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Plot Summary:
Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter and former Britain's Got Talent judge Michael McIntyre.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
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Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (2009)
Plot Summary:
Michael McIntyre visits the UK's most prestigious and iconic comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy's brightest new talent and finest comedians en route.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
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Hey! Spring of Trivia (2004)
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Hey! Spring of Trivia is the name given by Spike TV to the show The Fountain of Trivia a Japanese variety show on Fuji TV.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Tattletales (1974)
Plot Summary:
Tattletales is an American game show which first aired on the CBS daytime schedule on February 18, 1974. It was hosted by Bert Convy, with several announcers, including Jack Clark, Gene Wood, Johnny Olson and John Harlan, providing the voiceover at various times. The show's premise involved questions asked about celebrity couples' personal lives and was based on He Said, She Said, a syndicated Goodson-Todman show that aired during the 1969—1970 season.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: game show, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Chris Gethard Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
Chris Gethard hosts a panel of comedians and weirdos who participate in games, take calls from listeners, and generally put on a bizarre live weekly spectacle.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: alternative comedy, live comedy
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Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971)
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Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years, debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later become executive producer of the program. The original producer, Gavin Disney, left the program in the 1980s and Somers then jointly formed his own production company, Somers Carroll Productions, with on-screen partner Ernie Carroll, the performer of Somers' puppet sidekick Ossie Ostrich. On 25 July 2009, the Nine Network announced the show would return for two reunion specials in late 2009 and hinted if they rated strongly, the show could return full-time. The first reunion show aired on 30 September 2009 and the second on 7 October and both won the ratings on their respective nights. On 7 December 2009, it was announced that the show was planned to return in 2010 with a speculated run of 20 episodes. During the 2010 premiere on Wednesday 14 April, it was indicated that the 20-episode run would be split into two groups, with a break between them, and the second group was broadcast on Saturday nights from 16 October 2010 with the season finale on 27 November 2010. The show did not return in 2011 and as of 2012, there has been no announcement of it ever coming back on air.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: children's program, sketch comedy
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Question Team (2021)
Plot Summary:
In every episode Richard invites three comedians to join his Question Team. In a brazen act of indolence, Richard is outsourcing the lion's share of the preparation to his guests by demanding they each bring a unique round of questions, inspired by their own interests for him and the others to play.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: game show
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Backstage with Katherine Ryan (2022)
Plot Summary:
Join Katherine and some of the best UK comedians for a stand-up show with a twist: backstage footage, totally unscripted and incredibly funny.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min
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The Sammy Davis Jr. Show (1966)
Plot Summary:
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show is short-lived musical variety series hosted by Sammy Davis Jr. that aired on NBC in 1966.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, sketch comedy
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Maya & Marty (2016)
Plot Summary:
Within comedy circles, Maya Rudolph and Martin Short are considered two of the best sketch performers in the business. This series will feature sketches that spoof current events, celebrities and topical trends, as well as musical performances.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, skit
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Sherman's Showcase (2019)
Plot Summary:
Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: mockumentary
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 on CBS. He was offered the show after he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Campbell used "Gentle on My Mind" as the theme song of the show. The show was one of the few rural-oriented shows to survive CBS's rural purge of 1971.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Vic Reeves Big Night Out (1990)
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Vic Reeves Big Night Out is a British cult comedy stage show and later TV series which ran on Channel 4 for two series in 1990 and 1991, as well as a New Year special. It marked the beginnings of the collaboration between Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and started their Vic and Bob comedy double act. The show was later acknowledged as a seminal force in British comedy throughout the 1990s and which continues to the present day. Arguably the most surreal of the pair's work, Vic Reeves Big Night Out was effectively a parody of the variety shows which dominated the early years of television, but which were, by the early 1990s, falling from grace. Vic, introduced by Patrick Allen as "Britain's Top Light Entertainer and Singer", would sit behind a cluttered desk talking nonsense and introducing the various segments and surreal guests on the show. Vic Reeves Big Night Out is notable as the only time in their career where Vic solely took the role of host, while Bob was consigned to the back stage, appearing every few minutes as either himself or as a strange character. The two received equal billing in the series credits. On 3 October 2007, the first episode was re-broadcast on More4 as part of Channel 4 at 25, a season of classic Channel 4 programmes shown to celebrate the channel's 25th birthday.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 868
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, surreal
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This Is Not Happening (2015)
Plot Summary:
Outrageous stories from stand-up comedians, musicians and more show why real life experiences always make the best material.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 492
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, non fiction
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The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (1977)
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The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour was a ABC produced variety show hosted by Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford) following his hit sitcom Sanford and Son. It debuted on September 15, 1977 and last aired on January 26, 1978. Despite being rated by critics as entertaining and funny, the show was canceled due to low ratings at the end of it's first season.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, sketch comedy
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That Was The Week That Was (1962)
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That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair, became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday 24 November 1962.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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The Chad Ridgely Show (2010)
Plot Summary:
A sketch-comedy variety show.
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Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: spoof, sketch comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick, parody
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
Plot Summary:
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: parody, sketch comedy
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Lily: Sold Out (1981)
Plot Summary:
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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Benidorm (2007)
Plot Summary:
Set in the Solana all-inclusive Resort, Benidorm follows the antics of regulars and first-time holiday makers on their journeys abroad.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating, realistic
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Meet the Richardsons (2020)
Plot Summary:
Stand-up comedians Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work lives, surrounded by their celebrity friends and their Hebden Bridge neighbours.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 854
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, funny, light, humorous, entertaining, fake documentary
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Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Plot Summary:
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starring Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) are as politically incorrect as they are side-bustingly funny, sparing no one as they take on the British Royal Family, Margaret Thatcher, Scotland Yard, country music, Christianity, devil worship, punk rock and bathroom etiquette. NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is so irreverent that when the pilot was due to air in April 1979, the BBC cancelled it due to its incendiary political content. When at last it aired, the greatest comedy group to hit England since Monty Python's Flying Circus stormed the airwaves and revolutionized British and American television alike. Discover the show that set the standard for the anarchic cynicism that defined the alternative comedy of the 80's.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, humorous, political, sitcom, parody, realistic, witty, not serious, spoof, vintage
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Harry Hill's TV Burp (2001)
Plot Summary:
Harry Hill's TV Burp is a British television comedy programme that ran for 11 years from 2001 to 2012. It was produced by Avalon Television for ITV and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. The show presents a look at the week's television, including extracts from TV shows with added sketches, observational voice-overs, and guest appearances. The show is based on clips of the previous week of programming on television, frequently reinterpreting actions or lines of dialogue in a humorous way, or pointing out how views of props or sets amusingly resemble other objects, and often lightheartedly or sarcastically commenting on the actual intended content of the programme. To produce the show, Hill and his programme associate writing team, including Brenda Gilhooly, Paul Hawksbee, Dan Maier, Joe Burnside and David Quantick, watch significant amounts of television, much on preview tapes. Clips from a variety of shows across most channels are included in the show, with soaps, dramas and popular-factual series being the most commonly represented genres. The clips are shown outside of the context of their original programme and only limited information about the scene is given, as the focus of the show's treatment is on the often unintentional humour which can be derived from the scene. The show was filmed at Teddington Studios, Greater London, in Studio 1 for series 1 to 8. From series 9 to 11, the studio has been the BBC Television Centre in London.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, not serious, surreal, realistic, biting, offbeat, suspense
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Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
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Hi-de-Hi! is a British sitcom set in Maplins, a fictional holiday camp, during 1959 and 1960, and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, who also wrote Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum amongst others. It aired on the BBC from 1980 to 1988. The title was the phrase used to greet the campers and in early episodes was written Hi de Hi. The series revolved around the lives of the camp's management and entertainers, most of them struggling actors or has-beens. The inspiration was the experience of writers Perry and Croft: after being demobilised from the Army, Perry was a Redcoat at Butlins, Pwllheli during the holiday season. The series gained large audiences and won a BAFTA as Best Comedy Series in 1984. In 2004, it came 40th in Britain's Best Sitcom and in a 2008 poll on Channel 4, Hi-de-Hi! was voted the 35th most popular comedy catchphrase.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sitcom, atmospheric, comic
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Katy Brand's Big Ass Show (2007)
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Katy Brand's Big Ass Show is a British comedy programme on ITV2. The show features comedian Katy Brand in skits of real life situations and stereotypes, as well and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Adele and Kate Winslet. The second series began on 2 September 2008. The series is carried in Canada on CBC's bold channel as of October 2008, and in Portugal on RTP2, each Sunday latenights at 11:50 pm, on the "Britcom" strand. Her comic clips in the second series include Princess Beatrice of York, Kate Moss, Leona Lewis, Jesus, The Queen and Billie Piper's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. A Christmas special called Katy Brand's Big Ass Songs of 2008 aired on 13 December 2008. The third and final series began on 10 September 2009 and ended on 15 October 2009. When Katy appeared on Justin Lee Collins: Good Times she stated that there would be no more series of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and that she would end the show with a live tour throughout April 2010.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy, offbeat
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The Benny Hill Show (1969)
Plot Summary:
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show that starred Benny Hill and aired in various incarnations between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1991 in over 140 countries. The show focused on sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, parody, and double-entendre. Thames Television cancelled production of the show in 1989 due to declining ratings and large production costs at £450,000 per show.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, sketch comedy, sitcom, offbeat, controversial, slapstick, double entendre, naughty, sexy, humorous
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This Is Not Happening (2013)
Plot Summary:
Crazy true stories. Crazy funny comics. Long-form storytelling from stand-up comedians, musicians and more. These outrageous stories show why real life experiences always make the best material.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014)
Plot Summary:
One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 543
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, talky, semi serious
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Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995 to December 28, 1998. Cross and Odenkirk introduced most episodes as heightened versions of themselves, before transitioning to a mixture of live sketches and pre-taped segments. The show featured a number of alternative comedians as both cast members and writers, including Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Tom Kenny, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn, Jerry Minor, Scott Aukerman, and Dino Stamatopoulos. It was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as a Golden Satellite Award.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, funny, absurd, cult classic, parody, offbeat, humorous, witty
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Parents (2012)
Plot Summary:
Flying the nest is a milestone moment, a melange of nerves and delight as you unfurl yourself from the parental wing to do the independent thing, to grow up and never look back. But what if unforeseen circumstances force you to return and shack up with mum and dad once again?.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, light, feel good, fast
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Live at the Apollo (2004)
Plot Summary:
A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, game show