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Waiting for the Punchline
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Waiting for the Punchline

Feb 22, 2019
1h 11m
★ 8.0

Overview

A Rooster Teeth documentary by Mat Hames following podcaster Nick Scarpino as he works to reinvent himself as a standup comedian working comedy clubs in San Francisco.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Kinda Funny
Alpheus Media

Waiting for the Punchline Trailers

Cast

Nick Scarpino

Self

Nick Scarpino

Tony Sparks

Self

Tony Sparks

Geoff Ramsey

Self

Geoff Ramsey

Elyse Willems

Self

Elyse Willems

James Willems

Self

James Willems

Andy Cortez

Self

Andy Cortez

Greg Miller

Self

Greg Miller

Tim Gettys

Self

Tim Gettys

Kevin Coello

Self

Kevin Coello

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