Overweight, depressed improvisational theatre actor James (Garlin) is a The Second City cast member in Chicago. He lives with his mother and cheats on his diet. He quits his acting job on a sleazy Reality show#Hoaxes, his girlfriend, Andrea, breaks up with him, and his agent, Herb, dumps him. When he visits his friend's daughter's elementary school for Career Day, he rambles about his problems, boring the kids, and embarrassing himself in front of the teacher, Stella (Hunt).