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Hormone crazed and pregnant Kira Soltanovich gets real with the trials and tribulations of pregnancy, birthing and raising kids. Putting her belly on the line, she hones in her maternal instincts in this hard-hitting, labor of love comedy special.
Kira Soltanovich is the voice of the Photo Booth on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and born in the former Soviet Union, raised by immigrant parents in San Francisco, Kira Soltanovich has plenty to laugh about these day. In her half hour special "Here Comedy Trouble" Kira says her parents took her to Disneyland ... not because of the rides, but because of the lines, they assumed there would be food at the end of them. Kira was also a series regular on, "Girls Behaving Badly" for four years, as well as performed a killer set on the critically acclaimed "Hot Tamales Live" on Showtime.
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Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?
