<P> Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights--Hollywood to the Heartland is a comedy documentary film directed by Ari Sandel and follows the 30 - day comedy tour of several stand up comedians . It premiered September 8, 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival . It opened in wide release in the United States on February 8, 2008 . </P> <P> The documentary follows the month - long live comedy variety tour of Vince Vaughn and four stand - up comedians in the spirit of Wild West Shows . Vaughn picked four comedians from The Comedy Store in Los Angeles (Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst and Sebastian Maniscalco) for the tour . The tour began September 12, 2005 in Hollywood at the Music Box Theater and spanned 30 shows over 30 consecutive nights in 30 cities across the United States . Vince Vaughn acts as emcee and performs improv sketches with surprise guests . The comedians traveled over 6,000 miles on their tour and included stops in the Western, Southern, and Midwestern states . The film highlights their performances on - stage and contains interviews with the various comedians . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ahmed Ahmed </Li> <Li> Peter Billingsley </Li> <Li> John Caparulo </Li> <Li> Bret Ernst </Li> <Li> Jon Favreau </Li> <Li> Justin Long </Li> <Li> Sebastian Maniscalco </Li> <Li> Keir O'Donnell </Li> <Li> Vince Vaughn </Li> </Ul> <P> Vince Vaughn produced the film, along with his friend Peter Billingsley . The two had met in 1990 while making an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special . Vaughn's older sister Victoria was also a producer . Chris Henkel, Paul Ruffolo, Dave Rutherford, and Jani Zandovskis served as camera operators . The show director was Chad Horning . The stage manager was Jason Ruffolo . The tour included an unscheduled matinee, with proceeds going to the Salvation Army for victims of Hurricane Katrina . </P>

Wild west comedy show 30 days and 30 nights – hollywood to the heartland