Comedy is Hard is a new documentary by Gene Kalmes covering the “just starting out years.” From a comedy class taught by Mike Parnon at the world famous Improv Comedy Club in Hollywood to one nighters and open mic nights. Geno videotapes his own ups and downs as a new comedian.	Watch Comedy is Hard on Youtube!	For anyone considering stepping foot on a standup comedy stage it is mandatory viewing. Part, how to and how not to -- it's raw and unpredictable. A Rocky story that follows Geno from crickets to booming laughter as he experiments with new material and battles his own demons made worse by stage fright. This film features footage of legendary comedy club owner Budd Friedman, plus rare footage of Frank Caliendo (Mad TV) battling a rude audience in Wisconsin. It also features Hal Sparks before he got the gig on E's Talk Soup.

Comedy is Hard is a new documentary by Gene Kalmes covering the “just starting out years.” From a comedy class taught by Mike Parnon at the world famous Improv Comedy Club in Hollywood to one nighters and open mic nights.

Geno videotapes his own ups and downs as a new comedian.

For anyone considering stepping foot on a standup comedy stage it is mandatory viewing. Part, how to and how not to -- it's raw and unpredictable. A Rocky story that follows Geno from crickets to booming laughter as he experiments with new material and battles his own demons made worse by stage fright.

This film features footage of legendary comedy club owner Budd Friedman, plus rare footage of Frank Caliendo (Mad TV) battling a rude audience in Wisconsin. It also features Hal Sparks before he got the gig on E's Talk Soup.