Eli Mason is a Dallas open‑mic comic who bombs so hard the silence needs a recovery group, then goes home to discover his new roommate is the ghost of a 1960s lounge comic who died on stage and never got the light. Jack Holliday is equal parts comedy coach and insult tornado, dragging Eli away from printer jokes and into material about church potlucks, landlord drama, and his mother weaponizing Bible verses, while Cassie runs interference and prevents at least 40 percent of his bad decisions.

As Eli starts actually getting laughs, he also upgrades from “human punchline” to “guy people film on their phones and tag in mildly enthusiastic captions,” which is progress. The real test comes when Ghost Coach decides it is time for Eli to do a set without supernatural training wheels, forcing him to find out if he can still kill softly in Dallas when the only voice in his head is his own, slightly less mean one.