King Dave

King Dave is a 2005 play written by and starring Alexandre Goyette, based on his real-life experiences.

Dave, a wannabe hoodlum, wants to prove his worth in the world of Montreal street gangs. Things go about as well as you'd expect.

The play was then made into a 2016 film directed by Podz (Daniel Groul), with the same writer and lead actor.

Tropes used in King Dave include:

Aborted Arc: Justified In-Universe. Dave wants revenge on "Stanley," the black guy who danced with his then-girlfriend and beat him up at the club, but his friend Marc convinces him that she is not worth it. He forgets his revenge, until he thinks of Fix. Later, Dave gets too caught up on other events to remember Stanley.
Brick Joke: On the park, Dave comments that the only people who visit the place at daytime would be "ecologists who can't afford to go up north." After he gets beat up by Fix's gang, among police officers and ambulance personnel is an ecologist outraged about broken bottle glass on the grass (that the gang left behind in their campfire).
Call Back: Dave's girlfriend being a cheater, his "visions" of past events.
Downer Ending: Dave ends up in prison for manslaughter. When he leaves, he's a broken man.
Flash Back: While Dave waits in a metro station for the black guy that's part of Fix's gang, he tells the audience about his days as a bullied teenager and how he was inspired to act like a douchebag.
I Lied: Dave says to the policeman that he fainted as the gang attacked him. In reality, as he tells to the audience, he felt every single impact.
Nervous Wreck: Dave ends up breaking down in reaction to many events in the play.
Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Dave sure knows how to act black.
Red Herring: Dave thinks Fix can "fix" his problems, as he sees him as a trouble solver. He looks for his gang at night... and they are high as kites. They beat Dave up for fun.
Small Name, Big Ego: Dave really wants to become infamous in Montreal and acts like it.
Verbal Tic: "Fuck!" and "Man."