Overview
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorPeter Chelsom
WriterPeter Chelsom, Peter Flannery
Cast
Oliver Platt
Tommy Fawkes
Jerry Lewis
George Fawkes
Lee Evans
Jack Parker
Leslie Caron
Katie Parker
Richard Griffiths
Jim Minty
Oliver Reed
Dolly Hopkins
George Carl
Thomas Parker
Freddie Davies
Bruno Parker
Ruta Lee
Laura Fawkes
Ian McNeice
Stanley Sharkey
William Hootkins
Al
Terence Rigby
Billy Mann
Christopher Greet
Laurence Berger
Ticky Holgado
Battiston
Olivier Py
Barre
Mouss Zouheyri
Poquelin
Peter Gunn
Nicky
Richard Platt
Bellows
Peter McNamara
Canavan
Gavin Millar
Steve Campbell
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Keywords
comedianblackpoolaspiring comedian
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026