We have most people are obtaining into heaven; a minimum those whose time is up. For Lance Barton, a struggling comedian and bicycle messenger, it does not take last item on his mind. His deadline upstairs is Fifty years away. At the same time, he's got big dreams to pursue we know, i . e . landing a slot with all the final Amateur Night Contest with all the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance's has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. Caused by an over-cautious emissary from heaven, Mr. Keyes, he'll get hit (literally) making use of a much bigger problem. Showing that even God has difficulty finding good help ideal, the inept minion mistakenly plucks Lance due to car accident - before they will need place. Transporting him into your Pearly Gates, or higher accurately, the velvet roped-lines of one's hottest club around, the mistake is finally addressed by Mr. King, the streetwise, no-nonsense head angel who manages the location from his plush windowed office...