Rubberface

This film was shot in Canada and released there as, "Introducing...Janet." Janet is an overweight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh...by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reaction, she feels that she might have a career as a comedian. She visits the local comedy club, where she finds Tony Moroni, a struggling comedian whose jokes often fail. Together, Tony helps Janet build self-esteem and she helps him with his material.

Rubberface is a 1981 drama comedy movie, starring Lynne Deragon, Adah Glassbourg, Ann-Marie MacDonald. It holds an IMDb rating of 3.5/10 from 1,081 votes and runs 48m.