Michael Strassner Luke Fontana EXCLUSIVE: Michael Strassner, the writer, producer and star of the acclaimed indie comedy The Baltimorons, has inked with Paradigm for representation. Marking Strassner's feature film debut, The Baltimorons premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Directed by Jay Duplass, and drawing on Strassner's personal life, the film tells the story of Cliff Cashen (Strassner), a newly sober improv comedian who has a dental emergency that leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist (Liz Larsen) as they explore Baltimore together.