Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two children Erica and Opel to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent Arnold Moss makes her famous, but while she travels all over USA, her children stay home lonely.
Julie Kavner
as Dottie Ingels
Samantha Mathis
as Erica Ingels
Gaby Hoffmann
as Opal Ingels
Carrie Fisher
as Claudia Curtis
Dan Aykroyd
as Arnold Moss
Bob Nelson
as Ed
Marita Geraghty
as Mia Jablon
Welker White
as Lynn
Caroline Aaron
as Martha Ingels
Kathy Najimy
as Angela
Danny Zorn
as Jordan Strang
Renée Lippin
as Arlene
