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If “laughter is the best medicine,” can it really turn lives around in prison?
Imagine “Borat” meets “America’s Got Talent” behind bars, giving people a second chance at life.
After receiving unprecedented prison access, we teamed up with actor and rapper Ice-T to create this off-the-wall docu-comedy.
The setup: Two fearless comedians break into a real prison, clown around with 2,000 inmates and earn their trust. Convicts drop their guard, share their stories and open up like never before.
The result: A fun and inspiring talent competition that injects hope and confidence, steering inmates onto a positive path. But can they stick with it?
This off-beat docu-comedy was filmed over 14 years, showing where the inmates are now. Also, COVID-19 threw in some challenges reconnecting with the guys inside and outside of prison. But we navigated it all.
There’s a “method to the slapstick madness,” using comedy as a catalyst for real change.
The movie doesn’t glamorize prison – we revolutionize it. The experience motivates convicts to live successful, law-abiding lives.
In an era of prison reform and equality, this entertaining and thought-provoking movie drops at just the right time.
Remember how Carrie Underwood waited tables before American Idol, and Kelly Clarkson was discovered from a tiny Texas town? Gabriel Iglesias hustled at a cell phone company before Last Comic Standing.
And 50 Cent served time and bounced back with a superstar career.
Where will the next great talent come from?
Behind bars at a prison across America?
More than 500,000 people will be released this year, arriving on the doorsteps of our communities. Doesn’t it make sense to put our people in a better place to succeed?