Melinda and Melinda

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

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  Woody Allen
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  Richard Patrick
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  Dean Garvin
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  Sheila Waldron

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  Chiwetel Ejiofor
  Ellis Moonsong
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  Will Ferrell
  Hobie
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  Jonny Lee Miller
  Lee
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  Radha Mitchell
  Melinda Robicheaux
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  Amanda Peet
  Susan
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  Chloë Sevigny
  Laurel
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  Wallace Shawn
  Sy
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  David Aaron Baker
  Steve
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  Arija Bareikis
  Sally Oliver
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  Josh Brolin
  Greg
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  Steve Carell
  Walt
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  Stephanie Roth Haberle
  Louise
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  Shalom Harlow
  Joan
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  Geoffrey Nauffts
  Bud
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  Zak Orth
  Peter
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  Larry Pine
  Max
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  Vinessa Shaw
  Stacey
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  Brooke Smith
  Cassie
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  Daniel Sunjata
  Billy
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  Matt Servitto
  Jack Oliver