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1. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
Director: Bo Burnham | Star: Bo Burnham
Votes: 54,042
2. Steve Trevino: Simple Man (2024 TV Movie)
Comedy
From the secret to his successful marriage to his dad's spaghetti sandwiches, comedian Steve Treviño riffs on family life in this upbeat stand-up special.
Director: Renae Trevino | Star: Steve Trevino
Votes: 101
3. Ramy Youssef: Feelings (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
A young Egyptian-American stand up comedian tackles universal predicaments such as sex with the latest pop culture references and from the specific vantage point of a Muslim millenial.
Director: Christopher Storer | Star: Ramy Youssef
Votes: 856
4. Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional (2024 TV Movie)
63 min | Documentary, Comedy
Slate demonstrates that being brave for love is worth it - whether it involves navigating an unexpected pregnancy, pursuing a therapist, or trusting a partner with your vulnerabilities.
Director: Gillian Robespierre | Star: Jenny Slate
Votes: 274
5. Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024 TV Special)
TV-MA | 66 min | Documentary, Comedy
Tomlinson ponders achieving perfect work-love balance despite anxiety and insomnia, asking if one can really "have it all."
Director: Kristian Mercado | Star: Taylor Tomlinson
Votes: 1,365
6. Nate Bargatze: Hello World (2023 TV Special)
G | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
"The Nicest Man in Stand-Up" is back with a comedy special filmed at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, AZ.
Director: Mike Lavin | Star: Nate Bargatze
Votes: 1,642
7. John Mulaney: Baby J (2023 TV Special)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
A chaotic intervention. An action packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.
Director: Alex Timbers | Star: John Mulaney
Votes: 6,092
8. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about the comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks which includes interviews from Sharon Stone, Larry David, James L Brooks, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Silverman and Jonah Hill.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Albert Brooks, Judd Apatow, James L. Brooks, Larry David
Votes: 1,217
9. Super Dave (1987–1999)
30 min | Comedy
Battered and abused stuntman Super Dave Osborne gets his own nighttime talk show. In between interviews Osborne, with the help of his partner and promoter, Fuji, performs his classic stunts that never quite seem to go as planned.
Stars: Bob Einstein, Art Irizawa, Mike Walden, Don Lake
Votes: 730
10. The Midnight Special (1972–1981)
90 min | Music, Talk-Show
Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.
Stars: Wolfman Jack, Helen Reddy, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight
Votes: 380
11. Same Time Next Week (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A widow and a widower struggle to let go of the past as their friendship blossoms into romance.
Director: Monika Mitchell | Stars: Jewel Staite, Travis Milne, Stephanie Bennett, Chris McNally
Votes: 597
12. Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Comedy
Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen, Clebert Ford
Votes: 20,667 | Gross: $50.50M
13. The Aristocrats (2005)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Comedy
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Directors: Penn Jillette, Paul Provenza | Stars: George Carlin, Don Rickles, Chris Rock, Chris Albrecht
Votes: 17,037 | Gross: $6.38M
14. CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013)
139 min | Documentary, Comedy
The funny little details of everyday life; the simple things that makes us laugh. An unforgettable performance from Cem Yilmaz. Yilmaz captures the audience with his hilarious stories about... See full summary »
Director: Murat Dündar | Star: Cem Yilmaz
Votes: 47,191
15. Kevin Hart: Reality Check (2023 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy
Things are about to get real in this unforgettable night of comedy. Comedian Kevin Hart is as funny as ever as he processes his growing family, fame, mentions on Black Twitter, and more. ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Small | Star: Kevin Hart
Votes: 1,081
16. Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 66 min | Comedy
Jenny Slate's debut stand up-comedy special blends with home videos from her childhood and interviews of her with her family.
Director: Gillian Robespierre | Star: Jenny Slate
Votes: 1,431
17. The Gringo Papi (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
The Gringo Papi: A stand-up comedy special written and performed by Brendan Schaub produced by Thiccc Boy Studios.
Directors: Casey Geraghty, Michael Nell | Star: Brendan Schaub
Votes: 5,294
18. Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983 TV Special)
Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy
Eddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape.
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Eddie Murphy, James Argiro, Gus Loundermon, Brian O'Neal
Votes: 18,435
19. Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (2023)
74 min | Documentary, Comedy
Gadsby talks about their 2021 wedding to producer Jenney Shamash and some traumatic encounters.
Director: Jenney Shamash | Star: Hannah Gadsby
Votes: 1,229
20. Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out (2024)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Mike Epps reflects on his career success and personal struggles, touching on financial issues, relationships, and his signature comedic takes on life in the streets.
Director: Royale Watkins | Star: Mike Epps
Votes: 242
21. Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013 TV Special)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career.
Director: Philip Marcus | Star: Mike Tyson
Votes: 3,199
22. Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 (2006 TV Special)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Comedy
In-demand comedian Katt Williams offers up The Pimp Chronicles courtesy of HBO. Williams shares his thoughts on such topics as drugs, politics and pop culture in this special event.
Directors: Anthony Anderson, Gary Binkow, James Yukich | Stars: Katt Williams, Anthony Anderson, André 3000, Da Brat
Votes: 2,053
23. The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama
A deranged serial killer infiltrates a popular club and slowly starts killing cocktail waitresses.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Bruce Watson, Laura Hippe, Katie Saylor, Renie Radich
Votes: 313
24. Hot for My Name (2020 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy
Esther goes home to Skokie, Illinois to understand why her unique relationship with her parents motivated her to become a comedian. Documentary footage is intercut with stand-up, giving audiences a hilarious look into her origin story.
Director: Nicholaus Goossen | Stars: Priscilla Barnes, Brooke D'Orsay, Casey Dolkas, Jordan Ellner
Votes: 216
25. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2010 Video)
TV-MA | 3 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
A fictional biographical film that parodies other films based on musicians. Yankovic is played by Aaron Paul, while Yankovic himself plays a music producer.
Director: Eric Appel | Stars: Aaron Paul, Olivia Wilde, Mary Steenburgen, Gary Cole
Votes: 666
26. The Emily Atack Show (2020–2022)
Comedy
Emily stars in her own comedy show featuring stand-up comedy, skits and sketches and her impressions of celebrities. Each episode covers a different theme.
Stars: Emily Atack, Holli Dempsey, Amy Gledhill, Cam Spence
Votes: 372
27. Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 69 min | Documentary, Comedy
Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.
Directors: Jon Olb, Madeleine Parry | Star: Hannah Gadsby
Votes: 13,515
28. Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (2022 TV Special)
55 min | Comedy
Features Jerrod Carmichael in a standup comedy show at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.
Director: Bo Burnham | Star: Jerrod Carmichael
Votes: 2,601
29. Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
TV-MA | 69 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Chris Rock performs a live stand-up special in Baltimore, Maryland.
Director: Joel Gallen | Star: Chris Rock
Votes: 11,635
30. Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021 TV Special)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
Tennessee-born comedian, actor, and podcast host Nate Bargatze is back with his second hour-long Netflix original comedy special.
Director: Troy Miller | Star: Nate Bargatze
Votes: 2,030
31. iMordecai (2022)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A Holocaust survivor, born and raised in a different time, must face the realities of modern world. When confronted with an unfamiliar object, an iPhone, will Mordecai be able to fit into a world that has changed so much around him?
Director: Marvin Samel | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin, Azia Dinea Hale
Votes: 174
32. Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy
Follows Ricky Gervais as he gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough.
Director: John L. Spencer | Star: Ricky Gervais
Votes: 23,351
33. Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 73 min | Comedy, Music
Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.
Directors: Steven Brill, Nicholaus Goossen | Stars: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Dan Bulla
Votes: 5,748
34. Shane Gillis: Live in Austin (2021 TV Special)
48 min | Comedy
A live comedy special.
Director: John McKeever | Stars: Shane Gillis, Kilah Fox, Matt McCusker, Tommy Pope
Votes: 1,227
35. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
R | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
Director: Richard Pryor | Stars: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Art Evans, Fay Hauser
Votes: 1,983 | Gross: $18.03M
36. The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Documentary
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer, Bernie Mac
Votes: 6,062 | Gross: $38.18M
37. Freddy (2023)
109 min | Biography, Drama
The life of Dominican comedian, writer, TV producer and philanthropist Freddy Beras-Goico.
Director: Giancarlo Beras-Goico | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Jandy Ventura, Juan Luis Guerra, Pepe Sierra
Votes: 41
38. Star Search (1983–2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Contestants compete in a talent show featuring music and comedy categories.
Stars: Arsenio Hall, Naomi Judd, Ben Stein, Ed McMahon
Votes: 399
39. Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Documentary
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Director: C.B. Harding | Stars: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy
Votes: 4,719 | Gross: $0.60M
40. Louis C.K.: Back to the Garden (2023 TV Special)
70 min | Comedy
Louis C.K. recorded live on January 28, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 830
41. Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 53,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Directors: Leslie Small, Tim Story | Stars: Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Ed Helms
Votes: 9,930 | Gross: $23.59M
42. Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 79 min | Comedy
Live performance of British comedian Ricky Gervais filmed in London's Eventim Apollo.
Director: John L. Spencer | Star: Ricky Gervais
Votes: 23,657
43. UCB Comedy Originals (2007– )
Short, Comedy
UCB Comedy is the home for Sketch and Short Films from the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Stars: Dan Hodapp, Avery Monsen, Matt Besser, Jonathan Marballi
Votes: 92
44. Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (2020 TV Special)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York City with his take on everyday life, uncovering comedy in the commonplace.
Director: Joe DeMaio | Star: Jerry Seinfeld
Votes: 5,582
45. Katt Williams: World War III (2022 TV Special)
59 min | Comedy
Katt Williams riffs on truth, lies, chicken wing shortages and the war on drugs in this electrifying stand-up special filmed in Las Vegas.
Director: Katt Williams | Star: Katt Williams
Votes: 790
46. Comedy Lab (1998–2011)
25 min | Comedy
A selection of one-off new comedies, sitcom, stand-up or other, from different writers and production companies. Some have served as pilots, and have been commissioned for full stand-alone series.
Stars: Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Simon Greenall, Paul Putner
Votes: 152
47. New Faces (1973–1988)
52 min | Comedy, Game-Show
A long-running talent show that introduced viewers to acts including Showaddywaddy, Lenny Henry and Marti Caine. Caine would eventually return as host of a revival series in the 1980s.
Stars: Derek Hobson, Mickie Most, Tony Hatch, Marti Caine
Votes: 29
48. Last Comic Standing (2003–2015)
60 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV
The comics from season one face off against the comics from season two.
Stars: Jay Mohr, Joe Rogan, Bill Bellamy, Roseanne Barr
Votes: 1,564
49. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy
John Mulaney relays his childhood and Saturday Night Live (1975), eviscerates the value of college, and laments getting older in this comedy special. Other topics include the church, his family, President Trump and pedophiles abducting kids.
Director: Alex Timbers | Stars: John Mulaney, Jon Brion, Carole Shelley
Votes: 9,007
50. Comedian (2002)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
Director: Christian Charles | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo
Votes: 7,284 | Gross: $2.74M