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Plot Summary:
Spy TV is an American hidden camera reality television series hosted by Michael Ian Black and Ali Landry. The show was broadcast on NBC in which pranks were pulled on people by their friends. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Sound Eroticism (1986)
Plot Summary:
In a squirming Hungarian crate factory which only employs female workers, the newly appointed fireman not only buys fire extinguishers full of petrol to save money, but also proposes the installation of an expensive, hidden camera system that would monitor the women's dressing room for the viewing pleasure of both the fireman and his boss. The new, secret daily entertainment of watching the women change their clothes at the beginning and the end of their shift soon turns into the only attractive feature of the factory in the eyes of various tradesmen, causing a boom in crate sales. The management's conflicts with the workers, however, leads to rebellion when the women find out that their naked bodies were used for marketing purposes.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 94 min
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Noel's House Party (1991)
Plot Summary:
Noel's House Party is a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the autumn-spring season. It was the successor show to Noel's Saturday Roadshow, and carried over some of its regular features such as the Gunge Tank, the Gotcha Oscar and Wait 'Till I Get You Home. In 2010, Noel's House Party was voted the best Saturday night TV show of all time. The show had many regular guests posing as fictional villagers, including Frank Thornton and Vicki Michelle. The show gave birth to Mr. Blobby in the Gotcha segment. The character became well known, ruining the premise of the segment, but Blobby still made appearances. There was also a contrived rivalry between Noel and Tony Blackburn. In addition, many episodes featured one-off guest stars, including Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer, who came in to find the whole audience dressed as Frank after Fantastic Stuart Henderson from Troon had performed as Frank singing The Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There", and Ken Dodd in a highwayman's outfit - 'Going cheap at the Maxwell sale' - as Noel's long lost 'twin', Berasent.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 342
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: non fiction
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Late World with Zach (2002)
Plot Summary:
Late World with Zach was a television show on VH1 during the spring of 2002, starring Zach Galifianakis who appeared without his now-trademark beard for most of the show's run. Late World's theme song was Frank Black's "Los Angeles", a nod to the studio's location. The show began with a monologue, like many late night talk shows, but with Galifianakis' unique style, usually involving a piano and non-sequiturs interlaced with topical humor. After this, one or two skits starring Zach followed. One of the running skits was footage of red carpet interviews, edited later with Zach asking humorously different questions. Last, Zach met with a guest like Mathew St. Patrick, Bradley Cooper or had a musical guest, Rhett Miller. The show was canceled after nine weeks of production due to poor ratings. The series is not currently slated for DVD release. A then-unknown Kevin Federline had a small, non-speaking role in one of the show's last episodes.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 164
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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Monopol (1996)
Plot Summary:
Egil (Knut Agnred) is just an ordinary painter. But one day, when he's about to paint a fence, incredible stuff starts to happen!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Comedy
Country: Sweden
Duration: 106 min
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The Eric Andre Show (2012)
Plot Summary:
A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, surreal, talky, sketch comedy, absurd, sitcom, funny
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Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance (2005)
Plot Summary:
Improv Comedy Show starring Howie Mandel as himself -- a family man who crafts a hidden-camera segments for a talkshow. The story line will interweave real-life "Candid Camera"-style bits, with real pranks played on real people, into the narrative. "Hidden Howie" spins off the hidden-camera segments Mandel does for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
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The Carbonaro Effect (2014)
Plot Summary:
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. In "The Carbonaro Effect", Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Practical Joke (2003)
Plot Summary:
Elaborate practical jokes are played on famous Russian celebrities, all caught on hidden camera.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min
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Halloween Party (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ben and Julie's annual Halloween Party is about to go off the Richter scale, when their single, high maintenance girlfriend drags in a homeless guy, thinking he's a party goer, because SHE needs an escort. Not only has she dated everyone there; unbeknownst to her, Ben has invited her lame ex-boyfriend in hopes of reuniting them. As she spends the night avoiding her ex, and the other undesirable guys in attendance, she interacts with a colorful assortment of party peeps. Between disappearing fortune tellers and over crowded jacuzzis, she questions if real love is even possible. The irony; the only person she's the least bit attracted to, is the homeless man!.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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One Hand Can't Clap (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jedna ruka netleska.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Trigger Happy TV (2000)
Plot Summary:
Trigger Happy TV is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 to 2003. Although Channel 4 is owned and operated by the Channel Four Television Corporation, he made a name for himself as the sole star of the show, which he produced and directed with cameraman Sam Cadman.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, witty, satirical, sketch comedy, fun
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Fool Britannia (2012)
Plot Summary:
Fool Britannia is a hidden camera sketch series which has aired since 1 September 2012 on ITV. Fool Britannia sees Dom Joly surprising unexpected members of the public with pranks. The first series aired for eight episodes. The second series is scheduled to begin airing on 5 October 2013. This series will consist of six episodes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, witty
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How We Roll (2022)
Plot Summary:
Stoic Midwest husband and dad, Tom gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the extraordinary decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. Tom begins his new career with the loving okay from his wife, Jen the unfaltering support of Archie, his mentor and the proud owner of Archie’s Lanes: Home of the Curly Fry, the cautious backing of his protective mom, Helen, and the encouragement of his son, Sam.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 635
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom
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Jury Duty (2023)
Plot Summary:
The inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: mockumentary
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Incredible Crew (2012)
Plot Summary:
Incredible Crew is an American sketch comedy television series, created by Nick Cannon for Cartoon Network. Cannon created the series in early 2012, and the series aired as a preview on December 31, 2012, while the series run premiered on January 24, 2013, featuring a 22-minute run time. The series is rated TV-PG for suggestive humor. On July 29, 2013, Incredible Crew was cancelled by Cartoon Network.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, sketch comedy, captivating, surreal, fast
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The State (1993)
Plot Summary:
The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast in the USA on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience. The cast consisted of 11 twenty-something comedians who created, acted, wrote, directed and edited the show. Several memorable characters were created for the show, and for a short time their catchphrases entered into the vernacular. Often, the cast would appear as themselves and address the audience to promote fake contests or to deliver mock public service announcements. Much like Monty Python, The State's sketches were sometimes linked to each other in some way: a punchline or image that ended one sketch often provided a lead-in to the next. After years of legal issues related to the soundtrack to many of the episodes, the series was released on DVD on July 14, 2009. A State film featuring all of the original troupe members is in the works, but was delayed by the 2007-2008 screenwriters strike, and no release date for the project has been announced.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, slapstick, skit, offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, witty, not serious, independent film
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Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
Plot Summary:
Michael & Michael Have Issues is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including The State, and Stella. The show premiered on July 15, 2009, on Comedy Central. Showalter and Black confirmed on March 3, 2010 via their Twitter accounts that the show had been canceled. The series starred Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter playing fictionalized versions of themselves. As stated in a 2009 New York Times article, "Mr. Black and Mr. Showalter play the bickering stars of a sketch comedy program who never miss an opportunity to undermine each other. In between skits about stores that sell only sweatpants and characters like John the British Fork Offerer, narrative segments chronicle the not-so-fictional frenemies who constantly step on each other’s toes, even in seemingly inconsequential situations like an interview for a high school newspaper or the search for a birthday gift for their producer.".
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 798
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, light, funny, parody, spoof, sketch comedy
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Viva Variety (1997)
Plot Summary:
Viva Variety is an American sketch comedy series that aired on Comedy Central from April 1997 to December 1999. The series satirizes European variety shows.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, parody, spoof
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Tosh.0 (2009)
Plot Summary:
A weekly topical series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh that delves into all aspects of the Internet, from the ingenious to the absurd to the medically inadvisable.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, funny, game show, absurd, black comedy, sketch comedy, slapstick comedy, slapstick
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Crank Yankers (2002)
Plot Summary:
Crank Yankers is an American television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison that featured actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, and re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visual aid to show the viewer what is happening in the call. The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central and returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30, 2007. The show screened in Australia on SBS Television and The Comedy Channel between 2003 and 2008.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult cartoon, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy
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Impractical Jokers (2012)
Plot Summary:
Four comedians pull humiliating and hilarious pranks on each other in public.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, non fiction
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Loiter Squad (2012)
Plot Summary:
Loiter Squad is an American sketch comedy television series starring Tyler, The Creator, Jasper Dolphin, Taco Bennett, and Lionel Boyce from the Los Angeles hip hop group Odd Future. The show regularly features other members of the group as well. Jeff Tremaine, Shanna Zablow, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Lance Bangs, Nick Weidenfeld and Keith Crofford are the show's executive producers. The show is produced by Dickhouse Entertainment for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. The show's second season made its debut on March 10, 2013.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, not serious, offbeat, independent film, slapstick, black comedy, sketch comedy, slapstick comedy, dark comedy
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Just for Laughs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Just for Laughs is a sketch comedy show hosted by Rick Miller that shows clips from the Canadian version of the show. Good ratings during the summer airings in 2007 resulted in ABC adding the show to the network lineup as a midseason replacement for 2007-2008. It returned to the schedule on January 1, 2008, before being canceled on May 12, 2008. However, on June 4, 2009, it was announced that a third season would begin airing on June 21, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical
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The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, light, feel good
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Nirvanna the Band the Show (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, mockumentary
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Eve (2003)
Plot Summary:
Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The series follows Shelly, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st century love, romance and career. The series was nominated in 2004 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show and had seven nominations in major awards.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, touching, humorous, semi serious, sexy, realistic, sexual, black cinema
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South Side (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two recent community-college graduates get stuck working at Rent-T-Own in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood and work to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, black comedy, dark comedy
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Stella (2005)
Plot Summary:
Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name and former cast members of MTV's The State. Stella, as a comedy troupe, has existed since 1997. It has a cult following and plays to sold out shows across the USA. The show aired on Tuesdays at 10:30 PM, EST. In September, after 10 episodes, Stella's timeslot was filled by Mind of Mencia. On March 8, 2006, the following message was posted on Stella's official website: "The STELLA series was on Comedy Central last summer. The network has officially decided not to renew it for a second season," thus effectively cancelling the series. The first season DVD was released on September 12, 2006. Episodes have also been available on iTunes and Hulu and some episodes on Joost. Stella premiered in Australia on The Comedy Channel on May 3, 2007.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, surreal, not serious, realistic, sketch comedy, sitcom, sexual, funny, offbeat
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I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
Plot Summary:
There is no such thing as an ordinary interaction in this offbeat sketch comedy series that features a deep roster of guest stars.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 16 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy, sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, offbeat, surreal
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The Inbetweeners (2008)
Plot Summary:
Welcome to a world of futile crushes, sibling brawls, getting drunk too quickly and casting constant aspersions about your friends' sexuality.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK, North Korea, Russia, China
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, witty, semi serious, black comedy, realistic, funny, dark comedy, sexual, erotic