The dream of making it big as an actress is still alive for Jeanette (Lisa Kotin), a woman who's worked at a temp job for 14 years, using it as nothing more than a means to make a living while she hones her résumé and fixes her head shots. She's sure she'll be famous someday, but her husband, who once longed to be a rock star, has finally grown up. Now, he wants to settle down and have kids, but she's just not ready.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a revue at Chicago's legendary Second City, the most influential sketch comedy troupe in America and the launching pad for the careers of some of comedy"s biggest stars. Future Saturday Night Live stars Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch are among the cast members seen preparing this particular revue, Paradigm Lost. The improvisations and collaborative nature of the Second City style are show n in detail. Second City alumnus Jim Belushi hosts. "A documentary about The Second City ought to be, foremost, funny, and this one meets the test"