Do-won Kwak

A history of New York's famous comedy club Comic Strip Live. EAT DRINK LAUGH: The Story of The Comic Strip showcases the iconic New York comedy club where Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and hundreds of the best comedians of our time honed their craft. EAT DRINK LAUGH explores the struggles, triumphs, and incredible journey of the people who kept the comedy club's doors open and the comedians who graced its stage with their unique voices night after night since 1976. Among the comics featured in the film are Richard Belzer, Billy Crystal, Gilbert Gottfried, Arsenio Hall, Carol Leifer, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Joe Piscopo, Colin Quinn, Paul Provenza, Paul Reiser and Chris Rock. —Anonymous EAT DRINK LAUGH is the story of the epicenter of stand-up comedy in New York City when stand-up was booming in the 80s. It's about The Comic Strip comedy club, also known as the 'red-headed stepchild' of the comedy club world, that nonetheless earned its place in show business by launching comedy legends including Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler. With the the indelible imprint of the talent that worked out their jokes on its stage, The Comic Strip defined an era in comedy, that will be remembered as the greatest of all time.

The story revolves around Megha, an ambitious, software professional who develops a software product and dreams of selling it and settling down in career quickly. The story begins with an introduction of her professionally ambitious personality and the fact that she is so career oriented because she needs the money to take care of her ailing parents. The film then introduces that audience to Ravi, Megha's friend, who seems to take an unusual interest in all the things she does. She responds to his constant interest in her with disdain and explains to him that romance will only distract her from her ambitions and that that's what is important for her at this point in her life. After graduating from college, she takes up a job offer with a software company. She soon realises that they are not meeting her expectations but she still continues with that company. Eventually, she finds herself trapped by company regulations that make it legal for them not to pay her. She finds herself out of money, unable to take care of her ailing parents, out of job, and out of hope. Ravi enters her life again at her lowest point, gives her a place to stay, finds her a job, gives her hope. Just as things seem to be falling back into place, she realises that her former company holds the rights to her software