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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.

Mario Barth: Die Weltrekord-Show: Männer sind primitiv, aber glücklich!(2008)

I Am Comic(2010)

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?

Mary Beth Barone: Thought Provoking(2024)

Mary Beth Barone's THOUGHT PROVOKING is her first comedy special. Filmed in Brooklyn, NY, Mary Beth covers a vast range of topics from the Vietnam War to artificial intelligence to being bisexual. This special is for cool people who are smart.

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World(2010)

Stand-up comedy at The Lodge, a gentleman's club in Texas.

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.

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley(1998)

Chris Farley was one of the most popular comedians of the 1990s, thanks to his hilarious skits on "Saturday Night Live," which featured Matt Foley, everyone's favorite motivational speaker, the Chippendales dancer (alongside Patrick Swayze) and more. This program pays proper homage to Farley, who was an "SNL" cast member starting in the spring of 1990, with numerous clips and exclusive backstage footage.

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

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs(1990)

Comedian Tim Allen shares his enthusiasm for power tools, automobiles, grunting, and the myriad obsessions of the American male in this special for the Showtime premium cable network, which was aired a few years before he rose to stardom with the television sitcom Home Improvement.