Movies: Stand up comedy

Follow Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians....

Stand-up comic and long-time Conan writer Laurie Kilmartin jokes about single motherhood, the abortion gag that got her doxxed by MAGA, losing her own mom to COVID, and why trans women are cis women's best allies....

Filmed live from the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, 'The Book of John' is the sold-out, highly anticipated new show from Rhod Gilbert, which critics have called 'uproariously funny' - The Guardian. Raw, personal and brutally honest like never be...

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Hosted by Mandel from The JFL Festival in Montréal, featuring one-of-a-kind performances from some of the best stand-up comedians today....

Sahil Shah is 27 but mentally considers himself as a 3 year old. He's one of India's top comedians and his first ever stand up special Childish Behaviour is a look at his immature life, the silliness and pointlessness of things around him and his inn...

Country music star Brad Paisley hosts a night of music and laughs with comics Nate Bargatze, John Heffron, Jon Reep, Sarah Tiana and Mike E. Winfield....

The beloved, Emmy-winning comic actor Don Knotts, best-known for his roles as the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and the lecherous landlord Mr. Furley on Three's Company, presents a series of side-splitting stand-up routines an...

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian....

As always, Carvey never crosses the line into mean-spiritedness, but easily glides in and out of every impression & expression, reminding us of the huge talent we came to know and love before he left the scene due to his heart condition. It's a b...

Half toff, half pikey, all comic! Ed Byrne is undoubtedly one of the funniest comics working today and his Different Class tour has been his most successful show ever. Lauded by critics and audiences alike, this blistering one man show takes in such ...

It's a night of comic anarchy as 15 of today's edgiest comedians perform at Los Angeles' legendary Troubadour rock 'n' roll club! You're guaranteed to laugh, and occasionally gasp with shock, as new comic frontiers are crossed. Staring; Patton Oswalt...

Comic Janeane Garofalo gives a performance in New York City....

In his sophomore stand-up special, comedian/actor/impressionist Jay Pharoah delivers a fully charged performance ripping the lid off pop culture, his suburban upbringing, and run-in with the law, all while sharing his unique perspective on self-disco...

Louis C.K.'s stand-up comedy special that discusses sex, society, the Boy Scouts, pandemics, and other topics....

Jenny Slate proves that being brave for love is worth it—even when it comes to pushing out a baby, stalking your therapist, or trusting your partner to not destroy you....

In the blink of an eye, Shappi has clocked up 50 years on this planet, a quarter-century as a comedian. What would the 25-year-old Shaparak think of this incarnation? Two dogs: very good. Tory friends: what has she become!? And why are there still s...

Tom Stade is bringing the heat to Liverpool with his highly anticipated new stand-up special “Live in Liverpool”, recorded at the iconic Hangar 34. Get ready to laugh your socks off as Stade unleashes his razor-sharp wit and unapologetic humour on ...

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New York City-based comedian Matteo Lane helps his audience members with their various problems in this live comedy special filmed at the Comedy Cellar....