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1) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
2) Joker
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Warner Bros. Pictures presents Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Robert De Niro, and is directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips. The film centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips' exploration of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale....
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After four years of chasing his stand-up comedy dream in Los Angeles, 34-year-old Scott Rollins (Ben Schwartz, Parks And Recreation) has crashed and burned. Left with little money and a fledging "career," Scott has no choice but to regroup, lick his wounds, and return to his parents' house in Long Island. While trying to figure out what to do next, he pines after his ex, Becky (Eloise Mumford), a successful photographer who has since married a former...
4) Comedian
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams as they navigate their way through the cutthroat world of New York's comedy clubs, each working toward the ultimate goal of an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. For Seinfeld, hitting the clubs is a way of proving himself after his years of sitcom success; for the up-and-coming Adams, nightly stand-up routines are an avenue to bigger and better things, preferably comedy festivals, talk show appearances,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
For eleven years, the six-person comedy team known as The Commune has killed onstage, waiting for its big break. The team finds itself at a crossroads, when one of the group becomes a solo success and the others start to wonder if they will make it after all.
6) Stan & Ollie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[Spanish subtitled version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the world's great comedy teams set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shine through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. The tour becomes a hit, but Stan and Ollie can't quite shake the specter of Laurel and Hardy's past.
7) Here today
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (ca. 1468 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.
9) The comedian
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an aspiring stand-up comedian internalizes his true feelings about his girlfriend and his stalled career, his anxiety builds resulting in increasingly funny and dangerous sleepwalking incidents.
11) Obvious child
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Donna Stern is a Brooklyn comedian who gets heartlessly dumped by her two-timing boyfriend. While trying to drown her troubles at the stand-up comedy club, she has a drunken one night stand with a cute young professional named Max (who's not even remotely her type) and ends up pregnant. Donna has to do what is expected of a "responsible adult" just in time for the best/worst Valentine's Day of her life.
12) Top Five
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
TOP FIVE digs under the surface of show business, politics, rap, and the exigencies of being black and famous today—holding it all up to the light in the way only Chris Rock can. Mingling echoes of Woody Allen and Dick Gregory with the energy of Kanye West and Jay Z, TOP FIVE is an original and radically new kind of American movie. Written by, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, TOP FIVE tells the story of New York City comedian-turned-film star...
13) Sea monsters
Publisher
Wownow Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the funniest monster fish in the sea contest is announced in the town of Schmert, Charlie and his pals Mucus and Frankfish decide to enter the competition in hopes of comedic glory. However they have one big problem, none of them are funny. The crew's only hope is to set out on an adventure to locate a monster fish legend known as 'The Masestro' who can teach them comedy and help them win the contest to become the funniest fish in all of Schmert!...
14) Punch line
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002, c1988
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lilah, a housewife who wants to be a comedienne, teams up with Steve, a self-centered comic who teaches Lilah how to be funny.
15) The machine
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bert Kreischer rose to fame as a stand-up comedian known as The Machine, and in his signature set he recounts his true experience with Russian mobsters while on a booze-soaked college trip. Now, 23 years later, that trip has come back to haunt him as he and his estranged father are kidnapped back to Russia by the mob to atone for something they say he did. Together, Bert and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self amid a war within a...
16) Man on the moon
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. : 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A stunning portrayal of the late Andy Kaufman.
17) Limelight
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Standard version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1914 London, the film stars Chaplin as an aging music hall comic who's convinced he can no longer move people to laughter. But he gets a final opportunity to shine when he saves a young, equally desperate ballet dancer from suicide, then guides her to triumph on the stage.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features some of the nation's finest improvisational comedians, including Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Drew Carey, who spontaneously play games with outrageous scenes, weird quirks, and hilarious songs.
Publisher
TGG Direct
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life stinks: Selfish, arrogant billionaire Goddard Bolt wagers his arch business rival that he can survive on the streets without money or connections for 30 days.
Mr. Saturday Night: Story of a legendary comedian who nobody's ever heard of and his backstage climb-to-the-middle.
20) Three amigos
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Three Amigos, a silent screen comedy act, arrive in a remote Mexican hamlet for what they think is a lucrative personal appearance, only to discover that they are expected to save the village from a terrorizing gang of bandits.
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