The Opening Act

The Opening Act is an upcoming comedy film directed by Steve Byrne, and starring Jimmy O. Yang.

Synopsis
The film follows Will O’Brien whose true life passion is to become a stand-up comedian. He is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show, opening for his hero, Billy G. O’Brien has to decide if he wants to continue the life he has set up or to pursue his dream, the life of a comedian.

Cast

 * Jimmy O. Yang as Will O’Brien
 * Cedric the Entertainer as Billy G
 * Whitney Cummings
 * Ken Jeong
 * Alex Moffat
 * Iliza Shlesinger
 * Neal Brennan
 * Russell Peters
 * Debby Ryan
 * Bill Burr
 * Anjelah Johnson
 * Tom Segura
 * Roy Wood Jr.
 * Felipe Esparza

Production
The film will be produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Sefton Fincham, and executive produced by Shafin Diamond, Dwight Manley and Michael Shader.

Filming
On June 28, 2018, it was reported that principal photography for the film, had already begun in Los Angeles, California, U.S.