Desc: Diary of a Young Comic: Directed by Gary Weis. With Richard Lewis, Gypsy Boots, Marvin Braverman, Bernie Brillstein. A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.