Best movies like The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO
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Plot Summary:
Bob Hope's USO tour from 1968.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me (1986)
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Rodney Dangerfield hosted this HBO special which includes fantastic performances by some of the best new talent of 1986. Comedians include Jeff Altman, Roseanne Barr, Sam Kinison, Bob Nelson, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Townsend, and, of course, Rodney Dangerfield.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: skit, parody, live comedy
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Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don't Shoot (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
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Now watch comedy rockstar, Russell Peters up-close and personal with his new act and his trademark lightening fast improv with all new material as part of his Notorious World Tour 2013.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min
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George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997)
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George Carlin celebrates 40 years of comedy and here, he presents 2 new standup bits, comedian Jon Stewart gives an interview with him, and we look at his old comedy work through the last 4 decades.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: dark comedy, live comedy
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Between raising a teenage boy and growing up with a Filipino mother, stand-up comic Jo Koy has been through a lot. He's here to tell you all about it.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
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Rude (1982)
Plot Summary:
While Rudy Ray Moore is best remembered today for his outrageous blaxploitation movies, such as Dolemite and The Human Tornado, he started out as a standup comedian who broke barriers for off-color comedy on such "party" albums as Eat Out More Often. Rude is a performance film which captures Moore on-stage at a comedy club, delivering the rhyming rap routines and epic tales of sexual conquest that first made him famous.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: entertaining, live comedy
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Tom Segura: Completely Normal (2014)
Plot Summary:
An original stand-up comedy special written and performed by comedian Tom Segura.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: humorous, fun
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Earthquake: About Got Damm Time (2005)
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: live comedy
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Matt Besser is here to air some grievances and break some comedy records, just don't bring up weed and he'll stay on track.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: alternative comedy, live comedy
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Katt Williams: Great America (2018)
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The king of underground comedy takes the stage in Jacksonville with unflinching riffs on American politics and the raunchy perils of getting old.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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Unleashing his inquisitive, intense comedic style, Rogan explores everything from raising kids and Santa Claus to pot gummies and talking to dolphins.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: humorous, fun, live comedy
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Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself (2017)
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Mark Normand has been told the same advice his whole life: DON'T BE YOURSELF, whatever you're thinking about saying, don't. So in his first one hour special, Mark does just that.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min
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Lily: Sold Out (1981)
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After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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A diverse group of up-and-coming comedians perform 15-minute sets in this stand-up comedy showcase series.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 537
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
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Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, spoof
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Like the original film, the sequel is set in a near future where all drinking and drugs are banned except for on one glorious day known as The Binge. This year, that day happens to miraculously land on Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Holly Star (2018)
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A broke puppeteer returns home for the holidays and gets caught up in a treasure hunt with her paintball-obsessed best friend, her tango-dancing grandmother and a childhood sweetheart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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Click & Collect (2018)
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To save his daughter's Christmas, Andrew goes on a road trip with Dev, his neighbour from hell, to buy an elusive Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 954
Genere: Family, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: christmas special
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Africa
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 746
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 921
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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IMDB Votes: 224
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IMDB Votes: 720
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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In the sequel to the popular UP Original Movie Marry Me For Christmas, it's a year after Marci and Blair declared their love for each other and decided to tie the knot. But as the big day approaches, Marci is so consumed with work that she hasn't had time to plan her wedding. To make matters worse, she may have to team up with former assistant/fake fiancé Adam to win a project she's been vying for - a little tidbit she hasn't shared with Blair. But Blair, as it turns out, has a secret of his own. Thanks to years of doing pro bono work for financially-strapped clients, he quickly is running out of cash and might have to accept an offer to work for his longtime nemesis, Marci's manipulative cousin Preston. Meanwhile, Marci's mother Stephanie is making some rather bold moves of her own with her sexy salsa teacher, Antonio, who's more than a little smitten with her - and about 20 years her junior. Will there be a wedding for Christmas? Better yet - whose wedding will it be?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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