re-Animator (1985)
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