by Brian Allen
A filthy Christmas comedy! When a rebellious kid is denied his dream Christmas present by his mom, he goes to his estranged alcoholic father (who lies about being sober) with an idea: adapt the 12 Step program to teach me how to not be you.

Brian Allen

—AFI Screenwriting graduate
—Script Pipeline finalist
—Former D-1 athlete


Brian writes about f-ups a lot. He’s not one, but he spent enough time there to be deeply credible. Brian’s joke-heavy scripts explore hilarious topics like addiction, mental health, homelessness, and personal crisis. Sometimes broad, sometimes dark, the comedy disarms audiences so they can connect with what the stories are really about: the types of human relationships we all share. He’s unsigned and intent on fixing that.

Mr Bucket | Phil Abrams

Grandma | Gwendolyn McCann

Barfly Mike | Jim Connor

Erika | Vienna Rae Weaver

Ashley | Ajarae Coleman

Bully | Jacob Sartorius

Narrator | Vito D’Ambrosio

Chris | Craig Lee Thomas

Mary | Carla Betz

Sophia | Marissa Reyes

Marc | Jack Stone

Principal McGriff | Minerva Vier

Abe | Greg Martin

Kathy | Suzy Dodd

Angel | Francisco Ramos

Mia | Scout Burke

Chad | Connor Sherry

the Cast

Jake | Travis Wolfe

Carl | Hugo Armstrong

Jordan | Jarvis George

Writer | Brian Allen

Producers | Shaan Sharma, Jack Levy, Mark Knell