Movie Story : Simon McCabe has spent 35 years making audiences laugh as a stand-up comedian, but he is weary, unhappy, and nearly forgotten. A reputation for stealing jokes has kept him from ever getting a real break. When a longtime friend, also a comic, persuades a club owner to give Simon one more chance on stage, he sets out for the gig and reflects on his life through a series of emotional flashbacks that shaped the sad, funny man he has become.