Edward Hogg plays Ed, a 32-year-old would-be standup working for little or nothing in London pubs. He ekes out an existence by working at a call centre and lives with a foreign woman who aspires to be a singer. A casual meeting on a bus after a disastrous gig at a pub leads to an affair with a painter that threatens his relationship with the woman and his call centre job, and he makes a visit home to see his family and clear his mind.