I 'm Dying up Here - wikipedia I 'm Dying up Here I 'm Dying Up Here Genre Comedy - drama Created by David Flebotte Based on I 'm Dying Up Here by William Knoedelseder Starring Melissa Leo Ari Graynor Clark Duke Michael Angarano Andrew Santino Stephen Guarino Erik Griffin RJ Cyler Al Madrigal Jake Lacy Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 20 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Michael Aguilar Jim Carrey David Flebotte Christina Wayne Producer ( s ) Jeff Shakoor Production company ( s ) Some Kind of Garden Assembly Entertainment Endemol Shine North America Plymouth Street Productions Showtime Networks Release Original network Showtime Original release June 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) -- present External links Website I 'm Dying Up Here is an American comedy - drama television series created by David Flebotte. The pilot was written by Flebotte and directed by Jonathan Levine. It premiered on Showtime on June 4, 2017. The series is executive produced by Flebotte, Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar, and Christina Wayne. It was announced on January 12, 2016, that Showtime had ordered the pilot to series based on the bestselling book by William Knoedelseder. On September 8, 2017, Showtime renewed the series for a 10 - episode second season. The second season premiered on May 6, 2018. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guests 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 ( 2017 ) 3.2 Season 2 ( 2018 ) 4 References 5 External links Plot The series explores the Los Angeles stand - up scene of the early 1970s as a group of young comedians attempt to become successful at Goldie 's comedy club and potentially gain a shot on Johnny Carson 's ' Tonight Show '. Club owner Goldie mentors the young comics with a combination of toughness and encouragement in order to further their chances at success. The show focuses on the daily struggles and successes of both Goldie and the comics. Cast and characters Main Melissa Leo as Goldie Herschlag : a brassy comedy club owner ( loosely based on Mitzi Shore ) Ari Graynor as Cassie Feder : an ambitious comedian from Wink, Texas and Clay 's ex Clark Duke as Ron Shack : a Boston comic who travels with Eddie to LA Michael Angarano as Eddie Zeidel : a Boston comic and Clay 's friend who travels with Ron to LA Andrew Santino as Bill Hobbs : a comedy club favorite Stephen Guarino as Sully Patterson : a zany stand - up comedian ( Season 1 ; Guest Season 2 ) Erik Griffin as Ralph Carnegie : a Vietnam vet, comic, and writer for Sonny & Cher RJ Cyler as Adam Proteau : a struggling stand - up comedian Al Madrigal as Edgar Martinez : a loose cannon comedian Jake Lacy as Nick Beverly : a stand up comedian who returns to Los Angeles after being on the road Recurring Ginger Gonzaga as Maggie : Arnie 's / Ron 's girlfriend, a waitress at the club Jon Daly as Arnie : a struggling comic Obba Babatundé as Barton Royce W. Earl Brown as Teddy Jeffrey Nordling as Eli Goldman Rick Overton as Mitch Bombadier : an executive for The Tonight Show Dylan Baker as Johnny Carson : the host of The Tonight Show. Brianne Howey as Kay : a waitress at the club Ryan Alosio as Miles Farber : an ambitious talent agent Tommy Snider as Wolfman Jack : a famous disc jockey in Los Angeles. Brad Garrett as Roy Martin ( season 2 ) : a legendary comedian who comes to the club and offers the up - and - coming comedians advice. Goldie attempts to join into a partnership with him as she expands her business pursuits. Nicole Ari Parker as Gloria Whitfield ( season 2 ) : a producer for Soul Train who enters into a relationship with one of the comics. Stefania LaVie Owen as Amanda Robbins ( season 2 ) : Goldie 's estranged daughter who reenters her life after running away at 17. Xosha Roquemore as Dawn Lima ( season 2 ) : a female comic who is new to Los Angeles and struggling with her sexual identity as she enters into a sexual relationship with Nick. Dana Gould as Bruce ( season 2 ) : Adam 's agent. Beau Mirchoff as Saul Hudson ( season 2 ) : a TV producer whom Ralph works for. Guests Joey `` Coco '' Diaz as Taffy Sebastian Stan as Clay Appuzzo : Cassie 's ex, who hits stardom with his first Tonight Show appearance Alfred Molina as Carl : a mediocre talent manager Robert Forster as Guy : Clay 's father Cathy Moriarty as Angie : Clay 's mother Scott Cohen as Roy Brenner David Paymer as Ernie Falk Richard Kind as Marty Dansak Dom Irrera as Fitzy Sarah Hay as Tawny Sarah Stiles as Toni ' the Tiger ' Luddy : a comedy club groupie Jere Burns as Sid Robbins Jocko Sims as Melvin John Caponera as Howard Leetch Armen Weitzman as Rob Cheevers Dennis Haskins as Father Jacobs Ken Lerner as Sam Doak Brandon Ford Green as Richard Pryor Episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 10 May 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 22 ) August 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 13 ) 10 May 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 06 ) July 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 08 ) Season 1 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Jonathan Levine Dave Flebotte May 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 22 ) ( online ) June 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 04 ) ( Showtime ) 0.167 `` Midnight Special '' Jon S. Baird Cindy Chupack June 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 05 ) ( online ) June 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 11 ) ( Showtime ) 0.120 `` The Cost of a Free Buffet '' Iain B. MacDonald Dave Holstein June 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 18 ) 0.124 `` Sugar and Spice '' David Evans Dave Flebotte June 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 25 ) 0.113 5 5 `` The Return '' Jake Schreier Jeff Shakoor June 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 30 ) ( online ) July 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 09 ) ( Showtime ) 0.114 6 6 `` Girls Are Funny, Too '' Iain B. MacDonald Cindy Caponera July 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 16 ) 0.148 7 7 `` My Rifle, My Pony and Me '' Adam Davidson Martin Weiss July 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 23 ) 0.126 8 8 `` The Unbelievable Power of Believing '' Kate Dennis Cindy Chupack & Justin Hillian July 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 30 ) 0.135 9 9 `` Lingchi '' Julie Anne Robinson Alex Herschlag August 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 06 ) 0.163 10 10 `` Creative Indifferences '' Adam Davidson Dave Flebotte August 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 13 ) 0.215 Season 2 ( 2018 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 11 `` Gone with the Wind '' Adam Davidson Dave Flebotte May 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 06 ) 0.168 12 `` Plus One '' Adam Davidson Cindy Chupack May 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 13 ) 0.232 13 `` Bete Noire '' Ernest R. Dickerson Peter Elkoff May 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 20 ) 0.207 14 `` The Mattresses '' Jake Schreier Martin Weiss May 27, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 27 ) 0.159 15 5 `` Heroes and Villains '' Adam Davidson Justin Hillian June 3, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 03 ) 0.197 16 6 `` Between Us '' Salli Richardson - Whitfield Diarra Kilpatrick June 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 10 ) 0.179 17 7 `` Call Me a Ham '' Mark Polish Jessica Lee Williamson & Dave Flebotte June 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 17 ) 0.164 18 8 `` Now You See Me, Now You Do n't '' Cindy Chupack Peter Elkoff June 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 24 ) 0.184 19 9 `` Deathbed Confessions '' Jessica Yu Cindy Chupack July 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 01 ) 0.145 20 10 `` Lines Crossed '' Adam Davidson David Flebotte July 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 08 ) 0.162 References Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( January 9, 2017 ). `` John Ridley 's ' Guerrilla ' & Jim Carrey - Produced ' I 'm Dying Up Here ' Get Premiere Dates On Showtime -- TCA ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2017. 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Question: who is gloria on im dying up here
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