Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
Tag: comedian
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The Hero
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.
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The Big Sick
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.
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Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin
Comedy icon Dave Chappelle makes his triumphant return to the screen with a pair of blistering, fresh stand-up specials. Filmed at The Palladium in Los Angeles, California, in March 2016.
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Pitch Meeting
What if some of the worst movie-making decisions were made with the best intentions? Step inside the pitch meetings for some famous movies!
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The Jim Jefferies Show
Each week, Jefferies tackles the week’s top stories from behind his desk and travels the globe to far-off locations to provide an eye opening look at hypocrisy around the world. Featuring interviews, international field pieces, and man on the ground investigations, Jim tackles the news of the day with no-bulls**t candor, piercing insight and a uniquely Aussie viewpoint.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted – the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent – one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch.
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COMEDIANS of the world
Global stand-up comedy series features a diverse set of comics from 13 regions bringing their perspectives on what’s funny around the world.
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Deyun Laughter Club
Deyun Laughter Club is an unprecedented internal assessment launched by Guo Degang, the leader of Deyun Club. Under the leadership of Guo Degang and Yu Qian, young crosstalk actors of Deyun Club will get a task in each episode and create a crosstalk about the task. Their partners will be reorganized in each episode and the person graded last will be eliminated on a regular basis. Let’s see who will dominate Deyun in this fall and become Deyun’s rising star.