The Jimmy Show is a 2002 drama written and directed by Frank Whaley, based on an Off-Broadway play by Jonathan Marc Sherman. The film stars Whaley, Carla Gugino, and Ethan Hawke.
The film centers on the life of Jimmy O'Brien (Frank Whaley), a supermarket clerk by day and a standup comedian by night. He lives with his wife (Carla Gugino), daughter, and a disabled grandmother. Jimmy's aspiration to succeed contrasts sharply with the numbness of his pothead friend Ray (Ethan Hawke), who is just trying to get by.
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