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The Unbookables (2012)
Just...no
They're not good comics, except for Sean Rouse, who the producers disappear from most of the film. You start with the idea that an unbookable comic means their material is too edgy, but you soon learn that these comics think their material is too edgy and that's why they're booed off stage. Not true. They're booed because they're hacks and drunks and they think their personal crises are dramatic and important. They would be if they were celebrities but they're not. One gets the impression that Doug Stanhope thinks his own comedic genius comes from being edgy and shocking--maybe that's part of it but watch his specials. Doug Stanhope can construct a joke. He can create tension. These alcoholics are open mic wanna bes and I think that's why Doug isn't in the film. Its embarrassing.