A teen-age girl conceals her insecurity behind a barrage of jokes — until she meets an aspiring comedian who asks for her help with his new act. Janet is an over-weight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh... by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reactions, she feels that she might have what it takes to be a comedian. She visits the local comedy club where she finds Tony Moroni who is a struggling comedian whose jokes are less than funny. Together Tony helps Janet find self-esteem and Janet helps Tony with his material.

当一个被忽视的中间孩子意识到家里可怕的圣诞节不断重演时，他发现自己意外地成为了聚光灯下的焦点。作为唯一一个一遍又一遍地经历这一天的人，他决定用他独特的礼物来改变假期，给他的家人一个他们永远不会忘记的圣诞节。