"An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics."
Jack Albertson
as Barney Bailey
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
as Russell Dodd
Herb Edelman
as Lester Dietz
Joyce Van Patten
as Ellen Dietz
Susan Sullivan
as Linda Greg
Michael Brandon
as Paul Lester
Abe Vigoda
as Jake
George Burns
as Self
Ernest Emling
as Jerry
Jeff Doucette
as Red
Howard Hesseman
as Roger Dustleman
Don Calfa
as Harry Fenner
Ben Fuhrman
as Sid Weller
Christopher Roberts
as Hickey McDay
Ann Weldon
as Reporter
Lindsay V. Jones
as 1st Waitress
Carole Goldman
as Hostess
Trish Soodik
as Jokie
Peggy Sandvig
as Peggy Piano
Lee Stein
as Mike
Gertrude Graner
as 1st Lady
Ginger Farrell
as 2nd Lady
Reginald Farmer
as Black Man
Laurel Barnett
as 2nd Waitress
Jeffrey Richman
as Batter
Patti Jerome
as Agent
Robert Kino
as Client
Johnny Haymer
as Haberson
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Davey Byron
Jeffrey Winner
as Charlie
Judy Thomas
as Heckler
John Davey
as Cop
Lee Kalcheim
as Man
Victor Cesario
as Chauffeur
Donald Hotton
as Shrink
Robert MacKichan
Art Direction
Axel Hubert Sr.
Editor
Lee Philips
Director
Merrit Malloy
Producer
Gene Mathews
Writer
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Jerry Adler
Executive Producer
Morton P. Jacobs
Original Music Composer
Tim Scott
