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An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.

A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

​In his debut stand-up special, actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster Caleb Hearon takes us back to his roots in Kansas City...where it all started. Newly 30, Hearon deploys his generational Midwestern wisdom to solve most of the world's problems: politics, internet trolls, learning we're not that different from our parents, and more.

Roni Beck is a man whose only thought in life is to become a professional comedian, but who due to his lack of success must live hidden in his mother's appartment in an old people's home, continuing to believe firmly that his day in the limelight will come. One day Serge Grätzer, the director of the old people's home, discovers Roni, and makes him help out with the work. Serge then decides to take a hand in Roni's career, embezzling money to launch the budding comedian. Once again however success eludes Roni. In the end Serge decides to fulfil his own secret longings to be on the stage. This leads to a row between the two men. Despite a reconciliation, they never again appear together on the stage. And when Serge's embezzlement is discovered he has to flee with the police at his heels and the home has to be closes. In the end, Roni persuades Mr. Klein, an eccentric old man who likes to play the stock market, to save the home with the millions he has stashed away.

A want-to-be stand-up comedian uses comedy routines to spark a connection with a Chinese girl. They are surrounded by an empty, urban landscape, yet an intimacy grows.

Actor Juan Debré has spent a lifetime playing the hero in a TV series while remaining detached from his own identity. When diagnosed with a terminal illness, he embarks on a surreal journey to Belgium, birthplace of his childhood comic book idol, in search of meaning and perhaps redemption.

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.

A psychopathic cannibal, fed up with his lack of ambition, tries his hand at stand-up comedy in an attempt to satisfy his appetite for normalcy.

A new short film from comedian Johnny Pemberton.

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Behind the scenes of the theater, while the last performance has just ended, the comedian returns to his box.

Set in the immediate and random background of today’s London. THE COMEDIAN is a fresh, dramatic and funny debut feature about choices and how not to make them.

The comedian is a film about an ageing comedic actor in the Indian film industry (Bollywood) who has no laughter left in his life.

Recorded live at London's Bloomsbury theatre, the posh-suited gagster unleashes his rapid-fire wit upon his audience, with jokes that are just too rude for TV.

A comedian helps to settle matters in two kingdoms, one of which is forbidden to cry, and in the other - to laugh.

Exploring the gritty underbelly of the stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles.

Tock, heir to a long line of comedians has a problem. He is not funny. Constantly upstage by his younger sister, he falls in love with a dermatologist who incidentally is the only one who finds him funny.

A stand up comedy tour documentary that follows Gavin Matts and Rufat Agayev as life on the road tests the relationship between headliner and opener.

You're looking at a very special DVD that very nearly didn't happen. Stewart Lee's tour de force, 90s Comedian, has been dubbed so controversial (along with his directing debut Jerry Springer the Opera) that none of the big DVD manufacturers would touch it with a barge pole. Which is a shame, and is why the fearless Go Faster Stripe stepped in and offered to organise a special one-off evening's pe

Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

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Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.

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

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.

90 years of Emil Steinberger - a film about courage, love and the tireless urge to constantly reinvent oneself.

With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public

Comedian and actor Joe Valencia returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.

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Kevin Hart is in the hot seat and ready for all the smoke as roastmaster Shane Gillis and a dais of A-listers unleash a raw and ruthless night of laughs.

The best-selling comedy franchise returns and features some of the most raw and hilarious talent including: Capone (TV's "Showtime at the Apollo"), Lil' Duval (TV's "BET's Comicview"), Tony Roberts (Comedy Only in da Hood) and Jay Pharoah (TV's "Saturday Night Live"). 'All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Orlando' was filmed at Hard Rock Live, in front of a live audience during the All-Star Weekend in Orlando, FL.

Comedian and film star Mike Epps (The Hangover) takes center stage as the host of the newest installment in Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam franchise. Epps called on some of stand-up comedy's freshest talent to help him bring down the house; Lil' Rel, Henry Welch, Deon Cole and DeRay Davis. This hilarious lineup delivers nonstop laughs in this high-energy night of comedy.

Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.

Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fall in love with the same girl.

Story of a naive kitchen maid who falls in love with a wealthy womanizer.

Mane Aliya is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by A. V. Subba Rao. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Jayalalitha, K. S. Ashwath and Balakrishna in the lead roles. The film has musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao

Rani Honnamma is a 1960 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by Karibasaiah, The film stars Rajkumar and Leelavathi.

Rani, a widowed woman, is known for her strength, resilience, and unconditional love for her son.

James runs into his celebrity crush at the wrong time and place, he is mistaken for a captain, and for that reason Eni falls in love with him. James decides to play along; Big mistake!

The perfect life of Jenny, who has a great job and a new husband, is upended when she wakes up to find the dead body of her husband, and discovers her life is now at the mercy of a dangerous kingpin.

In this complicated intersection of love and fame, a handsome and successful man thinks he has it all, until he crosses paths with a talented woman.

Talented Brooklyn rapper Khan, blessed with swagger, has 15 kids from 8 baby mamas. On Christmas Eve, they unite to make him face fatherly duties, forcing him to choose between rap stardom or responsible parenthood amid mayhem and humor.

An American driver, Jack Curry takes a job driving Nigerian celebrities to the annual GIAMA Awards to impress his boss Kate. Along his journey he tries to become friends with actor Jim Iyke, who wants to be left alone.

For years, James Gregory has delighted audiences across America with his down-home brand of comedy. Beef Stew for the Brain is a collection of true and nearly-true stories and observations on everything from family life to bad weather, all told in the unique James Gregory style.

On a mission to spread the good news of “real butter,” comedian James Gregory riffs on chicken legs, hotter summers, and more in this special.

New Standup Comedy Show

By Comedian Yasin Redu

"Knockout Kings of Comedy" stars Scruncho from "How High," alongside D. Lo, Woo Woo, and Snow. Hosted by Reggie Carroll, this uproarious comedy special guarantees non-stop laughter, camaraderie, and heavyweight hilarity in a night you won't forget.

When Jim, a Youtuber, speaks an evil spell, his missing sock comes to life and tries to murder him with an axe. Now he's in for the battle of a lifetime to destroy the Evil Sock before it destroys him. A low budget comedy horror movie. From Lateflix.com Written and directed by H the Comedian.

In the wake of a wedding catastrophe, three couples discover the meaning of commitment, while discussing what women want to know most of all when it comes to men and relationships.

When Lena coerces her husband, Crutch, to betray, Kane, best friends become sworn enemies. Locked in a deadly battle of mind games, nothing is as it seems, so make your next move your best move, because it could be your last.

After a jail stint, Slim hears about hidden legendary cough syrup and plots to steal it with his partner Pack, leading to betrayals and danger as they chase the score through the criminal underworld.

A stand up special by Yonatan barak

In his debut stand-up special, "America's Got Talent" finalist and comedian Preacher Lawson overshares about losing a million dollars to a child, sleeping in a race-car bed in high school, frequently peeing his pants and being vegan.

Comedy about the adventures of four grumpy old deaf men in a Yorkshire village. Vikram is persuaded to set up a takeaway business, but as his ambitions rise, can the men keep up with the increase in orders? Meanwhile, Tim tries to pluck up the courage to ask Madeline out on a date, and Angus realises he has let his daughter Dawn down.

Comedy about the adventures of four grumpy old deaf men in a Yorkshire village. In this episode, three of the men go on dates. Tim is desperate to make a good impression when he goes out with Madeline, while Angus and Vikram have a dating competition, with Fred's help... but who will win?!

Everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens, and everyone’s favorite perverted neighbor, Carl, split up then get back together to fight everyone’s favorite corporate overlord, Amazin, led by everyone’s favorite tech mogul, Neil, and his trusty scientist sidekick, Elmer.

Orphan, con artist, crime boss and millionaire, Diamond Ruff has seen it all. In prison for a murder he did not commit, he meets the Reverend Trek Woods, who overwhelms him with kindness, character and faith in god. Falling in love with April, a young woman with terminal illness, Ruff is again challenged to grow and change. Will he be redeemed? There are no easy answers.

Christmas in the Nolan household isn't what it used to be. Instead of a joyous family gathering, they are spending this holiday apart. On a last minute shopping trip with Dad, the family enters an enchanted store only to discover a dazzling snow globe with magical powers. Suddenly the Nolan family is transported through the globe to the North Pole where they are asked to help Santa save Christmas! As they come together to support Santa and the elves, their family love grows stronger and the true meaning of Christmas comes alive.