The Dark Backward

Ilana Glazer: The Planet Is Burning

January 2020 •English

Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning features Ilana's thoughts on homophobes and Nazis, how crappy women's razors are, and what a joke the patriarchy is.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

October 1978 •English

After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.

Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male

July 2013 •English

In his debut stand-up special, Kumail Nanjiani talks about all the things that terrify him completely.

Bread and Tulips

March 2000 •Italian

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

June 1990 •English

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!

Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

May 2018 •English

Pregnant again, Ali Wong returns to Netflix in her second original stand-up comedy special and gets real on why having kids is not all it's cracked up to be.

Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly

May 2018 •English

Recorded on 25 Feb 2018 at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA.. immediately after the show, Smith suffered a near-fatal heart attack, With this stand-up special to show for it after his recovery, he riffs on marriage, fatherhood, friends and his work (or lack thereof).

Hollywood Comedian

May 2024 •English

Exploring the gritty underbelly of the stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles.

Hal Cruttenden Live: Tough Luvvie

November 2015 •English

Older, wiser, funnier and far closer to a full breakdown, Cruttenden certainly has an edge to him, perhaps it’s from existing on the edges of things; the edges of London, the edge of middle-age, the edge of middle-class and the edge of greater fame. He has all the likeability of an arena comic but with something of the night about him.

Man on the Moon

December 1999 •English

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Sorabh Pant: Make India Great Again

August 2018 •English

Sorabh Pant understands nothing but wants to change everything. In his 6th standup special: he goes from trolls to drugs to Aadhar to NaMo to RG to China to US gun laws and changes nothing.

Hell Comes to Frogtown

January 1988 •English

'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

March 1982 •English

Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.

Moritz Neumeier: Am Ende is eh egal

December 2023 •German

Lee Evans Live: The Different Planet Tour

January 1996 •English

On the 6th February 1996 the lovable and breathtakingly brilliant physical comedian Lee Evans opened his Different Planet Tour at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. The show sold out its entire 8 week run. Following his West End run Lee took the show on a 114 date tour during which he played to over 200,000 people, covered 4,500 miles in 63 different towns, returning again to the West End for one more magical performance.

Ahmed Sylla - Différent

March 2019 •French

After having seduced the public with his last one-man show "Avec un grand A" and a detour through the movie sets, Ahmed Sylla returns to the stage full of experience.

Obvious Child

June 2014 •English

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

Stephen Lynch: Hello Kalamazoo

March 2016 •English

Whether he’s singing an ode to “queer tattoos,” telling his potential paramour all the things he won’t be doing for her (he ain’t fightin’ no Lion), or lamenting his new vegan lifestyle (“Tofurkey? Tof**k yourself- I want some meat”), Stephen Lynch will always consider himself “a musician trapped in the body of a comedian.” His unique blend of musical based comedy has earned him fiercely loyal fans around the world who live to experience his sold-out live shows, five best-selling CDs, his RIAA-certified Gold DVD and his 2 top-rated Comedy Central Specials. You may also recognize him from his Tony-nominated role starring in The Wedding Singer on Broadway. Hello Kalamazoo is his first special in over 10 years and was recorded at the end of his Lion tour.

Funny People

July 2009 •English

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

Frankie Boyle: Hurt Like You've Never Been Loved

April 2016 •English

This notoriously controversial comedian delivers devastating social commentary by way of one-liners about the economy, corruption and more.