Disgruntled with how slow his acting career is going, Bob seeks advice from their acting mentor Sir Rudolf. Much to his dismay, Sir Rudolf advises Bob to pander and be as over-the-top as possible to win over an audience.
Bob starts to use this fake behavior in his acting auditions and to pick up girls and surprisingly it works!
Worried about the ethical issue of what Bob is doing, Jimmy has an intervention with Bob, only to find out Bob has used the technique to hit on their best friend Jane.
Everything backfires on Jimmy when he’s accused of pettiness and jealousy, and the fact that Jane is falling for Bob’s act. Jimmy sets out to expose Bob with unethical techniques himself and it all blows up when Bob finds out.