The Jimmy Show DVD, 2002

Jimmy O'Brien leads a life of quiet desperation in northern New Jersey, living with his wheelchair-bound grandmother, his wife Annie, and his young daughter. A failed inventor, Jimmy's latest dead-end job is at a supermarket, where he stocks shelves with his friend Ray, an amiable pothead. But what Jimmy really wants to be is a stand-up comic. He decides to follow his dream at an open mike night at a low-rent nightclub. Failing on his first night, Jimmy becomes obsessed with honing his craft. His efforts lead to the disintegration of his marriage and the loss of his job. However, the mounting disappointments in his downward-spiraling life only serve to fuel his routines, which resemble therapy sessions more than comedy.