Movies: Comedian

With one minute to impress Tony Hinchcliffe and his star-studded panel, newbie stand-ups risk it all on the hallowed ground of Madison Square Garden....

A narcissistic comedian wakes up in the opposite sex body following an automobile accident....

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s....

On December 17th 2019, I, James Acaster, filmed my 2019 tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 at EartH in Hackney. It was a show about the best year of my life (1999) and the worst year of my life (2017), I wore a very nifty jacket for it and I loo...

A young stand-up comedian finds his burgeoning career threatened when he teams with a veteran comedy superstar....

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm....

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan....

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore....

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us....

Biopic of Marathi comedian, India's first stand-up comedian P. L. Deshpande....

Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of laughter, Joan Rivers....

Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, and drugs and music....

The film tells the fairytale story of a scrawny East Frisian who, despite minimal starting opportunities, has had a unique career. Otto has always trusted his gut feeling, even when he often faced challenges that threatened to jeopardize his career. ...

Through nine feature films, an Emmy-award-winning TV show, and thousands of television commercials, Ernest P. Worrell became a beloved comedy icon. Originally created as an advertising character, Ernest transcended these humble beginnings to become a...

Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose financier husband neglects her. On a weekend at the Arlington co...

Laali and Ladoo get trapped in a royal wedding that takes place in Vadodara....

Orny Adams: Takes the Third is a powerful, poignant, seamlessly woven non-stop hour special spotlighting a comedian at the top of his game. You’ve seen him on The Tonight Show, The Late Show, and in the documentary Comedian where he co-starred with J...

The story of love struggles of 9 different couples, connected only by the complexity of human relationships....

Humberto, a seductive con artist, lives a quiet life in Madrid after having done his time for a big job that cost him his relationship with his son Jorge, who reaches out to him for help when the jewellery where he works is robbed....

Kathy Griffin talks about her Emmy acceptance speech, Larry Craig, Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul, and "The View" (1997). Filmed live at the Chicago Theater - 175 N State St, Chicago, Illinois, USA...