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1979 TV Movie Comedy 1h 7m

Diary of a Young Comic

A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.

7.0 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Richard Lewis

Billy Goldstein / Gondola

Dom DeLuise

Himself

George Jessel

Himself

Bill Macy

Herbert Gondolstein

Stacy Keach

Mr. Porzinski

Michael Lerner

Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent

Linda Kerridge

Billy's neighbor

Gary Mule Deer

Himself

Nina van Pallandt

Herself

Richard Dimitri

Dr. Alexander Biff Mendez - Billy's therapist

Gypsy Boots

Himself

Marvin Braverman

Bernie Brillstein

Himself

Tony DeLia

Murphy Dunne

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