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The Come Up (2017)
The Come Up is about a young comedian as a young man who struggles to try to make it but the terrible streets kind of get him caught up. He's got a few homeboys that he hangs with that try to get him to do all the wrong things with them but he tries his best not to engage with the activities that's surrounding him. He get caught on the street doing a lil drugs at one time, get caught up in a robbery with his homeboys, get caught stealing and his momma puts him out the house. But he's got this girl on his side that keeps in straight and in order. And this is how he makes it. Meanwhile he's doing comedy shows at the clubs and people are laughing at him and not his jokes. He finally makes it as a comedian one day.
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The Come Up is about a young comedian as a young man who struggles to try to make it but the terrible streets kind of get him caught up. He's got a few homeboys that he hangs with that try to get him to do all the wrong things with them but he tries his best not to engage with the activities that's surrounding him. He get caught on the street doing a lil drugs at one time, get caught up in a robbery with his homeboys, get caught stealing and his momma puts him out the house. But he's got this girl on his side that keeps in straight and in order. And this is how he makes it. Meanwhile he's doing comedy shows at the clubs and people are laughing at him and not his jokes. He finally makes it as a comedian one day.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Robert L. Parker III
In Theaters:8/22/2017
Box Office:
Runtime:143 minutes
Studio:RIPP Entertainment Films
Cast
Robert L. Parker III
Director
Robert L. Parker III
Barry
Ronrico Albright
Freddie
Everett Anderson
Don
James A Gleason
Cowboy Comedian
Latoya Gray
Keisha
A. Michelle Harleston
Ms. Dell
Kennedi Nicole Johnson
The Lil Girl At The Lemonade Stand
Benjamin Lewis
Mr. Wallace
Daniel Murrell
Toot
Robert Parker IV
AJ
Christen Parker
Mane Mane
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