Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative racial content, ABC never produced another episode. It stands as a historical milestone, the first television program and stage play completely created and written by Aboriginal Australians.
Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative racial content, ABC never produced another episode. It stands as a historical milestone, the first television program and stage play completely created and written by Aboriginal Australians.
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Kate Berlant and John Early play celebrities reuniting after a public falling-out at a moderated TV event interspersed with absurdist sketches of varying characters, from strippers to a family of beavers.
This 2-disc edition DVD includes the complete UK series of Da Ali G Show.
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.
Lucas, Pablo, and the rest of the Proyecto Lupa team come together once again to commemorate their history.
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.
Paula and Nathan just want a quick lunch at a local diner, but they end up getting much more than they could possibly afford: A specialty item for a particular class of customer.
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.
In 2011 Jon Kenny & Pat Shortt decided to reunite for a national tour of the award winning hit show 'One Hell of a Do'. This hilarious comedy celebrates the unique talent of Ireland's most famous wedding/pub band - Tom & Gerry (D'Unbelievables) - who, on receiving an award entitled the 'Golden Microphone of the Year Award for the best wedding/pub band in Ireland' recall the hilarious happenings during the day of the Donoghue Wedding. Filmed in front of a live audience at The Royal Theatre, Castlebar in 2011
Comedy skits and pranks on unsuspecting victims, filmed on location at the beach.
A series of comedy skits performed by Pedro, Pablo and Paco.
A series of comedy skits performed by Pedro, Pablo y Paco.
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.
This variety show features some of South Africa's top comedians and celebrities in sketches parodying stereotypes, pop culture and race relations.
Clips from Da Ali G Show with unaired sketches from the show.
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
The third volume of clips featuring Will Ferrell.
Discover Rieban, the fox, as she shows us how to hunt in the Arctic tundra.