Comedy Central Roast regular Greg Giraldo isn't shy about tearing into his fellow funnymen (and women) at the network's frequent specials, and he turns his wicked wit to a variety of topics in this live show. In Midlife Vices, Giraldo extols the virtues of drinking in your 40s, praises New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade, questions Barack Obama's smoking habit, and leaves no comic target unscathed.
Comedy Central Roast regular Greg Giraldo isn't shy about tearing into his fellow funnymen (and women) at the network's frequent specials, and he turns his wicked wit to a variety of topics in this live show. In Midlife Vices, Giraldo extols the virtues of drinking in your 40s, praises New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade, questions Barack Obama's smoking habit, and leaves no comic target unscathed.
2009-08-16
5.5
Greg Davies, the star of BAFTA-winning TV series and hit film "The Inbetweeners," presents his own solo show: "Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog."
A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.
Three men from different generations are at a crossroads and must, overnight, redefine themselves to move on to the next stage of their lives.
The story of Massaoud, a rebellious young man, oppressed by both his family and the sclerotic society.
Little Brother and Sister's new mother is not at all as humble and kind as she pretends to be, they are mistreated by their wicked stepmother and their new stepsister, so much that they decide to run away from home, after she poisoned their father to inherit his money. But the stepmother, who is also a witch, enchants the streams of the forest where the children are wandering, so that drinking from them would turn them into animals.
Bilal and his friends spend their summer fishing and hanging out on the banks of the Seine. Bilal is not a fisherman, not a gambler, not a flirt. Everything will change for him when he sees a strange, naked female creature passing through the water. Bilal then searches for her tirelessly.
A divorced woman is abandoned by her betrothed on the eve of her second marriage, and resigns herself to a humdrum life with her first husband.
Five people, one living room. Outside on the street cars are set on fire; from the kitchen comes an unpleasant smell. Only after the wine has been spilled and the issue with the dark matter is solved, the music is turned up. Open-mouth surgery.
In August 1966, the Cultural Revolution in full swing, 13-year-old Tian Ben is arrested for playing a pop record; he's sent to a remote mountain camp in Niu-Peng. There he's called "Four Eyes" and, with about 16 other older boys and men, he's made to carry muck up a mountainside, make bricks, saw logs, and sing daily to Chairman Mao of his faults. There's camaraderie among the five youths, especially with a young pickpocket named Baimao, and Tian is also drawn to a silent monk who cares for him when he falls ill and the others expect him to die. The camp is remote, so there are no fences or walls. Tian longs to escape.
The Stievenart family decides to spend their vacation far away and puts an ad on the internet. The Mailon family responds by offering to exchange homes. But the Stievenart family has an environmentally friendly house, while the Mailons consume a lot of energy.
The beautiful Evelyne Schratt, who has many admirerers, and whose two husbands both died under mysterious circumstances, is giving a reception. When one of her admirers is found stabbed to death in a room upstairs, the police detains everyone in the house and begins an interrogation (oh goody: does dinner come with this mystery theatre, too?). Evelyne admits, that the murdered man tried to blackmail about some information he had about the death of the two husbands.
In the heart of downtown Seattle, a diverse group of men and women will come together to climb out of homelessness and drug addiction through an unorthodox recovery program that uses mountain climbing as a means of rehabilitation. After one year of intense physical and mental conditioning, the team will attempt to summit one of the most dangerous mountains in the country, Mt. Rainier.
One man explains how he discovered what he calls "the paradise of pleasure."
A vaudeville singer secretly marries a wealthy landowner, who soon returns to his ranch, fearing the rejection of his snobbish family. To teach him a lesson, she shows up at his estancia pretending to be a maid.
In the five years since human traffickers kidnapped his daughter Vincent has traveled the world and left a bloody wake behind him. Now he has found the town where his daughter is being held and the pimp who's keeping her. Over one night in Solo, Mexico Vincent is determined to fulfill the promise he made years ago: get his daughter back and kill the man who took her.
A group of hikers led by a college professor are searching the woods for an ancient Indian burial mound. When they discover a likely site, three members of the group reveal themselves to be grave looters, and tie up the others so they can keep the valuable artefacts for themselves. In the course of ransacking the mound, one of them stumbles across a cursed crown that unleashes the mound's guardian: an invisible monster that begins attacking everyone it finds. Will anyone make it back to civilization alive?
On May 14, 1941, 3,747 foreign Jews were arrested by the Parisian police during the roundup known as the "green ticket", the first in France. More than eight decades after this tragedy, an unparalleled photo report has just been miraculously found. These hundred shots taken by the German propaganda services document this morning during which these men were arrested and taken to the internment camps of Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande.
Two strangers are washed together in a dreamlike space of words, bodies, and ideas as they explore the true nature of difference, acceptance, and free will after a chance meeting in a Buenos Aires plaza. Encuentro tells the story of the coming together of two worlds, that according to social dictates should never truly interact, and explores what happens as a result of that interaction. Encuentro is the collision of real and surreal, black and white, masculine and feminine, native and foreign, and examines the dynamic between 'in' and 'out', accepted and marginalized, as it contemplates the power, the fragility, and the desires that each possess.
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
Comedian Neal Brennan riffs in this stand-up special on crypto, social media flexes, sex compliments, and the link between greatness and mental health.
DeMarcus Cousins Presents Boogie's Comedy Slam hosted by Mike Epps featuring Gary Owen, Karlous Miller, Tony Roberts and Red Grant
The comedy star takes the stage for his third HBO solo stand-up performance in an hour-long show full of sidesplitting material, including his insights on family, fatherhood and growing up!
Jason Kuller, the comedian from New York's Catskill Mountains, performs his material on an intimate stage in this riotous special.
Former Raiders cheerleader turned stand-up comedienne, Anjelah Johnson has been dazzling audiences on the big screen, on television and during her live performances across America with her hysterical characters and ironic humor. With a huge female following and the ability to cross over to both Mid-western mainstream and Hispanic fan-bases, Anjelah's new show leaves you smiling after an evening full of belly-laughs. A new comic super-star has emerged. This side splitting release from stand-up comedian and former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Anjelah Johnson captures a live performance by the funnywoman, recorded live in hometown of San Jose.
A variety special, taped October 30, 1988 during the 10th anniversary of the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, featuring routines by stand-up comics.
Taped in front of two sold out crowds at the Studebaker Theater in his hometown of Chicago; this stand up comedy special is the culmination of Barry’s real life experiences interwoven with over fifteen years as a stand up comic.
Roastmaster General Jeff Ross talks to Black Lives Matter activists, goes on an eye-opening police ride-along, and roasts members of the Boston Police Department.
The beloved, Emmy-winning comic actor Don Knotts, best-known for his roles as the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and the lecherous landlord Mr. Furley on Three's Company, presents a series of side-splitting stand-up routines and skits in rare performances from the 1960s-1970s. A master at playing nervous and neurotic characters, Knotts is also able to milk major laughs with his portrayals of romantically-challenged underdogs possessing oversized egos. In this special comedy collection, he is joined by singer-actress Joey Heatherton, actress Jane Powell, former Dallas Cowboys player Lance Rentzel, comic Jack Burns, Knott's Love God movie co-star Maureen Arthur and the legendary Jimmy Durante.
Comedian Tone Bell simply wants to live in a world where Alaska is cold, student loans are paid and jelly is free. He's finally found the one place his uncompromising view of this unfair world can't be stopped.
Jandino Asporaat riffs on the challenges of raising kids and serenades the audience with a rousing rendition of "Sex on Fire" in his comedy show.
Doug Stanhope performs live in his hometown of Bisbee, Arizona, tackling an assortment of hard-hitting issues, from caring for the mentally-ill, to Vietnam vets, being locked up abroad and why everyone should kick like they kick. Watch him battle ISIS for the disenfranchised, angry youth.
No-holds barred stand-up comedian Godfrey performs a riotous set in his hometown of Chicago.
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco performs his third Showtime special at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
Handler shares hilarious experiences about her family, friendships, and her first foray into therapy—where she was able to unearth why everyone on this planet annoyed her so much. She has always been a trusted voice and has provided much needed perspective for the world. Now, she turns the attention on herself, reflecting on her personal journey toward self-awareness, assisted by her reliable companion cannabis.
HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly
In his celebrated standup show, Messiah Hallberg riffs on what it's like to be misunderstood and to make up for the past.
Turn off the alarms and throw away the keys as these two comics set the inmates of Arizona State Prison rolling with laughter.