Stand Up (2008)

Стендап-комик теряет свою жену, оперную певицу, и остается с двухлетней дочерью, у которой обнаруживается необычный дар.

Габриэль, которому стукнуло 40, получает предложение завести ребенка от своего лучшего друга. С долгой историей неудач и городом, который, кажется, настроен против него, он решает стать лучшим человеком и примириться с жизнью и космосом.

У домохозяйки из Нью-Джерси Лилы Крайцик есть мечта — стать эстрадной актрисой разговорного жанра, заставлять слушателей хохотать до упаду. Она устраивается на работу аниматором в нью-йоркский клуб «Бензоколонка» и узнает, как трудно быть смешной! В течение двенадцати недель, вечер за вечером, Лила выходит на небольшую сцену, берет в руки микрофон и пытается веселить сидящих перед ней людей. Но неопытной комедиантке не удается выдавить из скептично настроенной публики, ни смешка. Дома у Лилы вместо обычного порядка воцаряется хаос, три ее дочери недовольны тем, что мама стала уделять им, так мало внимания. Однако Лила упорно идет к своей цели, и на тринадцатой неделе происходит чудо — зал отвечает на ее шутку дружным смехом и аплодисментами! Теперь уже обратной дороги нет.

Фильм рассказывает о жизни колкого юмориста Ленни Брюса, чей оригинальный, не сдерживаемый внутренними запретами стиль, часто оценивался как непристойный и непригодный для публики.

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

Не сумев добиться успеха в Лос-Анджелесе, немолодой комик вынужден вернуться домой на Лонг-Айленд. По воле случая он знакомится с обаятельным, но пьющим дерматологом, тоже переживающим жизненный кризис. Найдя друг в друге отдушину, они начинают вместе карабкаться наверх…

An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson.

American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks. The film was produced by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas, and features archival footage and interviews with family and friends, including Kevin Booth. The filmmakers used a cut-and-paste animation technique to add movement to a large collection of still pictures used to document events in Hicks' life. The film made its North American premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival. The film was nominated for a 2010 Grierson British Documentary Award for the "Most Entertaining Documentary" category. It was also nominated for Best Graphics and Animation category in the 2011 Cinema Eye Awards. Awards won include The Dallas Film Festivals Texas Filmmaker Award, at Little Rock The Oxford American's Best Southern Film Award, and Best Documentary at the Downtown LA Film Festival. On Rotten Tomatoes, 81% of the first 47 reviews counted were rated positive.

In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way, all done in front of a camera, without an audience, and in one take. After his set, Norm's friends and fellow comics gather to salute him.

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.

In Margate, England, life is not easy for teenager Sarah Taylor, between being bullied at school, being exploited by a dominant boss and having to take care of her depressive mother and her two siblings. But Sarah finds a way to channel her growing despair and fight adversity when her drama teacher gives her a new purpose.

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

After his movie and television career has run dry, Bruce Madsen (Adam Carolla) is forced to go back on the road playing one dingy comedy club after another, spending endless nights in budget hotel rooms and always flying coach. Amidst trying to revitalize his career, rekindle his love life and put his daughter through college, Bruce knows one thing for sure - he must get off the road. ROAD HARD is the story of that journey.

Замкнутый и одинокий Трэвис берется помогать талантливой, но застенчивой Фелисити, мечтающей стать стендап-комиком. Каждому из них придется пройти полный неожиданностей и юмора путь, чтобы поверить в себя, обрести призвание и найти настоящую любовь.

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?

У эстрадного юмориста Бориса Аркадьева в жизни все хорошо: счастливая семья, обожание миллионов, очередь поклонниц и благосклонность властей. Но комику не дает покоя несвобода и внешняя, и внутренняя: чем громче его успех на сцене, тем сильнее в нем назревает протест. И вот уже самый смешной становится слишком опасным.

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.

Six aspiring comedians tired of the mediocrity of their lives, at the end of an evening stand-up course they prepare to face their first performance in a club. In the audience there is also an examiner, who will choose one of them for a TV show. For everyone this is the great opportunity to change their life, for some it could be the last one. The performances begin and each comedian takes the stage with a great dilemma: to respect the teachings of their master, devoted to intelligent and uncompromising comedy, or to twist their numbers to satisfy the much less refined taste of the examiner? Or maybe look for a third way, one of absolute originality? Through the stories of six comedians, Comedians is a reflection on the very meaning of comedy in our time, facing absolutely topical issues.