Trailer for Showtime's 1970-Set Stand-Up Comedy Series I'M DYING UP HERE

Showtime has released a trailer for a fantastic looking stand-up comedy series called I'm Dying Up Here. The series is set Los Angeles in the 1970s, and it "delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh."

Jim Carrey is an executive producer on the one-hour series, which is set in a time where the careers of comedy legends like David Letterman, Jay Leno and Richard Pryor were launched. The story follows a fictional group of "competitive but close-knit comedians... mentored by 'Goldie' (Melissa Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist, but nurtures her comedians with tough love. For Goldie and her crew, there’s truly no such thing as an easy laugh."

Dying Up Here stars Melissa Leo (Wayward Pines, Treme), Ari Graynor (Bad Teacher), Michael Angarano (The Knick), Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine), Andrew Santino (Mixology), Erik Griffin (Workaholics), RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Al Madrigal (The Daily Show), and Jake Lacy (Obvious Child).

There will also be recurring guest stars including Stephen Guarino (Happy Endings), Brianne Howey (Horrible Bosses 2), Jon Daly (Kroll Show), Ginger Gonzaga (Togetherness), Dylan Baker (The Good Wife), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Martian), and Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2). 

The series premieres on Sunday, June 4th at 10pm on Showtime.

Set in LA's celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, I'm Dying Up Here delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh. From Executive Producer Jim Carrey, starring Melissa Leo. Don't miss the series premiere Sunday, June 4th at 10PM ET/PT.

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