The three guys are stand up comics. Wild and crazy and very very hip, their unique blend of intellectual and slap stick humor propels them from unpaid neophyte performers to the Johnny Carson Show, instant stardom, and their own television show. Then, commercial success evaporates the magic. "Riotous!. . . Bursting with daring ideas about how to do musicals. It transforms stand up comedy into new unexpected forms of theatrical energy."-- N.Y. Times. "Breezy, funny, vulgar, fresh athletic, corny, sentimental and irresistible. The entire conception is strikingly original and oh those three guys! Should run as long as there's a laugh in us."-- N.Y. Daily News.
Hope this helps you.. Our theatre has done it.. Not my favorite..
Unfortunately, the show has become rather dated. It is set in the 1980's, when there was a stand-up comedy explosion (I remember five comedy clubs openining in Chicago within a few years - four of them have sonce closed.) There is a whole song about "getting on Carson". And of course, every hot stand-up gets his own sitcom (which still happens, somewhat).
It does have some great songs, though - "Angry Guy" and "I Don't Believe in Heroes Anymore" are outstanding.
Jon is right. It's a rather dated show. Extremely 1980's. I used to really like the show but now I find it a bit schmaltzy.
The show is about 3 stand up comedians and how they cope with their career and family life.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
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