Movies Similar to Mary Beth Barone: Thought Provoking

Chris Distefano: It's Just Unfortunate(2025)

Chris Distefano is trying to be the best father he can be but nowadays, words speak louder than actions—so Chris is acting with the right intentions, but not always the right moves.

Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed(2024)

From his thoughts on aggressively scented trash bags to desk jobs in hell, comedian Demetri Martin delivers a one-of-a-kind stand-up special.

Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny(2010)

Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in his second live stand-up performance in Cleveland, Ohio, where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.

Sven-Erik the Comedian(2020)

An absurd interview with an aspiring stand-up comedian with more passion than talent.

Big Jay Oakerson: They(2025)

Part 2 of Big Jay Oakerson’s two-part crowd work comedy special, filmed live in Denver at Comedy Works.

Christoffer Nyqvist - För all del(2025)

Comedian Christoffer Nyqvist was seventeen when he started stand-up and has developed his very specific style over the years. He has been praised for his smart and subtle humor and has gained a large audience on stages and screens around the country. "For all intents and purposes" is his first solo performance. Recorded at Södra Teatern in Stockholm December 2024.

Tim Minchin: So F**king Rock Live(2008)

Comedic pianist Tim Minchin performs a host of his catchy songs that touch on everything from the Middle East to the healing power of canvas bags.

Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer(2024)

Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.

Tom Segura: Disgraceful(2018)

Tom Segura gives voice to the sordid thoughts you'd never say out loud, with blunt musings on porn, parking lot power struggles, parenthood and more.

Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way(2014)

Fresh, unflinching and devastatingly honest, Bill Burr lets loose in this feature length comedy special. Burr shares his essential tips for surviving the zombie apocalypse, exposes how rom-coms ruin great sex and explains how too many childhood hugs may be the ultimate downfall of man.

Gad Elmaleh : D'ailleurs(2023)

After Sans tambour and an international tour with Oh My Gad! performed in English in more than fifteen countries, Gad Elmaleh is back with a new one-man show, D'ailleurs. An intimate and jubilant show! For nearly two years, the comedian has crisscrossed France with this sixth show mixing stand-up and characters, free of the desire to please. An unfiltered return, eagerly awaited by his audience, to be discovered in this recording at the Dôme de Paris. Gad Elmaleh confides on his daily life, his American adventure, his relationship with his parents, his sons and his former girlfriends.

Jan Gintberg: Død eller leende(2023)

Highly satirical and personal show about remembering not only to survive but also to live while surviving. Including bizarre detours to everything from sumo wrestling nets, Glyngøre hand sanitizer, press, politics, percentages, privilege blindness and other things with a ‘p’. And of course everything that lands on the shelf ‘The heated polo match between the sexes’.

Steven Rogers: Half of We(2025)

In his second stand-up special, produced by comedy icons Nate Bargatze and Brian Regan, Steven Rogers blends wit and vulnerability as he shares relatable mishaps, personal struggles, and stories from his engagement — all building to a shocking twist.

Manan Desai: Jati Rehje(2024)

Unstoppable.. unique.. Comedy star Manan Desai's stand-up special

Çiççek Gibi(2024)

In her first stand-up special, Özge Özel confronts societal norms and embracing her identity onstage. Through humor, she tackles every defining subject that she did not choose - her mixed ethnicity, dating mishaps, and mental health while delivering laughs and poignant insights. It's a comedic manifesto for living unapologetically and finding humor in life's challenges.

Mihai Bobonete: Life advice(2025)

Discover the unmistakable humor in "Life Tips" with Mihai Bobonete! A stand-up show full of irony and humor about everyday life and its absurdities.

This Is My Life(1992)

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two children Erica and Opel to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent Arnold Moss makes her famous, but while she travels all over USA, her children stay home lonely.

Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy(2009)

Gabriel Iglesias entertains a packed house at El Paso's Theatre in this Comedy Central special. For I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy, the comedian reaches new heights of hilarity, providing eerily perfect imitations and tales too tall not to be true. He also adds a new step to his five levels of fatness, and the sixth level is sure to leave audiences rolling in the aisles.

Omar Marzouk: Præster, politikere og andre profeter(2008)

Victor Lander flygter hjemmefra(2019)

Danish stand-up show from 2019