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You can watch I Used to Be Funny (2024) for free on Kanopy.

Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, weighs whether to join the search for Brooke, a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story unfolds between the present—where Sam tries to recover from her trauma and return to the stage—and the past, where memories of Brooke make it increasingly difficult to ignore her sudden disappearance.

I Used to Be Funny is a film that explores themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), toronto, canada, nanny. It also touches on comedian and melancholy and female protagonist.

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