The outrageous escapade of Sydney Young, a British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City.
After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sydney catches the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of Sharps magazine, and accepts a job with the magazine in New York City. Clayton warns Sydney that he'd better charm everyone he can, if he wants to succeed. Instead, Sydney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen. He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson. He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox and tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during a staff meeting. Sydney, of course, doesn't stop there, finding creative ways to annoy nearly everyone.
His saving grace: a rising, sexy starlet Sophie Maes who develops an odd affection for him, and in time, Alison's friendship might be the only thing saving Sydney from torpedoing his career.