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A Stand-Up Guy
- Narrated by: Adam Black
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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- Annette
- 12-08-11
likeable but not all that funny...
I kept waiting for it to be funnier.. which is maybe my mistake. It's a nice little story about growing up and falling in love while battling the past...with a little show biz side story. But overall, I was just okay with it. Nothing to jump up and down about. I feel like it all could have been pushed a bit further...
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