Top of the Heap

Set in 1950’s New York, Top of the Heap tells the tale of Ronny Mauro and Gil Webster, a pair of nightclub comics who get a shot at the big time by landing an appearance on a popular television variety program. Gil runs afoul of Edgar Callahan, the program’s host, when he slips one of the team’s edgier routines into the live broadcast after being told not to perform it. As a result, Ronny finds himself having to choose between remaining loyal to his friend and getting back into the good graces of the one man who can grant him showbiz success: the machiavelian Mister Callahan.