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I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and get back on stage, and the past, where memories of Brooke make it harder and harder to ignore the troubled teen’s sudden disappearance. Writer/director Ally Pankiw’s debut feature is both funny and heartbreaking in its honest and refreshing look at trauma and recovery, and how they affect the relationships and communities that shape us.
Original Release
06/07/2024
US Release
06/07/2024
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rachel Sennott | Sam |
Olga Petsa | Brooke Renner |
Jason Jones | Cameron |
Sabrina Jalees | Paige |
Caleb Hearon | Philip / Phillip |
Ennis Esmer | Noah |
Dani Kind | Jill |
Hoodo Hersi | Zara |
Dan Beirne | Tim |
Stephen Alexander | Nathan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rachel Sennott | Sam |
Olga Petsa | Brooke Renner |
Jason Jones | Cameron |
Sabrina Jalees | Paige |
Caleb Hearon | Philip / Phillip |
Ennis Esmer | Noah |
Dani Kind | Jill |
Hoodo Hersi | Zara |
Dan Beirne | Tim |
Stephen Alexander | Nathan |
Miguel Rivas | Officer Conrad Lawrence |
Marvin Kaye | Officer Jim Gerrard |
Paloma Nuñez | Female Defense Lawyer |
Kathy Imrie | Judge Mathers |
Janice Mendes | Female Police Officer |
Matia Jackett | Candace |
Daniel Woodrow | Waiter |
D.J. Mausner | Receptionist |
Anna Floros | News Anchor |
Hannah Spear | Laura Renner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Barkin | Executive Producer |
Li-Wei Chu | Executive Producer |
Mark Gingras | Executive Producer |
Judy Holm | Executive Producer |
Jordan Nahmias | Executive Producer |
Ally Pankiw | Executive Producer |
Jason Aita | Producer |
Breann Smordin | Producer |
James Weyman | Producer |