THE LIGHTS AT LAUGH LINE

Dark Comedy / Drama Series

A darkly funny, decades-spanning ensemble dramedy set in a legendary but fake comedy club. Each episode mirrors one theme — hecklers, ambition, burnout, fame — through four eras: the 1980s, late 1990s, 2010s, and today.

Ensemble Cast

Gina – sharp-tongued beauty whose wit was forged deflecting 80s bar banter.
Bobby – the golden-boy comic of the 80s whose arrogance hides real fear.
Tara – the 90s Brooklyn firebrand in a plaid skirt and Docs, comedy as rebellion.
Marcus – the 2010s comic trying too hard to balance satire and social landmines.
Danny – modern-day dreamer whose raw talent reminds Sam of his own past.
Sam – the grizzled booker-comic who’s watched four decades of laughter and loss.

Season One Themes

Each hour-long episode cross-cuts four timelines through one lens — what’s funny, who decides, and what it costs. Hecklers, censorship, friendship, love, loyalty, and regret connect comedians across forty years of evolution.

Visual Language

Cinematic handheld intimacy; neon and smoke in the 80s; grainy tape feel in the 90s; polished digital saturation in the 2010s; and muted, modern tones today. The club is constant — aging, shrinking, still breathing.

Sam Through the Decades

1980s – The young hustler comic soaking up the scene.
1990s – Stubble, fame, late-night sets, too many whiskeys.
2010s – Disillusioned mentor fighting irrelevance.
Modern – Greyed, still at his desk, holding the mic for the next kid.