Laughing Matters

Anything Else

August 2003 •English

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing

November 2005 •English

Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

April 2006 •English

Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second City, eating and weighing too much. A woman he's been dating drops him, as does his agent, her brother. James turns down roles in local TV, roles that make him sad. Someone's remaking his favorite movie, "Marty," a role he'd love, but he doesn't even get an audition.

Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin'

December 2004 •English

Artie Lange first became known to a wider audience when he was selected to be one of the original cast members on MAD TV, but he had been toiling away for years as a club comic. It's the Whiskey Talkin' captures him performing a typically caustic show in front of a crowd that obviously listens to him regularly during his daily gig on Howard Stern's radio show.

Broadway Danny Rose

January 1984 •English

A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova, whose career is on the rebound.

Popular Music

October 2004 •Swedish

Matti and Niila, growing up in the mid-sixties in the harsh and conservative environment of a Finnish-speaking part of Tornedalen in Swedish Laponia, close to the Finnish border. Their big dream is to become rock stars. In the present the now grown-up Matti feels guilt for the death of his drug-addicted rock star friend Niila.

Night on Earth

December 1991 •English

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck

December 2020 •English

London Hughes, the sauciest comedian to come out of the UK, takes us on a brilliant and bold tour of her d*ck catching history.

Colin Quinn: The New York Story

November 2016 •English

The "SNL" veteran performs his off-Broadway show about the history of New York and the people who shape its personality.

Michael Che Matters

November 2016 •English

"SNL" star Michael Che takes on hot-button topics like inequality, homophobia and gentrification in this stand-up set filmed live in Brooklyn.

Dan Levy: Lion

November 2016 •English

Dan Levy works his way from a zebra to a lion in his new special Lion. From his personal trainer texting him at 4am, to watching the movie Frozen with his kids at 6am, to even getting mugged in Beverly Hills, Dan is not afraid to talk about his exhausting life. He also shares his crippling HGTV addiction and what it’s like raising a tiny Matthew McConaughey. Bonus: he’ll also teach you how to cheat the massage parlor system.

Christina P: Mom Genes

May 2022 •English

Comedian Christina P examines the joys and drags of parenting, partnering and more through a no-nonsense Gen-X lens in this special.

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

May 2022 •English

With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.

Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out

January 2017 •English

No-nonsense comic Bill Burr takes the stage in Nashville and riffs on fast food, overpopulation, dictators and gorilla sign language.

Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed

April 2014 •English

Jim Gaffigan bursts back on the scene with this eagerly anticipated fourth comedy special. Dubbed the "King of Clean Comedy" by The Wall Street Journal, Jim's obsession with all things food comes to fruition on Obsessed as he tackles a cornucopia of new food topics from fruit to seafood to donuts. Get ready for 70 minutes of non-stop laughs at Jim's twisted-yet-enlightened observations on the seemingly mundane topics that have made him a fixture in the comedy world for audiences of all ages.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

March 1989 •Finnish

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.

Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film

January 1996 •German

Gad Gone Wild

January 2017 •French

French comic Gad Elmaleh regales a Montreal crowd with tales of awkward mix-ups and baffling customs he's encountered since moving to the U.S.

Chad Daniels: Empty Nester

July 2024 •English

Comedian Chad Daniels sounds off on dad-shaming, dating someone with allergies and the upside of an empty nest in this edgy stand-up special.

Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don't Shoot

February 2017 •English

Comedian Nick Cannon is back - and using his potent voice to attack the haters and naysayers, while discussing everything from the controversial times we're living in to how getting old affects his dating. Plus, there's Nick's scoop on how a trip to Australia was the straw that broke his marriage to Mariah Carey's back. Filmed live at the Ebony Repertory Theatre in South Central Los Angles.