The Dark Backward (1991)
It's the world inside out.
Жанр : комедия
Время выполнения : 1Ч 41М
Директор : Adam Rifkin
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A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
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Rudy Ray Moore -- an underground comedian and blaxploitation star of the 1960s and '70s -- revisits his other career as an R&B singer in this 2000 concert filmed live at New York City's Wetlands and featuring special guest Jimmy "Funky Tramp" Lynch. The raucous set list blends Moore's infamous foulmouthed comedy with songs such as "Hully Gully Fever," "Hip Shakin' Papa," "Put Me in the Mix" and "Do You Call That a Buddy?"
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.
История о стендап-комике Нине Гельд, чья карьера на взлёте, а вот личная жизнь представляет собой полную катастрофу. Чтобы сбежать от проблематичного бывшего и подготовиться к крайне важному прослушиванию, Нина отправляется в Лос-Анджелес, где встречает Рейфа — и он ставит её жизнь с ног на голову.
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Drag Superstar Bob the Drag Queen arrives purse first and ready to take prisoners in her debut comedy special, Suspiciously Large Woman, fresh off the world premiere at the 2017 Outfest in Los Angeles. No one is safe when the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 returns to her hometown of Atlanta after touring the world to hilariously tackle topics such as sex, white people, New York, and the one and only Beyoncé.
The popular 'Mock the Week' panellist performs live in front of his home crowd in Bristol as part of his 2014 sell-out 'Wonderbox' tour. Russell performs his usual gleefully juvenile brand of social commentary and discusses some of the joy to be found in everyday experiences.
Человек тщетно пытается сделать состояние на лягушке, которая поёт и танцует, но только тогда, когда остаётся наедине с хозяином.
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Юджин изучает в колледже медицину и заботится о своём отсталом брате Доминике. Когда ему предлагают стажировку в другом городе, он пытается воспользоваться этой возможностью, но сначала нужно разобраться с ситуацией дома.
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Britain’s most outrageous comedian, bar none! Tackling subjects from motorway pile-ups to marriage counsellors & cancer-causing sausages this recording of another of Chubby's live performances will shock & offend those of a sensitive disposition.