When My Friend Irma hit the silver screen in 1949, the course of movie comedy was changed forever with the film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Dean and Jerry serve up their fresh mix of hilar ity and song as juice-bar operators Steve and Sey mour. After a shifty talent manager hears Steve's golden voice, it seems like the two pals may get a shot at showbiz. But before they do, they'll have to survive a merry-go-round of laughs, romance and misadventure along with their manager 's zany girlfriend Irma and her straitlaced roommate. See where the legend of Martin and Lewis began.. with My Friend Irma.