Is This Thing On? (2025)

6.8Comedy, Drama

Overview

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

Cast

Will Arnett

Alex Novak

Laura Dern

Tess Novak

Andra Day

Christine

Bradley Cooper

Balls

Christine Ebersole

Marilyn

Ciarán Hinds

Jan

Sean Hayes

Stephen

Amy Sedaris

Kemp

Chloe Radcliffe

Nina

Scott Icenogle

Geoffrey

Jordan Jensen

Jill

Peyton Manning

Laird

Reggie Conquest

Dan

Gabe Fazio

Gabe The Bouncer

Blake Kane

Felix

Calvin Knegten

Jude

Derek Gaines

Outside Cellar Comic #1

Matt Richards

Outside Cellar Comic #2

Matthew Libatique

Dave

Liz Furiati

Liz

Dave Attell

Cellar Comic #2

Jes Tom

Rolo

Michele Brilliant

Bartender

Daddy

Open Mic MC #1

Wil Sylvince

Open Mic MC #2

Jon Laster

Comedy Cellar Host

Sam Jay

Cellar Comic #1

Erin Jackson

Cellar Comic #3

Greer Barnes

Cellar Comic #4

Ashton Womack

Cellar Manager

Bob Castrone

Bob

John Alcantara

Open Mic Doorman

Emma Willmann

Open Mic Comic

Rachel Claire Perry

Restaurant Hostess

Elyse Mulholland

Waitress

Ronald A. Nahass Jr.

Mr. Nahass

Paityn Brooke Samuel

Bandmate #1 / Singer

Azahra Fofana

Bandmate #2 / Singer

Warren Wan

Lion Troupe Leader

Jianheng Huang

Lion Puppeteer #1

Evan Choy

Lion Puppeteer #2

Matthew So

Lion Puppeteer #3

Nicholas Chee-Keung Ling

Lion Puppeteer #4

Jeffrey Time

Lion Puppeteer #5

Justin Tam

Lion Puppeteer #6

Jeme Obeime

Tess Staffer #1

Leah Catherine Schmidt

Tess Staffer #2

Melissa Rigo

Tess Staffer #3

Amy Lynne-Harris Kober

Volleyball Player

Olia Pry

Party Animator #1

Sofiia Viniar

Party Animator #2

Charlie

Lucy

Crew

Bradley Cooper

Directing

Bradley Cooper

Production

Will Arnett

Production

Kris Thykier

Production

Mark Chappell

Writing

Will Arnett

Writing

Bradley Cooper

Writing

Weston Middleton

Production

Kevin Thompson

Art

Matthew Libatique

Camera

Gali Noy

Costume & Make-Up

Charlie Greene

Editing

Lori McCoy-Bell

Costume & Make-Up

Nicki Ledermann

Costume & Make-Up

James Newberry

Sound

Bradley Cooper

Camera

Shayna Markowitz

Production

Peter Thorell

Directing

Alex Scricco

Directing

Tracey Ruggiero

Crew

Will Arnett

Writing

Mark Chappell

Writing

John Bishop

Writing

John Alcantara

Lighting

Jason Ruder

Crew

Jason Ruder

Sound

Caroline Jaczko

Production

John Bishop

Production

Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.

Production

Steven A. Morrow

Sound

John Bair

Visual Effects

Ashley Pynn

Crew

Kyle W. Brown

Crew

Christopher Place

Crew

Nicole Callender

Crew

Shane Geraghty

Crew

Jodi Michelle Pynn

Crew

Jennifer Lamb

Crew

Richard Buckman

Crew

Nithya Shrinivasan

Art

Rebecca Meis DeMarco

Art

Blythe R.D. Quinlan

Art

Aimee Dombo Desmond

Art

Abby Smith

Art

Elsa GibsonBraden

Art

Sean Haines

Art

P. Scott Sakamoto

Camera

P. Scott Sakamoto

Camera

John-Paul Natysin

Sound

Neil Danziger

Sound

Tom Ozanich

Sound

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound

Phillip Kimsey

Editing

Dane A. Davis

Sound

Lori McCoy-Bell

Costume & Make-Up

Jane DiPersio

Costume & Make-Up

Jen Delica

Costume & Make-Up

Rebecca Woodfork

Costume & Make-Up

Ruth Carsch

Costume & Make-Up

Allison Imoto-Suh

Costume & Make-Up

Devin Maggio

Visual Effects

Dustin Riedman

Crew

Michael Schramm

Crew

Matthew T. Griffin

Visual Effects

Jason W. Freeman

Sound

Jason W. Freeman

Sound

Michael Baird

Sound

Ezra Dweck

Sound

Walter Spencer

Sound

Mike Horton

Sound

John Bair

Art

Yoomin Lee

Editing

Georgina Gordon-Smith

Production