As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.
Cast
Will Arnett
Alex Novak
Laura Dern
Tess Novak
Andra Day
Christine
Bradley Cooper
Balls
Christine Ebersole
Marilyn
Ciarán Hinds
Jan
Sean Hayes
Stephen
Amy Sedaris
Kemp
Chloe Radcliffe
Nina
Scott Icenogle
Geoffrey
Jordan Jensen
Jill
Peyton Manning
Laird
Reggie Conquest
Dan
Gabe Fazio
Gabe The Bouncer
Blake Kane
Felix
Calvin Knegten
Jude
Derek Gaines
Outside Cellar Comic #1
Matt Richards
Outside Cellar Comic #2
Matthew Libatique
Dave
Liz Furiati
Liz
Dave Attell
Cellar Comic #2
Jes Tom
Rolo
Michele Brilliant
Bartender
Daddy
Open Mic MC #1
Wil Sylvince
Open Mic MC #2
Jon Laster
Comedy Cellar Host
Sam Jay
Cellar Comic #1
Erin Jackson
Cellar Comic #3
Greer Barnes
Cellar Comic #4
Ashton Womack
Cellar Manager
Bob Castrone
Bob
John Alcantara
Open Mic Doorman
Emma Willmann
Open Mic Comic
Rachel Claire Perry
Restaurant Hostess
Elyse Mulholland
Waitress
Ronald A. Nahass Jr.
Mr. Nahass
Paityn Brooke Samuel
Bandmate #1/Singer
Azahra Fofana
Bandmate #2/Singer
Warren Wan
Lion Troupe Leader
Jianheng Huang
Lion Puppeteer #1
Evan Choy
Lion Puppeteer #2
Matthew So
Lion Puppeteer #3
Nicholas Chee-Keung Ling
Lion Puppeteer #4
Jeffrey Time
Lion Puppeteer #5
Justin Tam
Lion Puppeteer #6
Jeme Obeime
Tess Staffer #1
Leah Catherine Schmidt
Tess Staffer #2
Melissa Rigo
Tess Staffer #3
Amy Lynne-Harris Kober
Volleyball Player
Olia Pry
Party Animator #1
Sofiia Viniar
Party Animator #2
Charlie
Charlie
Lucy
Lucy
Aaron Applebey
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Jonathan Bender
Parent (uncredited)
Dylan Bickel
Comedy Cellar Patron (uncredited)
Ava Marie Boucher
Student (uncredited)
Jess Elgene
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Seyler Fox
Upper School Student (uncredited)
Callum G.
Student (uncredited)
Azalea Gray
School Kid (uncredited)
Lyon Hamill
Bartender (uncredited)
Tom Johnson
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Lexee Leach
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Heather Lee
Volleyball Coach (uncredited)
Bradley Liu
School Kid (uncredited)
Thomas Liu
School Kid (uncredited)
Eli Coyote Mandel
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Tim Myer
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Maggie Olmsted
Cellar Comic (uncredited)
Leroy Phillips Jr.
Pedestrian/Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Swanmy Sampaio
Actress (uncredited)
Isabel Vullings
Comedy Cellar Audience Member (uncredited)
Landon Wilson
Party Kid (uncredited)
Crew
Bradley Cooper
Director, Screenplay, Producer, "B" Camera Operator
Will Arnett
Screenplay, Story, Producer
Mark Chappell
Screenplay, Story
John Bishop
Story, Executive Producer
Charlie Greene
Editor
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
Peter Thorell
First Assistant Director
Alex Scricco
Second Assistant Director
Caroline Jaczko
Executive Producer
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.
Executive Producer
Kris Thykier
Producer
Weston Middleton
Producer
Kevin Thompson
Production Design
Shayna Markowitz
Casting
Gali Noy
Costume Design
Lori McCoy-Bell
Hair Department Head
Nicki Ledermann
Makeup Department Head
Steven A. Morrow
Production Sound Mixer
John Alcantara
Chief Lighting Technician
Jason Ruder
Executive Music Producer, Music Supervisor
James Newberry
Original Music Composer
Tracey Ruggiero
Stunt Coordinator