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Sams true calling is stand-up comedy, hence the material shes enumerating by way of her skin.

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She landed an enviable set at a Montreal festival, but a person still needs a steady revenue stream.

Thats when 14-year-old Brooke comes in and when Sams life gets complicated.

Her sympathetic roommates (Sabrina Jalees and Caleb Hearon) applaud her when she manages to take a bath.

Sam already cant bring herself to perform anymore.

Now, gutted by her charges disappearance, she has to decide whether to go looking for Brooke.

She may be the only person who can find her.

That burden is getting laid.

Put simply, PJ unlike Sam is kind of a jerk.

Given a plum Saturday-night slot at SXSWs most glamorous theater, the Paramount,Bottomsplayed like gangbusters.

Punch lines were sometimes hard to hear over the crowds laughter.

Its hard to root against them at a time when sex is all but disappearing from mainstream cinema.

Theyre both about seeking connection, whether youre a teen outcast or an old babysitter.

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