Louie Anderson

Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.

All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.

A hilarious ode to moms and the way they have shaped the work of some of comedy's biggest stars.

Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three­-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, Big Underwear. Named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand­-Up Comedians of All Time,” he again delivers to his fans his unique brand of humor and warmth from the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. He plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents.

Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three­-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, Big Underwear. Named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand­-Up Comedians of All Time,” he again delivers to his fans his unique brand of humor and warmth from the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. He plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents.

Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three­-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, Big Underwear. Named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand­-Up Comedians of All Time,” he again delivers to his fans his unique brand of humor and warmth from the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. He plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents.

When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.

After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, Michael Bolton hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start making love.

Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.

Veteran funnyman Louie Anderson returns to the stage in this hilarious stand-up comedy special, taking an unconventional and jovial look at his bad habits, pesky family members and aging body.

A documentary about screenwriter Carl Kurlander's (St. Elmo's Fire) move back to Pittsburgh. Provides a general overview of the history of the city intertwined with Carl's biography.

Amateur 'chefs' from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.

The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge is a special documentary about the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game and creator and host of The Gong Show Chuck Barris. Chronicling the tragedies of his life including harsh criticisms from the press and his peers, a number of failed marriages, working for the C.I.A and the loss of his daughter due to a drug overdose.

Venus and Mars are neighbors born during a rare planetary alignment, but while Venus grows up blessed by good fortune, Mars seems destined to bring nothing but bad luck to his friends and family. Just when everything looks hopeless for Mars, he discovers he has a rare gift and also that he's in love with the beautiful Venus. Is romance in the stars for Mars, or will his rotten fate break his heart again?

Destiny's Child, KISS, and Hootie and the Blowfish rock out for Marines at Camp Pendelton.

The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.

Struggling actor Danny and his pal Stuart are ready to rock the L.A. nightlife -- with help from a Rolls Royce and Rolex "borrowed" from Stuart's uncle Manny, a big-time producer. But plans go awry when the boys meet the too-good-to-be-true Jenny.

This set gives you a chance to see some of todays best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.

Comedian Louie Anderson tells a story of one Christmas when he was a kid, growing up in Wisconsin, and how he and his dad brought Christmas cheer to a woman who appeared to have none.

Stand-up comedian Louie Anderson performs from St. Louis, Missouri.

Stand-up comedian Louie Anderson performs from St. Louis, Missouri.

When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell. Bebe's kids are the most obnoxious, irritating kids he has ever met. Written by Brian W Martz

Anderson is a made-for-TV comic, as this concert at the Guthrie Theatre in his hometown of Minneapolis makes clear. So much of what he is doing with his gentle, little-boy-hurt manner is transmitted with his eyes and facial expressions. Those are nuances you aren’t likely to get if you’re seated beyond the third row, but the home audience sees all. Louie putters through a number of subjects such as driving, guns, shopaholism, car salesmen, the homeless, and being examined at a hospital ER,

Anderson is a made-for-TV comic, as this concert at the Guthrie Theatre in his hometown of Minneapolis makes clear. So much of what he is doing with his gentle, little-boy-hurt manner is transmitted with his eyes and facial expressions. Those are nuances you aren’t likely to get if you’re seated beyond the third row, but the home audience sees all. Louie putters through a number of subjects such as driving, guns, shopaholism, car salesmen, the homeless, and being examined at a hospital ER,

Louie Anderson Live at the Guthrie

Louie Anderson's second stand-up special

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jinks ensue due to their childhood enemies and a group of escaped convicts who mistake them for an FBI unit.

Louie Anderson: Live at the Guthrie

A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

Some of the best new talent is showcased in these annual comedy specials each year. Every show is hosted by a different accomplished comedian. In 1984, the 9th year, the host was the magnificent Rodney Dangerfield.

11-year-old Davey's mother is dead and his father doesn't spend nearly enough time with him. So the boy loses himself in video games--and even has an imaginary friend, a super-resourceful secret agent. When he accidentally comes into possession of a spy group's secret plans, and winds up on the run from them, he must learn to rely on himself and his imaginary pal to save his skin. But, in the end, Dad proves to be his real hero.