Clay and Kyle are best friends who love to joke around. They both want to do more than just be part of the behind the scenes for their school's plays. Clay decides to try out for the cast of Gals and Dolls, but can't keep her cool when her crush, Dania, is the main character of the play!

Clay and Kyle also decide to start their own podcast about giving bad advice to their peers and teachers. They are such a comical act that they can popularity with the improv jokes they tell on their podcast.

Will Clay be able to tell Dania how she really feels? Will Clay and Kyle be able to continue with their podcast when Clay is in the school's play?

I thought this was a great graphic novel about finding yourself, being comfortable with yourself, and also growing as a person. Sometimes life can be scary, but it's nice to have the support from family and/or friends.

This was adorable. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and see them become more confident in themselves.

Good book for theatre kids! Definitely will add to my recommendation lists for contemporary graphic novels in middle grade! The character design was great as well as the characters who were well developed.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed and lovable. The pacing was perfect and left you wanting to read more. I can't wait to read more by this author!

Clay and Kyle just want to have fun! Cute story of two best friends navigating their love of comedy and balancing all the trials and triumps of middle school. Fans of Raina Teglemeier and Kayla Miller will enjoy!

I really enjoyed how the author depicted neurodivergence in this graphic novel. Our two main characters, Clay and Kyle, respectively portray middle schoolers with ADHD and Autism and while they underscore the characterizations and influence the actions/reactions of our protagonists the actual story is just about them living their theatrical experiences. The plot focuses around the two participating in their last middle school play while also creating a virtual podcast that quickly takes off. Throughout this they also navigate their friendship including a new professional dynamic, crushes, and insecurities. I really enjoyed it overall, the dialogue felt fast-paced and wasn't afraid to be silly. I think middle and early high schoolers would definitely enjoy it. Plus there were multiple queer characters, including Clay herself.

This is a cute story good for teens and young adults, about a couple of theater kids who work on the backstage prop team. Then they wanna try out to be in the play as its there last play of there senor year. After the audition the theater teacher ask them if they where series or if it was a joke auction. After finding out that it was a series play and not a comedy one drops out but the other comes back and ends up landing a part. It is very fun to watch there journey and all of the people that support and love them.

Stand Up! It's a funny and witty story about two friends starting a podcast and everything that comes with it, on top of being part of the school musical crew. I liked it!

Cute graphic novel about two friends involved the middle school spring musical who decided to start their own podcast. Characters rang true and reminded me of my school’s students. Considering how popular our school musicals are, I’m sure this book will resonate with my kiddos and fly off the shelf with most of our other MS friendship stories.