Dottie Ingle se življenje nenadoma popolnoma spremeni. Iz prodajalke se čez noč spremeni v priljubljeno komičarko in veliko zvezdo. Dottie je nad novim življenjem navdušena, česar pa ne bi mogli reči za njuni odraščajoči hčerki Erico in Opal. Ne marata, da se kar naenkrat znajdeta v središču pozornosti, in kar je še huje, mamo večkrat vidita po televiziji kot pa doma.
Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two daughters, Erica and Opal, to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent, Arnold Moss, makes her famous, but while she travels all over the USA, the girls stay home lonely.