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Come WhatMay

Everyone has angels and demons.

The larger-than-life storyof a
The Film

Not just a documentary.
An experience.

Before the arenas and standing ovations, there was a chubby kid from Clarksville, Arkansas who discovered that laughter could change his life.

Ralphie May fought his way through the Houston comedy scene before exploding onto the national stage as the breakout star of the first season of Last Comic Standing. What followed was a decade of sold out theaters, chart topping specials, and one of the most relentless touring careers in American comedy.

On stage he was unstoppable. Bigger than life, fearless, and completely in command of the room.

Off stage the pressures never slowed down. The schedule was brutal. The appetite that fueled his rise kept growing.

Come What May tells the full story of Ralphie May through the comics who stood beside him, the friends who knew him best, and the people who watched him burn bright at the center of comedy.

Funny, raw, and deeply human, this is the story comedy never fully told.

Until now.

Featured In The Film

The Voices That
Tell His Story

Jay Leno

Comedy Legend

Jay Mohr

Actor / Comedian

Tiffany Haddish

Comedian / Actress

Jeff Ross

The Roastmaster

Maz Jobrani

Comedian / Actor

Kevin Smith

Filmmaker

Dr. Drew Pinsky

Media Personality

Alonzo Bodden

Comedian

Lahna Turner

Comedian / Family

Russell Peters

Comedian

Skyler Stone

Comedian / Actor

Marisa Peer

Therapist / Author

Bob Saget

Comedian/ Actor

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Reviews, interviews, and coverage surrounding the film.

Why It Matters

Why This Story
Hits Different

Comedy has always been built on pain. Every generation produces a handful of performers who turn their damage into transcendence and make a room full of strangers feel less alone.

Ralphie May was one of them. His story is about more than stand-up. It’s about what America does to the people it loves and what fame does when it arrives before you’re ready.

This film does not just celebrate Ralphie. It reckons with the full picture. The triumph and the cost. The love and the wreckage.

In a culture that chews up its heroes and moves on, Come What May refuses to look away.

Everyone has angels
and demons.

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Screenings

See It Live

Sarasota, FL

Fri, July 17, 20266:30 PM

Sarasota Film Society

Toronto, ON

Sat, August 22, 20265:45 PM

Revue Cinema

Toronto Theatrical Premiere with in-person Q&A with Lahna Turner

New York, NY

Wed, August 26, 20267:00 PM

Quad Cinema

Q&A with co-director and co-producer Lahna Turner and comedian Rich Vos

Los Angeles, CA

Thu, September 3, 2026

Ray Stark Family Theater

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Tickets Soon

Boston, MA

Sun, September 20, 2026

Boston Film Festival

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