What does it take to make a good stoner comedy? Does it only have to be funny if you watch it when you’re high, or does it require a few extra laughs for those lame sober folks as well? Is it a prerequisite that the title has the word “high” in it somewhere? I don’t have the answer to these questions, but I do know that I’m sort of on the fence with the trailer for the upcoming comedy High Road. It stars a ton of funny people including Lizzy Caplan, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Horatio Sans, Abby Elliott, Kyle Gass, Joe Lo Truglio and Zach Woods, but a lot of the jokes somehow seem to miss the mark.

The plot revolves around Glenn “Fitz” Fitzgerald (James F. Pumphrey), a young man who starts dealing pot after his band breaks up. When one drug deal goes bad, he takes a little road trip to try and escape his problems. High Road is co-written and directed by Matt Walsh, one of the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade, and apparently it is largely improvised. In my experience, that can be either a blessing or a curse. High Road hits VOD, DVD and Blu-ray on March 6th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.