The Godfather of Green Bay (2005)

Joe Keegan is the Rocky of standup comedy A fifteenyear comedy veteran who was pegged for stardom early on in his career but has blown every major audition he has ever had in legendary fashion Fresh off a recent fiasco with a heckler that included a broken nose Joes friend Kenny tells him he can get them an audition for The Tonight Show and that its a cant miss The one catch is that its at a roadside bar in tiny Pine Lake Wisconsin hometown of Tonight Show Talent scout Harvey Skorik who never misses Rocktoberfest Having doubts but needing a break from LA Joe reluctantly agrees to go Arriving in Wisconsin Joe bombs his first night on stage when local emcee Dug sabotages him Joe cannot get a break until he encounters his former high school English teacher the beautiful Molly Mahoney who is also at a crossroads in her life