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Plot Summary:
After marrying their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, gondoliers Marco and Giuseppe learn that one of them is really the King of Barataria. But it's a mystery as to which one is which. The couples begin to fantasize about wealth and royalty, which brings about a delightful concoction of confusion, jealousy and true love. THE GONDOLIERS was the last successful collaborative work of Gilbert and Sullivan. This production was recorded at the Sydney Opera House.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, comédie-ballet de Molière et Lully (2005)
Plot Summary:
The quest of the bourgeois Jourdain for the nobility status in the France of king Louis XIV.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Music, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 210 min
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The George Burns One-Man Show (1977)
Plot Summary:
George Burns has gathered many of his entertainer friends to watch him perform a one-man show. They become concerned for his health in doing a show all by himself. He says he is fine, but he starts acting like he is sick and tricks his fellow entertainers into performing in his show.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: concert film, live comedy, one man show
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Cinderella (1981)
Plot Summary:
The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the Philosopher, Alidoro, later takes Cenerentola (dressed in magnificent clothing) to the palace, Dandini (still posing as the prince) tries to talk of love to her, but Cenerentola rejects him, saying that she is in love with his 'valet'. Ramiro, who has overheard this comment, is overjoyed, and immediately proposes to her, but Cenerentola says that he must first seek her out and then, if he still felt the same way, she would marry him. She gives him one of a matching pairs of bracelets, telling him to look for its companion on her right arm (she then leaves the palace). Ramiro ends the masquerade, and he and Dandini resume their true identities. The Prince then sets out on his quest - little realising that destiny, in the form of a violent thunderstorm, is about to take a hand in the affair.
IMDB Rating: 9.1
IMDB Votes: 126
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 152 min
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La Cenerentola (1988)
Plot Summary:
Gioacchino Rossini's sparkling version of the Cinderella story comes live from the Salzburg Festival with Ann Murray and Francisco Araiza as Cinderella and the Prince. Director Michael Hampe envisions La Cenerentola less as a fairy tale and more as a gently satirical comment on the nature of society and the relationship between people. Conductor Riccardo Chailly's masterly display of the Rossini style is visually matched by the opulent and elegant set designs by Mauro Pagano. 162 minutes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Music
Country: Austria
Duration: 167 min
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I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998)
Plot Summary:
1999 standup special.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Patience (1995)
Plot Summary:
A 1995 Opera Australia performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta, recorded at the Sydney Opera House. Bunthorne, a poet worshiped by every lady he meets, loves only one woman: Patience. But Patience does not share the other women's fascination with Bunthorne. She loves Archibald, her childhood friend who is now also a poet.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Les Indes Galantes (2004)
Plot Summary:
"William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents the four exotic love stories vibrantly. In 'Le Turc généreux' Osman sets free his captive, Emilie, whom he loves, so that she may be reunited with her former lover, Valère; 'Les Incas de Pérou' is all about the rivalry of the Inca Huascar and the Spaniard Don Carlos, both in pursuit of Princess Phani; 'Les Fleurs' offers a Persian love intrigue, as the Sultana Fatime tries to detect whether her husband Tacmas has his eye on the lovely Atalide; and 'Les Sauvages' takes us to North America, where a Spaniard and a Frenchman compete for the love of Zima, daughter of a native chief, who prefers one of her own people." — from the DVD cover.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Music, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 190 min
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Le Comte Ory (1997)
Plot Summary:
Glyndebourne's intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini's third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration:
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Falstaff (1982)
Plot Summary:
The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected in unobtrusive blocking that keeps the vocal lines clear and separate, especially in the final fugue. Bryn Terfel's Falstaff is a memorable creation, self-mocking and self-aggrandising at the same time--so much so, in fact, that he almost does not need the vast prosthetic body he has to wear for the part. Desiree Rancatore is an admirably sweet-toned Nanetta; Bernadette Manca di Nissa an appropriately sardonic Mistress Quickly; Roberto Frontali as Ford, in his Act 2 scena, perfectly distils and parodies every jealousy aria ever written, including Verdi's own. Haitink's conducting is exemplary in the lyrical passages, gets almost everything out of the fast and furious comic sections.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min
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The Mikado (1987)
Plot Summary:
Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, leaves home and disguises himself as a musician to escape a distasteful marriage - and meets a beautiful girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he falls in love. He desperately wants to marry her, but obstacles are cast in his way by Yum-Yum's guardian, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, who is also in love with Yum-Yum and has every intention of marrying her, himself. Also causing problems is Katisha, Nanki-Poo's jilted bride, who arrives in Titipu in the company of Nanki-Poo's father, the Mikado.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Comedy, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration:
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Andy Richter’s Home For The Holidays (2016)
Plot Summary:
Andy Richter is capturing the spirit of the '70s network Christmas special, and inviting you to celebrate the Holiday Season the right way with his family and all his important celebrity friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, christmas special, live comedy
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Tim Minchin: So Live (2007)
Plot Summary:
Only available from Australia and New Zealand, “So Live” is a 2 hour performance recorded at The Sydney Opera House Studio in 2007. Contains material from “Dark Side” and “So Rock” including Inflatable You, Rock n Roll Nerd, Canvas Bags, Dark Side, You Grew On Me, Peace Anthem for Palestine, Mitsubishi Colt and lots more.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy, live comedy, one man show
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Matt Besser: Besser Breaks The Record (2016)
Plot Summary:
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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Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff (1982)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Austria
Duration: 136 min
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Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
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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L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1979)
Plot Summary:
Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Music, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 164 min
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Macbeth (1993)
Plot Summary:
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: UK, West Germany, France
Duration: 149 min
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Henry VIII (1991)
Plot Summary:
Henry VIII is an opera in four acts by Camille Saint-Saëns, from a libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Armand Silvestre, based on El cisma en Inglaterra (The schism in England) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. It was revived in 1991 at the Théatre Impérial de Compiègne in a production by Pierre Jourdan, with Philippe Rouillon as Henry VIII, Michèle Command as Catherine of Aragon and Lucile Vignon as Anne Boleyn. The production was made into this film.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama, History, Music
Country: France
Duration: 200 min
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Rodelinda (2005)
Plot Summary:
Live from Munich 2004.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 203 min
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Plot Summary:
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, spoof, live comedy
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Steve Martin: Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
Plot Summary:
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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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable celebration at The Dolby Theater.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 657
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Trevor Noah: The Nationwild Comedy Tour (2015)
Plot Summary:
What do you get when you take some of the funniest people in South Africa and put them on the same stage? That's the question Trevor Noah answered with SA's first Nationwild tour! Featuring the likes of Dusty Rich, Dillan Oliphant, Robby Collins and of course Trevor Noah. From Zuma, to ladies feet and Afrikaners to Oscar Pistorius, no subject is left untouched in this show. All the laughs you can fit on a DVD plus more. This is the Nationwild Comedy Tour!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: live comedy
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Bigger Than Tina (1999)
Plot Summary:
The story of Dan Vardy-Cobb as he aspires to become a pop star.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, fake documentary
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Broken Lizard Stands Up (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nothing is off limits when Broken Lizard, the guys behind Super Troopers and Beerfest, a night of stand-up comedy. Live from The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, each group member takes the stage to discuss drugs, lust and everything in between, culminating with the origin tale of how they all met.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, live comedy, cult film, cult movie cast
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The Bros. (2007)
Plot Summary:
Wannabe "gangsta-rappers" resort to a crime spree in order to come up up with ten thousand dollars in order to finance a studio recording session.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, offbeat, remake of american film
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Coming 2 America (2021)
Plot Summary:
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, hood
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Still Smokin (1983)
Plot Summary:
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off with all the money. They are actually expecting Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, so our heroes get to be Mr. Burt and Mr. Dolly.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: realistic, not serious, humorous, witty, funny, grindhouse, psychedelic, cult classic, offbeat, slapstick
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CB4 (1993)
Plot Summary:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny, clever, dark comedy, humorous, satirical, smart
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Plot Summary:
Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is the wife of one of the drag queens. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: road movie, feel good, melancholic, captivating, cult classic, independent film, touching, funny, lgbt cinema, intellectual