A struggling comedian attempts to win over a pub audience with a self-deprecating routine, only to be publicly heckled by his real-life stalker. The scene shifts from awkward stand-up to a high-stakes confrontation as the stalker exposes personal details and disrupts the performance.
DONNY: Leave those doors unlocked--! [beat] That’s not-- a joke, it’s just-- I’m not after your daughters. That makes me sound like a-- a-- [beat] -- I’m not a pervert-- I’ve always found that phrase a little funny, actually-- “lock up your daughters”-- [beat] -- like, they run around locking up all
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