Actress and comedian Natasha Leggero hosts an all-star lineup of today’s finest stand-ups, including Baron Vaughn, Andrew Santino, Emily Heller, James Adomian and Moshe Kasher along with some glamorous sneak peeks of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
A performance documentary spotlighting four alternative African-American comics, The Awkward Comedy Show showcases a category of black comedian rarely witnessed: the nerd variety. Featuring Victor Varnado, Hannibal Buress, Eric André, Baron Vaughn and interviewed by Marina Franklin, these comics bring to their routines the arrogant street-wise swagger of computer programming, Shakespearean drama, and playing the tuba.