Los comediantes (1995)
Comedy. It's in the timing. It's in the material. But mostly, it's in the bones.
Género : Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 2H 8M
Director : Peter Chelsom
Sinopsis
Tommy Fawkes es un humorista que intenta triunfar en Las Vegas, donde el espectacular éxito de su padre, también comediante, le hace sombra. Él no tiene esa chispa, esa vena humorística, el "funny bones", que hace reír a cualquiera antes incluso de abrir la boca. El fracaso de su show hace que Tommy regrese a Inglaterra, a la ciudad donde su padre inició su carrera y pasó gran parte de su juventud. Lo primero que hace es buscar un compañero, un ayudante que forme un dúo con él.
La cómica Fanny Brice deja atrás sus humildes orígenes para triunfar en Broadway. Sin embargo, la fama no evitará que se enamore de un jugador autodestructivo.
Comedian Cedric the Entertainer uses his considerable appeal to introduce some up-and-coming young stand-up comedians. Cedric himself takes on topics such as Bill Clinton, the death penalty, reality television, fast-food chicken, church etiquette, and much more. The other comedians are a mixed lot: Roland Powell amusingly mocks insecure boyfriends and sings a singles bar pick-up song and Juan Villareal gets some laughs out of food stamps and The Blair Witch Project, while Tony Luewellyn flounders through weak material about Ex-Lax and the war on terror. Then along comes J.J., who gives a surreal spin to roadkill and giving birth to septuplets.
A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.
Dos ancianos actores de vodevil, conocidos en otro tiempo como "Lewis y Clark", llegaron a odiarse tanto cuando trabajaban juntos que, fuera del escenario, ni siquiera se dirigían la palabra. Cuando el sobrino de Clark intenta reunirlos de nuevo para su última actuación en televisión, los dos tendrán que hacer enormes esfuerzos para poder soportarse civilizadamente.
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
BE MORE CYNICAL was originally aired on HBO, and offers viewers a chance to see Maher's full routine, which sees him tackling a wide array of topics, and leaving the audience recoiling in laughter.
Maher addresses contemporary political, social and cultural topics -- Iraq, President Bush and the so called Axis of Evil. The opinionated Maher said about Victory Begins at Home: "We've heard everything about the War on Terrorism except what we can actually do to help win it. The government used to do that for us through propaganda (the positive kind) posters, so taking my cue from the great old posters of World War I and World War II ('Loose Lips Sink Ships,' 'Buy War Bonds,' 'Plant a Victory Garden,' etc.) I commissioned artists to paint the posters our government today should be putting out to help us win this war."
Una mirada al trabajo de dos comics stand-up, Jerry Seinfeld y un recién llegado menos conocido, que detalla el esfuerzo y la frustración detrás de armar un acto exitoso y una carrera mientras viven una vida en el camino.
Superstar comedian/actor George Lopez, one of the premier comedic talents in the entertainment industry, made his HBO solo debut performed live in front of a packed house at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Lopez delivers a hilarious routine touching on his own Latino roots, immigration and naturalization, modern-day kids, old-school values, interacial relationships, and the future.
Craig es un muchacho de 21 años, en un pueblo norteño, que hace dinero en peleas ilegales a puño descubierto. El suyo es un mundo duro y feo dónde la supervivencia significa ganar. Para los compañeros de Craig, atrapado en un mundo machista de valentía y violencia, él es “uno de nosotros” pero Craig sabe que él es gay, “uno de ellos”. Fuera del Club se le presenta a Craig una oportunidad para tener un breve y torpe encuentro sexual con Matt, un londinense seguro de sí mismo visitando Blackpool, un enlace que irrevocablemente cambia ambas vidas.
La historia ambientada en el mundo de los comediantes de standup (los monologuistas), y concretamente en George Simmons, un famoso cómico que descubre de repente que le queda poco tiempo de vida. George Simmons, que cree tenerlo todo, se da cuenta de lo que es estar cerca de la muerte, y a partir de ese momento pondrá todo su empeño en buscar aquello que realmente aporte significado a su vida.
Comedian Larry the Cable Guy treats us to his often crude, far from politically correct, but unique way of seeing things.
Hilarious, raunchy. adult comedy. In clubs and theaters across the country, Lisa Lampanelli calls audience members colored, queer, bald, fat, and old. Do they get offended? Angry? No! They laugh uncontrollably and demand to know when she'll be back in town. After watching this hour-long concert--filmed live at Rascal's Comedy Club in West Orange, New Jersey--you'll see why! A cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker, and a vial of estrogen, Lisa lives up to her three favorite F-words: "Fierce, Funny, and Fearless"! She's got a bawdy personality, all-out honesty, and the insult comic's most essential quality--undeniable likability. All this adds up to one important 4-letter word: STAR.
Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and Bill pulled out all the stops for the cameras. Completely focused, a newly-sober Hicks paces the stage like a wild animal riffing effortless.
Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.
George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some people are stupid, Cancer, Feminists, Good Ideas, Rape, Life's moments, and organ donors.
When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin’ In New York." The show, taped at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden and winner of the 1992 CableACE Award, is a perfect blend of biting social commentary and more gently-observed observational pieces.
The critically-acclaimed comedian, actor, writer, and voice of Remy the Rat (the Oscar®-winning Ratatouille) takes time out from his many film and television outings to return to the comedy stage for his fourth stand-up special.
En un barco viajan a París dos cómicos famosos: uno es francés y regresa tras una gira americana, el otro es americano y va a Francia a comprar un guión para su próximo espectáculo. En el barco también viaja una señora que intenta apoderarse de una copia de ese guión para destruirlo.
Reina el orgullo latino en este especial de comedia de uno de los cómicos más respetados de América. En Tall, Dark & chicano, nada está a salvo de ingenio George Lopez, incluida la pureza de lo sagrado (y el gas que inducen tendencias) de la comida mexicana, la alegría de la confirmación Sonia Sotomayor, como un juez del Tribunal Supremo, y la estupidez de nombres para bebés de raza blanca.
