Diary of a Young Comic (1979)

7.0/10 67 min TV Movie Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Lewis

Billy Goldstein / Gondola

Dom DeLuise

Himself

George Jessel

Himself

Bill Macy

Herbert Gondolstein

Stacy Keach

Mr. Porzinski

Michael Lerner

Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent

Linda Kerridge

Billy's neighbor

Gary Mule Deer

Himself

Nina van Pallandt

Herself

Richard Dimitri

Dr. Alexander Biff Mendez - Billy's therapist

Bernie Brillstein

Himself

Murphy Dunne

Budd Friedman

Himself

Bryan Gordon

Bunny Summers

Bunny Gondolstein

Tim Thomerson

Lucifer

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