Punchline

A medical-school dropout and a homemaker/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at a New York City comedy club.

Punchline is a 1988 drama romance movie directed by David Seltzer, starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field, John Goodman. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 9,836 votes and runs 2h 8m.