Erik Griffin

This dark comedy will delve into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh. Scheduled to shoot this fall, "I'M DYING UP HERE" will center within L.A.'s celebrated and infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s.

Three unmotivated college graduates are about to learn what the real world is all about. From now on they are forced to follow dress codes, make deadlines and above all wake up before noon.