

Bravely going where no ventriloquist has gone before, Nina Conti concocts a virtual zoo of puckish characters for this world premiere show. Talk to the Hand is an hour of nimble, profanity-strewn stand-up from the vibrant Nina Conti and her touring companions: the scruffy monkey, a posh-sounding owl-poet with a taste for generic verse, a Scottish granny, and the vodka-loving Lydia, recently purchased from another ventriloquist and yet to find a voice she likes. Her alter-egos come face to face with apparitions, special guests and real live humans which means you can rely on consistent lashings of warmth, technical brilliance, and vibrant wit.

Bravely going where no ventriloquist has gone before, Nina Conti concocts a virtual zoo of puckish characters for this world premiere show. Talk to the Hand is an hour of nimble, profanity-strewn stand-up from the vibrant Nina Conti and her touring companions: the scruffy monkey, a posh-sounding owl-poet with a taste for generic verse, a Scottish granny, and the vodka-loving Lydia, recently purchased from another ventriloquist and yet to find a voice she likes. Her alter-egos come face to face with apparitions, special guests and real live humans which means you can rely on consistent lashings of warmth, technical brilliance, and vibrant wit.
2013-05-26
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7.5British Comedy Award Winner 2013, internet sensation and star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo and Russell Howard’s Good News, Nina Conti is a groundbreaking ventriloquist whose Dolly Mixtures show is a performance of comic thrills and surprises. Unlike any comedy show you have seen before Nina Conti - Dolly Mixtures is a night of outrageous madness and mayhem, making the audience part of the comedy and the show a must see--though you will be thankful you are enjoying it from the safety of your sofa.
6.1On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community - and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand.
7.7The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates back centuries, has become a South African institution. Any male from the age of nine to ninety can compete. We follow a group of fighters as they slug it out in the ring. Who will be this year's champion?
7.3IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.
6.4Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.
Insane Fight Club is back. This year the boys are taking their unique form of entertainment to England as they stage fight nights in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle.
6.9September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian is convinced that Angelina is still alive. Along with his faithful dog Belle, Sebastian embarks on the most dangerous adventure of his life.
6.7Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could in fact be a demon hiding in human clothing. Amidst the growing tensions, tragedy strikes Akira causing his mind to snap, retreating into his subconscious, allowing his Devilish alter-ego Amon to break free from Akira's cage of flesh and wreak havoc on both human and demons alike.
6.6Eleven Tibetans prostrate themselves every few steps during a 1,200-mile pilgrimage that lasts for seven months.
7.0An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
7.3A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
5.9Val and her friends play a game that allows them to communicate with the dead. The Knock Knock Game turns any doorway into a portal to the hereafter, but the girls soon learn that there are rules that should never be broken.
6.4In a remote mountainous village elderly people no longer deemed productive are stoned to death.
The best women's wrestling competition of all time...and if you think it's fake you're in for a big surprise See LEGENDARY Mixed Martial Arts fighters coach their teams to victory in the cage! aka Chuck Lidell's Girl's Fight Club
6.7In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
6.2Relive the magic of Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre's captivating performance at Bangkok Youth Center in 1988
7.1In the fall of 2005, Jonatan Spang toured the country with his first one (wo)man comedy show, "DAMER." The show was recorded at Store Vega in Copenhagen. Why do Greek statues have such small penises? Why is the gender role debate only exciting when you call wives bitches?
7.3Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
0.0Alec Baldwin, one of entertainment's most iconic actors, is honored in an exclusive black tie evening full of comedic tributes, candid personal stories and a few surprises.
7.1A true equal-opportunity offender, Chris Rock's brand of humor will make you think after you're done laughing.
6.0Look forward to experiencing the phenomenon Adam & Noah, who fought their way to the top of Danish comedy in record time. Here from their last and biggest tour of Denmark.
7.0Ferguson returns to the spotlight and despite life's setbacks - his recent bout with an unknown calcified infection that plagued his eyeball, a nasty UTI, long covid, his fear of millennials, and having to tiptoe his comedy around foreign accents and his wife - Craig Ferguson is still so happy.
7.0Louis C.K. recorded live on January 28, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
0.0Registration of the fourth theatre program by the Dutch comedian Pieter Derks.
7.0SNL alumnus and subversive master of late-night Seth Meyers comes out from behind the desk to share some lighthearted stories from his own life.
4.0From the creator of Netflix hit shows ‘DARK’ & ‘JIGSAW’ and ‘Daniel Sloss: X’ & ‘Daniel Sloss: SOCIO’. Filmed in Glasgow, Scotland at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC Armadillo) on 28 August, 2021.
6.3Dane Cook's smash-hit show Rough Around The Edges is an energetic powerhouse stand-up performance recorded live in front of a packed house at Madison Square Garden.
7.9It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture.
0.0Comedian Zoltan Kaszas in his follow-up special to "Modern Male", WHITE LIES was filmed in April 2022 at Grand Comedy Club in Escondido, CA "WHITE LIES" picks up where the last hour ended, so we've got lockdown stories, the joys of Zoom comedy, starting therapy, and thoughts of fatherhood. This special was produced independently, audio was done by David Novin, the video was shot by threeomens (https://threeomens.com/) and edited by Emma Bassiri and Zoltan Kaszas.
0.0Talegaver Til Børn celebrated its 15th anniversary in December 2007 with three sold-out shows at Forum. The FBI's annual charity show was produced in collaboration with Unicef. For 15 years, between Christmas and New Year's Eve, people have been able to laugh for a good cause in the company of the country's best stand-up comedians, and the 2007 shows definitely lived up to the success of previous years.
6.0Frank Hvam has lived in New Zealand with his family for an extended period. What is it like to go from being respected and recognized in Denmark to being ‘Nobody’ in New Zealand - and not least coming home again? Watch the classic stand-up show with Frank Hvam as we know him: straightforward and a little too honest. Recorded on a small, cozy stage in Amager in front of 70 audience members.
0.0Follow Larry as he performs Fudnut across the UK and candidly dicusses how the show came together.