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Plot Summary:
Elaborate practical jokes are played on famous Russian celebrities, all caught on hidden camera.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min
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Noel's House Party (1991)
Plot Summary:
Noel's House Party is a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the autumn-spring season. It was the successor show to Noel's Saturday Roadshow, and carried over some of its regular features such as the Gunge Tank, the Gotcha Oscar and Wait 'Till I Get You Home. In 2010, Noel's House Party was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time. The show had many regular guests posing as fictional villagers, including Frank Thornton and Vicki Michelle. The show gave birth to Mr. Blobby in the Gotcha segment. The character became well known, ruining the premise of the segment, but Blobby still made appearances. There was also a contrived rivalry between Noel and Tony Blackburn. In addition, many episodes featured one-off guest stars, including Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer, who came in to find the whole audience dressed as Frank after Fantastic Stuart Henderson from Troon had performed as Frank singing The Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There", and Ken Dodd in a highwayman's outfit - 'Going cheap at the Maxwell sale' - as Noel's long lost 'twin', Berasent.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: non fiction
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Behind Every Star (2022)
Plot Summary:
Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
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Late World with Zach (2002)
Plot Summary:
Late World with Zach was a television show on VH1 during the spring of 2002, starring Zach Galifianakis who appeared without his now-trademark beard for most of the show's run. Late World's theme song was Frank Black's "Los Angeles", a nod to the studio's location. The show began with a monologue, like many late night talk shows, but with Galifianakis' unique style, usually involving a piano and non-sequiturs interlaced with topical humor. After this, one or two skits starring Zach followed. One of the running skits was footage of red carpet interviews, edited later with Zach asking humorously different questions. Last, Zach met with a guest like Mathew St. Patrick, Bradley Cooper or had a musical guest, Rhett Miller. The show was canceled after nine weeks of production due to poor ratings. The series is not currently slated for DVD release. A then-unknown Kevin Federline had a small, non-speaking role in one of the show's last episodes.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Spy TV (2001)
Plot Summary:
Spy TV is an American hidden camera reality television series hosted by Michael Ian Black and Ali Landry. The show was broadcast on NBC in which pranks were pulled on people by their friends. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Paul Cruz: Latin Actor (2010)
Plot Summary:
An all American Latin Actor hilariously struggles to fit into the stereotypes of Hollywood while dealing with his alcoholic manager, sex addicted agent, dysfunctional family and bad dates. A satirical look at docuseries and reality shows.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, hispanic, mockumentary
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Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance (2005)
Plot Summary:
Improv Comedy Show starring Howie Mandel as himself -- a family man who crafts a hidden-camera segments for a talkshow. The story line will interweave real-life "Candid Camera"-style bits, with real pranks played on real people, into the narrative. "Hidden Howie" spins off the hidden-camera segments Mandel does for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Group Chat with Jayden and Brent (2020)
Plot Summary:
Social media stars Jayden Bartels and Brent Rivera chat, play games, and do crazy challenges with surprise guests.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
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The Carbonaro Effect (2014)
Plot Summary:
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. In "The Carbonaro Effect", Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Posh Nosh (2003)
Plot Summary:
Posh Nosh is a 2003 BBC television programme parodying television chefs; the title and basic outline a reference to a cooking show pilot pitched by Neil Hamilton and Christine Hamilton. Written by Jon Canter and Arabella Weir from an idea by Weir, and directed and script edited by Chris Langham, the programme stars Arabella Weir and Richard E. Grant as chefs the Hon. Simon and Minty Marchmont, owners of a very posh restaurant called "The Quill & Tassel". There were eight nine-minute episodes, in which the chefs carry out their mission to bring "extraordinary food" to "ordinary people". Simon and Minty prepare various dishes ranging from architect's fish and chips to bread AND butter pudding, offering snooty and frequently surreal commentary along the way. For instance, they employ words in odd ways in parody of specific culinary terminology, such as "interrogate a lemon"; and their cooked vegetables are not peeled but "embarrassed", after which they might be "annoyed" instead of boiled. They also frequently insist on ultra-specific, often prohibitively expensive, ingredients—such as Greek currants that you actually have to fly to Greece to buy. At the same time, a thread of increasing domestic tension runs beneath the surface of every exchange between Simon and Minty, like Simon frequently rolling his eyes at Minty's malapropisms or Simon sarcastically commenting on Minty's cooking skills, along with some not-so-subtle hints about Simon's repressed sexual orientation. The couple illustrate aspects of the British class divide, with Minty as a middle-class social climber who married Simon for his status. She constantly brags about her high station in life, while also seeming to run "The Quill and Tassel" kitchens single-handed. A running joke in the series is Simon's crush on his tennis instructor José Luis. José Luis dies before episode 8, and Simon and Minty cook a meal to remember him in this episode. At the dinner, Simon is introduced to a new tennis coach, also played by David Tennant. Both Marchmonts are obsessed with their dog, Sam, going so far as to throw a birthday party for him. The birthday cake prepared for the party contains huge amounts of chocolate, which would kill dogs, a rather macabre joke.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, post modern
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Starstruck (2021)
Plot Summary:
A drunken New Year's Eve hook-up becomes far more complicated for Jessie when she discovers her one night stand is actually a film star.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, feel good, sincere, humorous
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Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015)
Plot Summary:
Several roasters, and the master himself Kevin Hart, make fun of Justin Bieber.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, factual, feel good, funny, psychological, sexy, clever, brutal, depressing
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Toast of London (2012)
Plot Summary:
Toast of London is a British comedy series following Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, surreal, light, humorous, dark comedy, fun, alternative comedy
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The New Show (1984)
Plot Summary:
The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season, averaging a dismal 7.81 household rating. It was opposite 20/20 & Falcon Crest.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody
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SCTV Channel (1983)
Plot Summary:
The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way. A spin off of "SCTV Network 90" that starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, spoof
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Trigger Happy TV (2000)
Plot Summary:
Trigger Happy TV is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 to 2003. Although Channel 4 is owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, he made a name for himself as the sole star of the show, which he produced and directed with cameraman Sam Cadman.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, witty, satirical, sketch comedy, fun
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Fool Britannia (2012)
Plot Summary:
Fool Britannia is a hidden camera sketch series which has aired since 1 September 2012 on ITV. Fool Britannia sees Dom Joly surprising unexpected members of the public with pranks. The first series aired for eight episodes. The second series is scheduled to begin airing on 5 October 2013. This series will consist of six episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, witty
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Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987)
Plot Summary:
BBC sitcom starring former The Young Ones stars Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson as its three title characters respectively. It was written by Ben Elton with additional material credited to Mayall. One series of six half-hour episodes was produced (although the notion of a second series is played upon in the final episode, and the continuity announcer on the last installment says "...and Filthy, Rich and Catflap will return next year." They didn't.).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 204 min
Plot tags: sitcom, cult classic, surreal, dark comedy, alternative comedy
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Star Stories (2006)
Plot Summary:
Star Stories is a British television comedy programme that takes a satirical look at celebrities and their lives. It was first shown on Channel 4 on September 15, 2006. Star Stories is made by Objective Productions commissioned for Channel 4 by Shane Allen and Andrew Newman with Lee Hupfield producing, Elliot Hegarty directing and Phil Clarke and Andew O'Connor as executive producers. The Sun reported that Channel 4 had axed Star Stories to free up cash to invest in other shows. The main theme of the show is the theme from the film Gone with the Wind.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, offbeat
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Jury Duty (2023)
Plot Summary:
The inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: mockumentary
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Development Hell (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story of a failed director and his hodgepodge crew as they search, in vain, for fame and success in the crazy world of Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating, fake documentary, cult film
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Plot Summary:
Breaking & Entering is an independent series about three friends seeking to enter Hollywood by breaking their backs working as assistants. B&E is based on and inspired by the lives of industry assistants who live and work in REAL HOLLYWOOD with NO ENTOURAGE. B&E speaks to the willingness to do whatever it takes to PAY YOUR DUES for your dreams while asking at what cost?.
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Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating
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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy, non fiction
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Impractical Jokers (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four comedians pull humiliating and hilarious pranks on each other in public.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, non fiction
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Loiter Squad (2012)
Plot Summary:
Loiter Squad is an American sketch comedy television series starring Tyler, The Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, and Lionel Boyce from the Los Angeles hip hop group Odd Future. The show regularly features other members of the group as well. Jeff Tremaine, Shanna Zablow, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Lance Bangs, Nick Weidenfeld and Keith Crofford are the show's executive producers. The show is produced by Dickhouse Entertainment for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. The show's second season made its debut on March 10, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, not serious, offbeat, independent film, slapstick, black comedy, sketch comedy, slapstick comedy, dark comedy
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Just for Laughs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Just for Laughs is a sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller that shows clips from the Canadian version of the show. Good ratings during the summer airings in 2007 resulted in ABC adding the show to the network lineup as a midseason replacement for 2007-2008. It returned to the schedule on January 1, 2008, before being canceled on May 12, 2008. However, on June 4, 2009, it was announced that a third season would begin airing on June 21, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical
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Lopez (2016)
Plot Summary:
Exploring the real George Lopez we rarely get to see, pushed and pulled between the worlds of race, class and fame, yet always having a hard time fitting in.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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Nirvanna the Band the Show (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, mockumentary
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Nightcap (2016)
Plot Summary:
A laugh-at-itself, satirical look at the late-night TV landscape, set behind the scenes of the fictitious talk show Nightcap With Jimmy.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 530
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
Plot Summary:
There is no such thing as an ordinary interaction in this offbeat sketch comedy series that features a deep roster of guest stars.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 16 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, offbeat, surreal
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Very British Problems (2015)
Plot Summary:
Twitter feed Very British Problems is adapted for television. The show features different famous faces talking about the crushing weirdness and awkwardness of life as a Brit.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, non fiction