I Used to Be Funny

I Used to Be Funny

2024•1h 46m•6.7/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(61)

Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her disappearance.

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Production

Barn 12, Crave

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Rachel Sennott

Rachel Sennott

Sam Cowell

Olga Petsa

Olga Petsa

Brooke Renner

Jason Jones

Jason Jones

Cameron Renner

Sabrina Jalees

Sabrina Jalees

Paige

Caleb Hearon

Caleb Hearon

Philip

Ennis Esmer

Ennis Esmer

Noah

Dani Kind

Dani Kind

Jill

Hoodo Hersi

Hoodo Hersi

Zara

Dan Beirne

Dan Beirne

Tim

Stephen Alexander

Stephen Alexander

Nathan

Miguel Rivas

Miguel Rivas

Officer Conrad Lawrence

Marvin Kaye

Marvin Kaye

Officer Jim Gerrard

Paloma Nuñez

Female Defense Lawyer

Kathy Imrie

Kathy Imrie

Judge Mathers

Janice Mendes

Janice Mendes

Female Police Officer

Matia Jackett

Matia Jackett

Candace

Daniel Woodrow

Daniel Woodrow

Waiter

D.J. Mausner

D.J. Mausner

School Receptionist

Anna Vlachos

Anna Vlachos

News Anchor

Hannah Spear

Hannah Spear

Laura Renner

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