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Plot Summary:
A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy
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Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire (2017)
Plot Summary:
Unbridled comic Chris D'Elia reconsiders his approach to major life events like marriage, not having kids and buying pants for your friends.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Tom Papa: You're Doing Great! (2020)
Plot Summary:
Comedian Tom Papa takes on body image issues, social media, pets, Staten Island, the "old days" and more in a special from his home state of New Jersey.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kevin James makes his long-awaited return to stand-up in this family-friendly special, dishing on fatherhood, fans, his disdain for allergies and more.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Judah Friedlander: America Is the Greatest Country in the United States (2017)
Plot Summary:
Deadpan comic and self-proclaimed world champion Judah Friedlander performs over several nights in New York, explaining why America is No. 1.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, political
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Bert Kreischer: The Machine (2016)
Plot Summary:
Storyteller Bert Kreischer expounds on a series of incredible and hilarious tales - from an unforgettable run-in with a grizzly bear to his legendary travels in Russia.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Emmy-winning comedian Dana Carvey blends pitch-perfect tales on big personalities with so-true-it-hurts stories from his life as a dad of millennials.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011)
Plot Summary:
Norm MacDonald, the iconic anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update" and star of the cult classic Dirty Work, is back with a vengeance.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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Marc Maron: Too Real (2017)
Plot Summary:
Battle-scarred stand-up comedian Marc Maron unleashes a storm of ideas about meditation, mortality, documentary films and our weird modern world.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)
Plot Summary:
He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, hilarious
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Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (2017)
Plot Summary:
America's king of clean comedy delivers wickedly funny jokes in his fifth hour-long special.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedian and actor Chris D’Elia, known for his dynamic physical comedy, explains why the NFL would be way more entertaining if it were real lions, bears and Vikings battling each other, that babies are the worst prize ever, and that you should never ask a Cuban directions unless you’re ready for the best time of your life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Colin Quinn: The New York Story (2016)
Plot Summary:
The "SNL" veteran performs his off-Broadway show about the history of New York and the people who shape its personality.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Deon Cole: Cole-Blooded Seminar (2016)
Plot Summary:
Stand-up veteran Deon Cole dazzles the crowd with his sharp jokes and easy charm in his first hour-long special. He pontificates on subjects ranging from the endless uses for plastic bags to how he knows he's aging to why we'll never have another black president. Cole's observations about race, society, and everyday life are often absurd and always intelligent.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy (2020)
Plot Summary:
Still the ultimate comedy party animal, Bert Kreischer tells more stories about parenthood and family life in a stand-up special from Cleveland.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Tom Segura: Ball Hog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tom Segura scores laughs with uncomfortably candid stories about mothers, fathers, following your dreams — and other things you'd rather not think about.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Steve Martin and Martin Short (2018)
Plot Summary:
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Kevin Hart Presents: Plastic Cup Boyz (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three man act Plastic Cup Boyz, Joey Wells, Will "Spank" Horton and Na'im Lynn, taped their debut special at The House of Blues in San Diego. In front of a live audience, the trio covers topics including reality television, women's eyebrows, and looking like a cat clock.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating: Dave Chappelle (2020)
Plot Summary:
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (2019)
Plot Summary:
Comic Nate Bargatze touches on air travel, cheap weddings, college football, chocolate milk and the perils of ordering coffee in this stand-up special.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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Vir Das: Abroad Understanding (2017)
Plot Summary:
Comedian Vir Das tackles nationalism, globalism, good food and bad politics in two cleverly crosscut performances in New York and New Delhi.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted? (2009)
Plot Summary:
Nick started stand up at the age of 18. In his first year of stand up he was chosen to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts festival. In 2000, he hit a milestone in his career when he taped his Comedy Central half-hour special at the age of 22 (the youngest to do so). More recently, Nick wrote and starred in the Happy Madison-produced films Grandma's Boy and Benchwarmers.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 993
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, skit, hilarious
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Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
Plot Summary:
In his first-ever stand-up special, Ken Jeong shares hilarious stories from his Hollywood career -- and reveals how "The Hangover" saved his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby (2019)
Plot Summary:
SNL alumnus and subversive master of late-night Seth Meyers comes out from behind the desk to share some lighthearted stories from his own life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017)
Plot Summary:
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Eddie Murphy: One Night Only (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, to the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time, to his indelible characters and impressions from Saturday Night Live including Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr. Robinson and James Brown. Written by Spike TV.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Jimmy Carr: The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits (2019)
Plot Summary:
Nothing is off limits as Jimmy Carr serves up the most outrageous jokes from his stand-up career in a special that's not for the faint of heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, fun
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Rubberhead (2014)
Plot Summary:
Sarah Silverman hosts the first episode of Rubberhead - a night of comedy shorts featuring some of her favorite performers. With comedy from Nathan Barnatt, Jade Catta-Preta, Michael Cassidy, Shelby Fero, Nathan Fielder, David Dineen-Porter, Kyle Dunnigan, Brett Gelman, Todd Glass, Lauren Lapkus, Natasha Leggero, Emily Maya Mills, Tig Notaro, John C Reilly, Seth Rogen, Nick Rutherford, Rob Schrab, Paul Rust, Laura Silverman, Stoney Sharp, Armen Weitzman, Kulap Vilaysack, Eric Wareheim, Harris Wittels, Charlyne Yi and more!.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy
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Rhys Darby Live: Imagine That! (2008)
Plot Summary:
Rhys Darby Live – Imagine That! is Rhys’ first stand-up DVD and was filmed in early 2008 in Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers (2015)
Plot Summary:
There's no subject too dark as the comedian skewers taboos and riffs on national tragedies before pulling back the curtain on his provocative style.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, funny, fun
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The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up (2022)
Plot Summary:
In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious