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Funny People (2009)
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his...
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
The U.S. government sends comic Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan, from New Delhi to a secret...
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Man on the Moon (1999)
Milos Forman's film spotlights Andy Kaufman's (Jim Carrey) unusual performance style, his becoming...
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The Aristocrats (2005)
Filmmaker Paul Provenza follows more than 100 entertainers as they relate variations of the same...
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Annie Hall (1977)
A New York comedian (Woody Allen) recalls his lost love, a kooky singer (Diane Keaton) with a style...
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Introducing the Dwights (2007)
A fading entertainer (Brenda Blethyn) becomes jealous of her son's (Khan Chittenden) blooming...
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Fuck (2006)
Filmmaker Steven Anderson explores the origin of a certain expletive and tries to ascertain what...
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Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Flashbacks show the life and career of a Jewish comic (Billy Crystal) from New York and his loyal...
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Filmmaker C.B. Harding captures stand-up performances by Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White and...
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Raging Bull (1980)
The violent nature of prizefighter Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro) leads first to a boxing...
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When Stand Up Stood Out
Stand-up comics include Steven Wright, Denis Leary, Janeane Garofalo, Colin Quinn, Bobcat...
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The King of Comedy (1983)
A desperate would-be comic (Robert De Niro) hounds a late-night talk-show host (Jerry Lewis) for a...
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Funny Girl (1968)
Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) falls for gambler Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif).
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Lenny (1974)
1950s comic Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman) spurs controversy with his drug use, graphic language and...
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The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
The Buster Keaton Story is the sublimely inaccurate life story of immortal film comedian Buster...
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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
In 1965 Saigon, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer turns Armed Forces Radio on its ear with his irreverent...
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Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005)
The comic, writer and actress applies her controversial brand of humor to race, sex and more in her...
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The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Singer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) turns nightclub comic in 1920s Chicago, with a socialite (Jeanne...
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Cover Girl (1944)
A Brooklyn chorus girl (Rita Hayworth) wins a contest, leaves her boyfriend (Gene Kelly) and joins a...
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Movie Crazy (1932)
A bumpkin seeks fame and fortune in the big city under the impression he's been offered a screen...
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Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
The comedian does a Bill Cosby impression and discusses life, women and sex in a stand-up show in...
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For Those Who Think Young
A rich beach bum (James Darren) hangs out in a nightclub with his poor girlfriend (Pamela Tiffin)...
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Margaret Cho: The Assassin Tour (2005)
Comedian Margaret Cho roars back onto the screen with her latest concert, featuring fresh doses of...
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Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
A Hollywood tour-bus guide (Eddie Cantor) joins a wartime revue with Joan Leslie, Bette Davis, Errol...
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Be My Wife
Although he had just recently returned to the United States and formed his own studio, comedian Max...
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Rockets Redglare! (2004)
Bellvue Hospital, May 8, 1949. Agnes Tarrulli Morra, a 15-year-old heroin addict, gives birth to...
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The Jimmy Show (2002)
An aspiring comedian (Frank Whaley) works in a grocery store and performs his stand-up routine at a...
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Punchline (1988)
A medical student (Tom Hanks) trying to be a stand-up comic meets a New Jersey housewife (Sally...
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The Clown (1952)
Divorced by his wife (Jane Greer), loved by his son (Tim Considine), a washed-up comic (Red Skelton)...
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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Spike Lee directed this document of an evening of stand-up comedy performed by four prominent black...
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