Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Brett Butler, David Cross, and Denis Leary all gave C.K. money to make the film. Jerry Seinfeld turned him down.
According to C.K., HBO provided him with $50,000 to make a print of the film. C.K. wanted to leave his position at The Chris Rock Show (1997) and Rock told HBO that he would quit the series if C.K. did not return. C.K. told HBO that he would return to the show if they gave him the money to print the film. C.K. was able to take the print to the Sundance Film Festival and returned for another season of the show.
In the midst of production, Louis C.K. ran out of money for the film's budget. He showed a clip of the film during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) and asked for investors to help him finish the film. He received the money he needed.
Amy Poehler and Conan O'Brien would later work on The Simpsons (1989) on different occasions. O Brian used to write episodes for the show from 1991 to 1993 while Poehler voiced Jenda from 2005 to 2014. Poehler would then create her own show for Fox called Shinsan no ketsubetsu (2006) years later