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Plot Summary:
Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: witty, psychological, touching, talky, intellectual, melancholic, realistic, funny, humorous, hilarious
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Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
Plot Summary:
Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, thought provoking, humorous, captivating, satirical, semi serious, hilarious, comedy drama, sketch comedy, dark comedy
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Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
Plot Summary:
Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, philosophical, political, meditative, talky, cynical, stylized, intense, humorous, entertaining
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Louis C.K. 2017 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers and more in a live performance from Washington, D.C.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, light, melancholic, stylized, intense, funny, thought provoking, clever, enigmatic
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The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium (2017)
Plot Summary:
Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at The Palladium in Los Angeles, California, in March 2016.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: realistic, talky, clever, political, suspense, intense, humorous, funny, visually appealing, psychological
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Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jeff Dunham is back in his much-anticipated fourth concert event, with all-new material and unparalleled comedy that surpasses his record-breaking specials Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, and A Very Special Christmas Special. All the favorites are here: Walter, the grumpy retiree; furry and manic Peanut; Jose Jalapeño, the spicy pepper from south of the border; plus bumbling skeletal Achmed the Dead Terrorist. Dunham is also joined by two never-before-seen characters certain to unleash their own unique havoc on stage.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: humorous, hilarious, clever, witty, not serious, entertaining
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Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007)
Plot Summary:
Combining his amazing talent and his unorthodox sense of humor, Jeff Dunham returns, yet again, with a hilarious stand-up comedy and ventriloquist performance. Starting off with the infamously known Walter, scrutinizing every bit of today's American society. Followed by two new characters, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, who continuously threatens the crowd with Silence and Death, and Melvin the Superhero.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, clever, witty, light, feel good, skit, hilarious, comedy drama, entertaining
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Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself (2006)
Plot Summary:
Arguing With Myself, a recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters, from Bubba Jay, a Nascar-obsessed hick, to Peanut, a flamboyant gay monkey, Dunham’s puppets have dirty but relatively inoffensive senses of humor that mock the American Dream. His skills as a ventriloquist alone make him a fascinating entertainer, and anyone interested in how puppetry and ventriloquism has progressed over the decades would benefit from watching Dunham bring life to his wooden friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, realistic, skit, hilarious, comedy drama, clever, entertaining
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Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive (2013)
Plot Summary:
Standup comedian Aziz Ansari ("Parks and Recreation") headlines his third standup special, where he shares his uniquely hilarious perspective on fears of adulthood, babies, marriage, and more. Ansari's look at life on the cusp of 30 years old is smart, unfiltered, and hysterical.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: funny, melancholic, absurd, talky, hilarious, realistic, witty, not serious, humorous, tense
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Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012)
Plot Summary:
Funnyman Jim Gaffigan offers up his unique take on everything from Disney World to overweight whales in this live show from Washington, D.C.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: witty, talky, parody, funny, absurd, tense, melancholic, suspenseful, cynical, realistic
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Joe Rogan: Rocky Mountain High (2014)
Plot Summary:
Perched high above it all in Denver, Joe Rogan¹s brand-new one-hour stand-up special, "Rocky Mountain High," has a clear perspective. Tune in to find out the real meaning of infinity, why Joe will lie to you on stage and why Kim Kardashian is the most popular woman in the world. Filmed at the renowned Denver Comedy Works in downtown Denver, "Rocky Mountain High" proves if you¹re not paranoid, you¹re not paying attention.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious, independent film, biting, suspense
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy (2009)
Plot Summary:
Gabriel Iglesias entertains a packed house at El Paso's Theatre in this Comedy Central special. For I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy, the comedian reaches new heights of hilarity, providing eerily perfect imitations and tales too tall not to be true. He also adds a new step to his five levels of fatness, and the sixth level is sure to leave audiences rolling in the aisles.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious, hilarious, entertaining
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Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011)
Plot Summary:
Recorded November 10th, 2011 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, and only available for purchase online, Louis C.K. follows up his 2010 concert film Hilarious with a new hour’s worth of shrewdly observed and periodically profane material. He starts with making his own kind of please-turn-off-your-cell-phone announcement, as well as a warning not to text or tweet during the show: “Just live your life,” he asks. Whether he’s talking about a unique way to drop a rental car off at an airport or describing why a man in his 40s should not smoke dope, it’s terrific, humane, carried-to-crazed-extremes stuff.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, witty, talky, sincere, realistic, not serious, independent film, clever, psychological
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Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
Plot Summary:
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: humorous, atmospheric, cynical, clever, witty, talky, sincere, realistic, not serious, independent film
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Louis C.K.: Shameless (2007)
Plot Summary:
Louis C.K. is back on HBO in an ALL-NEW hour of raw no-holds-barred stand-up comedy! The creator and star of the 2006 comedy series Lucky Louie, performs in front of a live audience in LA at the Henry Fonda Theater. Louis C.K. covers issues near and dear to his heart like marriage, lying to your spouse, having kids and losing your privacy, and obligatory sex among husbands and wives.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, sincere, realistic, cynical, not serious, hilarious, clever, talky, independent film
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Following the complete sell out of his UK tour, multi-award-winning writer/comedian Ricky Gervais brought his new stand up show Ricky Gervais Live: Out of England 2 to Los Angeles. Performing Sunday night at the Nokia Theatre, Gervais delivered an honest, hilarious, tasteless and thought provoking 75-minute set that thrilled the celebrity studded audience featuring such fans as Kathy Griffin, Ben Stiller, Rob Reiner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Guest and Ed Norton.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: talky, cynical, not serious, clever, humorous, realistic, witty, independent film, concert film, live comedy
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Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (2019)
Plot Summary:
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, witty, talky, not serious, concert film
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Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010)
Plot Summary:
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, realistic, talky, atmospheric, clever, touching, unusual plot structure, not serious, sincere
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Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019)
Plot Summary:
In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, parody, witty, talky, not serious, live comedy
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Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (2007)
Plot Summary:
Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now you can see Comedy Central's "Comic of the Year" in his sold-out performance at the historic Fox Theatre in Bakersfield, California!.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, talky, not serious, skit, hilarious, realistic, biting, entertaining, live comedy
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Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room (2011)
Plot Summary:
Patrice O'Neal is one of the funniest, most respected comedians working today. You know him from his recurring roles on The Office and Arrested Development, as host of VH1's Web Junk 20, as a featured guest on Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn. He also has a hugely-followed podcast and sells out shows across the country. 'Elephant In The Room,' stand-up performance filmed at the New York Comedy Festival, is his first full-length special and is being release extended and uncensored with 40 minutes of content not seen on TV.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, realistic, witty, not serious, sexy
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Sincerely Louis C.K. (2020)
Plot Summary:
Louis C.K. muses on religion, terrorism, small towns, Florida, disabilities, dogs, Auschwitz, marriage, sex, vegans, and his personal sexual controversy, in a live performance from Washington, D.C.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, talky, funny, fun
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Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)
Plot Summary:
Fresh, unflinching and devastatingly honest, Bill Burr lets loose in this feature length comedy special. Burr shares his essential tips for surviving the zombie apocalypse, exposes how rom-coms ruin great sex and explains how too many childhood hugs may be the ultimate downfall of man.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: unusual plot structure, funny, light, humorous, suspense, melancholic, witty, black and white, tense, thought provoking
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Louis C.K.: Live at The Comedy Store (2015)
Plot Summary:
This material was developed and prepared over the last year or so, mostly in comedy clubs. This special kind of goes back to when he used to just make noises and be funny for no particular reason. It felt right to him to shoot this special in a club to give it that live immediate intimate feeling. The show is about an hour long. The opening act, who is seen at the beginning (good place for an opening act) is Jay London. One of his favorite club comics going way back to the late 80s when he first started in working in New York.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: witty, cynical, funny, atmospheric, humorous, talky, realistic, not serious, independent film, biting
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Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010)
Plot Summary:
Aziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long stand-up special. The critically acclaimed stand-up and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread counts to the chubbiness of his young cousin Harris. Also included is a special encore performance from Raaaaaaaandy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, talky, not serious, parody, funny, light, feel good, entertaining
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Deon Cole: Cole Hearted (2019)
Plot Summary:
Embracing his belief that comedy is the last raw form of expression, Deon Cole explains the right time to thank Jesus and the wrong time to say "welp.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 992
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, witty, fun
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Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014)
Plot Summary:
Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, talky, captivating, offbeat, realistic, not serious, independent film
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Dave Attell: Road Work (2014)
Plot Summary:
2014 standup special originally aired on Comedy Central.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, talky, cynical, clever, witty, not serious, realistic, independent film, biting, suspense
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Bo Burnham: What. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking
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Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff (2012)
Plot Summary:
A ratings hit! Amy Schumer debuts her one-hour special in front of a live audience at the Historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. Nothing is off limits as Schumer airs every hilarious, messed up detail of her dating and sex life, from encounters with unexpected body parts to hate-filled personal grooming appointments. In her matter-of-fact raunchy style, at odds with her self-described "Cabbage Patch Kid" appearance, Schumer tells stories of a boyfriend who makes dirty requests over dinner, the way she outsmarts her birth control, and a shocking ending to a seemingly innocent cab ride.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, live comedy
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England (2008)
Plot Summary:
Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, clever, realistic, witty, talky, cynical, live comedy, concert film