Jimmy O Yang Stand-Up Comedy Film ‘The Opening Act’ Acquired by RLJE Films
RLJE Films has acquired the North American rights to “The Opening Act,” a comedy starring “Silicon Valley” actor Jimmy O. Yang as an aspiring stand-up comedian.“The Opening Act” is directed and written by stand-up comic Steve Byrne (“Always Amazing”) and was produced by Vince Vaughn, and RLJE Films will release the movie in theaters, on demand and on digital HD beginning October 16, 2020.Yang stars in “The Opening Act” alongside a cavalcade of other comics such as Alex Moffat, Cedric The Entertainer, Neal Brennan, Debby Ryan, Ken Jeong, Bill Burr, Jermaine Fowler and Russell Peters.In it, Yang plays a man stuck in a thankless job while trying to pursue his true passion in stand-up comedy.