
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 pa... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundWhile Jonathan Lisecki is well in tune with his film's niche market, his knack for comedy, both visual and verbal, is universally hilarious. |
| New York PostSara StewartHarris, a talented comic actress who looks more like a real person than a Hollywood facsimile of one, makes every scene she's in shine. |
| AfterElton.comBrian JuergensA fresh, breezy take on modern gay life and platonic love delivered with disarming enthusiasm and genuine wit. |
| Village VoiceAaron HillisA hilariously bitchy but sweet comedy that serves as Gotham's answer to Portlandia. |
| Film School RejectsAllison LoringAn incredibly funny look at modern relationships and families from a distinct voice. |
| Screen InternationalDavid D'ArcyLisecki directs deftly and lightly, and spreads the jokes around his strong cast. |
| New YorkerBruce DionesLisecki gives this story a modest, quip-filled heartbeat; nothing is painted too broadly, and the complications and awkwardness of the situation play out with great warmth. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohYour enjoyment of this baby-obsessed queer farce will depend largely upon your tolerance for seeing yet another group of gay urbanites incessantly sniping about it all. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleWhat lifts Gayby above its sitcom trappings is its emotional generosity and easy warmth, the sense that characters are defined by -- and made funny through -- their aspirations, not their way with a one-liner. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyGayby 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. |