Movies: Stand up comedian

Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For ...

The film follows the story of a famous fictional stand-up comedian Manny Lewis, who connects with millions of fans but finds it hard to connect to one person. Manny struggles to overcome his sense of alienation and shyness, and a difficult relationsh...

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Matt Rife’s new self-titled special is the perfect look into his charismatic wit. In his second self-produced hour special, built by friends and fans, Matt pushes comedic boundaries with stories, improv, and positive messages....

Turn off the alarms and throw away the keys as these two comics set the inmates of Arizona State Prison rolling with laughter....

The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships....

In his excellent Someone Likes Yoghurt, Herrring shares with us his world of gonorrhoea-transmiting magpies, his attempts to become successor to Pope John Paul II, and his local supermarket's utterly humiliating new checkout service: the grocery inte...

Akaash Singh comedy special GASLIT...

Powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller set in the vicious world of stand-up comedy, starring Stephen McCole and Malcolm Shields....

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The musical tales of Fred Pellerin with the OSM and Maestro Kent Nagano are pure moments of magic. This revolves around Léo Bellemare “hairdresser” in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, who maintains beards, mustaches and hair. Through his privileged and regular ...

I used to be a little boy and now I am a 34-year-old man. The world is a crazy place and I would like to tell you about it through the medium of stand up comedy. Filmed at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 29 July 2023....

Javi Fuentes, a talk show host, loses his sense of humour after his father's death. He is replaced by an unbearable influencer and hires Alfonsina, a stand-up comedian, to regain his spark and save the show....

Biopic of Marathi comedian, India's first stand-up comedian P. L. Deshpande....

Harrison attempts to find a new cameraman in order to document his stand-up special...

Here is the premiere of Don Rickles Live at Pala! Filmed at Pala Casino Spa Resort in 2013. Presented by Winbrook Entertainment in association with Wynnefield Productions, this legendary performance is a testament to Don Rickles' comedic genius. Rem...

A very mini-special in 2016 compiled from 3 comedy sets from Nimesh Patel performing election jokes, taped over 4 shows. Political jokes that Nimesh might not be allowed to do ever again, at the Comedy Cellar....

Documentary about wheel-chair bound stand-up comedian Jesper Odelberg. He was born with cerebral palsy and largely uses this as his material, but mixes his comedy with an overall serious message about inclusion and understanding....

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