Synopsis
Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer's block and can't get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a promise to have a child together... the old fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? 'Gayby' is an irreverent comedy about friendship, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose.
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Cast
- Jenn HarrisJenn
- Matthew WilkasMatt
- Mike DoyleScott
- Anna Margaret HollymanKelly
- Jack FerverJamie
- Jonathan LiseckiNelson
- Louis CancelmiLouis
- Alycia DelmoreLinda
- Charlie BarnettDaniel
- Adam DriverNeil
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
While Jonathan Lisecki is well in tune with his film's niche market, his knack for comedy, both visual and verbal, is universally hilarious. - 75
New York Post
Harris, a talented comic actress who looks more like a real person than a Hollywood facsimile of one, makes every scene she's in shine. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Gayby doesn't break a lot of new ground in the rom-com or parenthood fields, but its agreeable balance of humor and sentiment makes it worth adopting. - 70
Variety
Although it traffics freely in stereotypes and sitcom-style one-liners, Gayby is never less than likable. - 67
The Playlist
Gayby isn't groundbreaking, but it's a fun romp whose characters grow on you after spending some time with them. - 60
Time Out
The film develops into a sweet, surprisingly persuasive comedy about friends transitioning into family. - 60
New York Daily News
The baby angle is really just a hook on which to hang wry commentary about single life in the city, but Lisecki approaches his subject with obvious affection, and the game cast makes most of the sitcom-silly antics work. - 50
Village Voice
Making a kid "the old-fashioned way" becomes the plot engine for the second time this year - after Jennifer Westfeldt's "Friends With Kids" - in Gayby, a comedy that, much like the perfunctory p-in-the-v it depicts, gives about 30 seconds of pleasure before going limp.
