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Hot. Young. Cool. Fresh. Ripped. Hilarious. Groundbreaking. Avant-garde. These are just some of the words that comedian and writer Leo Reich uses to describe himself. In his first HBO comedy special, this self-diagnosed important young mind faces the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, asking the big questions, such as: “Is this helping?", “Am I hot?”, and "No offense guys but literally what is going on?"
Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director.
Niko Kivelä and Sami Hedberg, the steamingers of the corner grills, land like the Fenix bird at the Sibelius House in Lahti and, like the Felix ketchup, download the sparrow flock of high-flying lips now also directly to your home sofa. The feathers dust, the chicks hatch and the feathers melt smoothly as this duo begins their chicken flight. Never have your lips flown so high! There has never been so much turbulence on stage! And there have never been so many spectators in a club of ten. So put your wings on your back and jump in! Now let's go! Also present will host the evening stand Up comedian Zaani.
Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream.
It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture.
Talegaver Til Børn celebrated its 15th anniversary in December 2007 with three sold-out shows at Forum. The FBI's annual charity show was produced in collaboration with Unicef. For 15 years, between Christmas and New Year's Eve, people have been able to laugh for a good cause in the company of the country's best stand-up comedians, and the 2007 shows definitely lived up to the success of previous years.
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12 was a home video release from 1999 featuring stand-up performances from the iconic HBO series. The compilation showcased some of the show's best and brightest comedians from the urban comedy scene, including Tracy Morgan and Bill Bellamy.
Comedian Dan Andersen is known for his crisp voice and indispensable guitar. Here you can experience him in full swing together with his colleague Martin Veltz.
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Jesus Sepulveda makes his standalone Entre Nos debut with this comedy special recorded at Chelsea Music Hall. Thanks to his own experiences with a tough dad and an even tougher therapist, Sepulveda has finally realized why Latinos love partying and mistrust therapy. Join us for a group session full of stamina and hilarious revelations and discover one of LA’s funniest new voices in stand-up comedy.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan performs live at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.
Inspired by US comedian and musician Bo Burnham, German YouTuber Lukas Weinandy attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, filming and performing a one-man comedy special.
Paola Molina in a big way! This artist's first recorded comedy special explores adulthood from ego, anxiety, fear of death, being the eccentric aunt to her nephews, sex and desire, and much more! I believe I'm the crack, a show to laugh and identify with the strangenesses of life.
«Tilbake til nåtiden» («Back to the Present») is a comedy-musical show by Norwegian entertainer Jon Niklas Rønning, filmed at the main stage at Latter in Oslo, Norway, on 20 September 2024. The show centers on embracing the here and now – living in the moment rather than dwelling on an idealized past or waiting for a perfect future. In the performance, Rønning mixes sharp humour, parodies of current events and popular music, personal reflections – including from his life as a father – and a strong musical backbone.
Linda P is once again ready to come on stage. This time with a show called Linda P's talk show – including talk and show. The name comes from the fact that she once again wants to entertain her audience in the style of her show "The too big Linda P show".
Extra wisdom is in store for the Danes when Adam & Noah embark on a new nationwide tour in 2017, following up on this year's sold-out ‘Sker Der Dansker’ tour. Adam & Noah explain: Sker der dansker.. We fired our press release writer. He wanted 5K to write a text. Believe it! Does this guy think we can't spell? Tss... Racist! Anyway, we're doing a new show. It's time for you to sit down and get some wisdom crammed into your heads. If you don't listen, you're gonna be bro-style. If you don't listen, you're gonna be bro-style. The show is so sick that even the Ministry of Education has approved it as a graduate program in wisdom. I swear they have! Well... come on... we live in Denmark honestly there is nothing else to do anyway!!! And we have made sure that the ticket price is cheap so a whole bro family of 9 has enough money to see the show! Seriously!!! Yalla fuck off we'll see you.
With his signature sardonic wit and unfiltered approach, acclaimed comedian Bill Maher offers up his scathing commentary on the hypocrisies of both conservative and liberal politics, as well as trends in modern parenting, sex and dating, and religion.
In a humorous way, Phillip portrays his fear of not striking as a man. Thousands of TV shows and surveys have been made about being a real man, but what does that really mean? And how does one live by not living up to one of the many demands ?.
Nick Kroll shares his comedian origin story, his first heartbreak, his strange hypnosis experience and the trash-talking celebrity voice in his head.
Bandwagon-jumper Sam Nicoresti takes on the barking curs of hate and vivisects the woke frog in this full length comedy extravaganza.
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
A recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters, from Bubba Jay, a Nascar-obsessed hick, to Peanut, a flamboyant gay monkey, Dunham’s puppets have dirty but inoffensive senses of humor that mock the American Dream.
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers.
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
The third of Ricky Gervais' themed live stand-up shows.
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
A year after Animals, Ricky Gervais comes back with his second stand up comedy tour: Politics.
No-nonsense comic Bill Burr takes the stage in Nashville and riffs on fast food, overpopulation, dictators and gorilla sign language.
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.
