Keyword: stand-up comedy

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

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2013

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Veteran funny-lady Joan Rivers hosts an honest look at the evolution of the female stand-up comedian through in-depth interviews with some of the most famous women in comedy.

Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal

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2015

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Mike Epps tears up the stage at L.A.s historic Orpheum Theatre in a special packed with blistering impressions and unapologetically raunchy swagger.

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

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2013

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Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.

Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint

6.7

2013

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Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesingers acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in \War Paint,\ her first stand-up special.

Ali Siddiq: It's Bigger Than These Bars

7.4

2018

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Shot at Bell County Jail in Texas, Ali Siddiq: Its Bigger Than These Bars shares Alis hilarious experiences of both incarceration and freedom. Siddiq talks with jailers and the jailed about life in lockup, and explains why dousing yourself in baby oil and refusing to leave your cell is always a bad idea. Encouraging and inspiring his convict audience, Ali makes hard laughs out of hard time, restoring faith in the power of second chances.

John Leguizamo: Freak

8.2

1998

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John Leguizamos semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and situations, which include the eccentric Uncle Sanny, the Fat Boy Called Bitch (Johns little brother, Poochie), his mom, his evil grandmothers, and Lee Stratsberg, not to mention a brief appearance by Cantinflas as God.

Peter Kay: Live at the Manchester Arena

7.2

2004

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The ever -popular Peter Kay returns with a special edition DVD of his Mum wants a new Bungalow tour. This new DVD features the show as filmed at the Manchester Arena (instead of Bolton Albert Halls) and includes the smash hit Show me the way to Amarillo.

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

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2017

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Chris Gethards raw and harrowing one man show about discovering and learning to live with his depression

Manny Lewis

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2015

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The film follows the story of a famous fictional stand-up comedian Manny Lewis, who connects with millions of fans but finds it hard to connect to one person. Manny struggles to overcome his sense of alienation and shyness, and a difficult relationship with his father, in a romantic and feel-good quest for the love of the quirky Maria.

Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra

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2007

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Few comedians can stir up controversy like the legendary Paul Mooney -- writer for Richard Pryor, creator of In Living Colors Homey the Clown and featured guest on Chappelles Show. With his characteristic brutal honesty, Mooney passionately and hysterically charges into the electrified currents of racial tension. In this magnificent standup performance at Hollywoods Laugh Factory, Mooney earns a standing ovation with his relentless no-holds-barred observations on black history, stereotypes and prejudices, living in White America, celebrity divas and much, much more!

Lee Mack: Going Out Live

8.1

2010

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Critically acclaimed BAFTA-winning star of BBC Ones Not Going Out and Would I Lie To You? Returns to the live stage with a hotly anticipated new show. Lee brings his trademark brand of high energy banter, well crafted gags and sharp one-liners to venues across the country in his national sell-out live show, Going Out Live.

It Started As a Joke

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2019

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This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene’s unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy – even in the most challenging of life’s circumstances.