Film

Give It Up 2026

Comedy 89 min

What's so funny?

When washed up stand-up comedian Mortimer Baldwin (Gareth Reynolds) is replaced on his popular podcast by a viral sensation 9-year-old, his manager (Jake Johnson) sends him out on a tour to reclaim his career and film his comeback comedy special - but what's so funny?

Comedy Mockumentary Comedy

Log it

Character

Comic, spare, effortless and unpretentious.

gravecomic
sparerichly built
effortlessdemanding

Cast

Gareth ReynoldsMortimer Baldwin
Jake JohnsonBarry Sugars
Maggie MayeSusie Becker
Anna LoreJess
Catherine ReitmanMegan Bustamonte
Chelcie LynnSamantha
Adam CarollaSelf
Joey AveryPumpinhead
Akaash SinghAndy Bishop
Steve BergDerrick Baldwin

Crew

Kyle AndersonDirector
Kyle AndersonWriter
Gareth ReynoldsWriter
Luke SimmonsDirector of Photography
Kyle AndersonEditor

Where to watch

No US service lists it yet, per JustWatch via TMDB.

Where to watch

Checking availability…

Similar in taste

Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Taste Buds. Other media included when they land close.

Dicks: The Musical 202384% alike
Larry Charles
Both comic, contemporary, spare.
Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham 202182% alike
Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Both contemporary, spare, comic.
Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalício 201682% alike
Ian SBF
Both comic, contemporary, spare.
High Strung 199280% alike
Roger Nygard
Both spare, comic, contemporary.
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy 199680% alike
Kelly Makin
Both comic, spare, contemporary.
The Independent 200080% alike
Stephen Kessler
Both comic, spare, contemporary.
Honor Society 202279% alike
Oran Zegman
Both contemporary, comic, spare.
The Parisian Bitch 201579% alike
Noémie Saglio & Eloïse Lang
Both contemporary, comic, effortless.
Castration Celebration 200982% alike
Jake Wizner
Book · Both comic, contemporary, spare.
Murder in Successville 201579% alike
Television · Both comic, contemporary, spare.