Sweeney Killing Sweeney

Sep 11, 2018

1h 41m

★ 9.0

Overview

Aging local standup comic Sweeney, "The Character King", gets an opportunity to do a national cable show out of Los Angeles. The only caveat is that Sweeney must drop the locally referenced material from his act, the biggest pieces being the portrayal of his colorful Boston "characters," that have become a staple of his home field success. Sweeney makes the hard decision to stop doing the characters. But, to his dismay, the characters "come-to-life" and seek their revenge; they try to kill Sweeney.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Canopy Films

Sweeney Killing Sweeney Trailers

Cast

Himself

Lenny Clarke

Gene

Bobby Slayton

Dr. Jonathan Katz

Jonathan Katz

Himself

Frank Santorelli

Himself

Tony V.

Jordan Tofalo

Comedy Club Patron (uncredited)

GeGe Jackson

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