Funny Bones

Funny Up North

July 2011 •English

Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more. The North of England has always enjoyed its own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street. 80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, its eccentric owner John E Blakeley and its cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on northern cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from its humble beginnings to its sad demise in the 1960s.

Samuel J. Comroe: Normal Behavior

April 2017 •English

Samuel J. Comroe, a Los Angeles native and New York City transplant, is a stand-up comedian who performs at over 100 clubs and colleges annually. He made his TV debut on TBS' Conan and has appeared on BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood with Kevin Hart. He is the winner of Ricky Gervais' Comedy Competition, The San Francisco Comedy Competition, and has over 20,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. His comedy is made up of the trials and tribulations of living with Tourette Syndrome since being diagnosed at age six and observational material based on his life experiences. His debut special, Normal Behavior, was filmed live in association with Cool Beans Comedy at The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California.

Die Ironie des Lebens

September 2024 •German

The 67-year-old Edgar is the most successful elderly comedian in Germany. Every evening on stage, he makes fun of everything that concerns older people: failed relationships, ungrateful children, a declining libido, rapidly deteriorating health, general uselessness and imminent death. But as soon as the show is over, what's left is a man who is really lonely and tries to fill his empty evenings with groupies and alcohol. When, after 25 years, he meets his ex-wife Eva again, who is terminally ill with cancer, the two begin to fall in love again against all odds and Eva decides to accompany Edgar on his comedy tour through Germany and Austria...

Man on the Moon

December 1999 •English

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

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

March 1983 •English

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

#Cancelholtzman

May 2023 •English

A new stand-up special from comedy legend Brian Holtzman, live from the main room of the world famous Comedy Store.

The Seinfeld Story

November 2004 •English

The origins of the "Seinfeld" TV series.

Annie Hall

April 1977 •English

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

EAD - Ensino a Desistência

May 2021 •Portuguese

Plano B - O Novo Estagiário

December 2021 •Portuguese

Hollywood Comedian

Invalid date •English

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

Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself

May 2017 •English

Mark Normand has been told the same advice his whole life: DON'T BE YOURSELF, whatever you're thinking about saying, don't. So in his first one hour special, Mark does just that.

Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film

January 1996 •German

Pretensión

February 2022 •Spanish

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.

Pierde Turno

December 2020 •Spanish

Steve Treviño: 'Til Death

January 2019 •English

Texas. The home of barbecue, The Alamo, and Steve Treviño. In his latest special, Til Death, America's favorite husband gives us a bitingly honest take on the day-to-day joy of marriage, kids, and living life with your best friend.

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

December 2009 •English

HBO presents one of the most gifted and revered performers of our time, Academy-Award winning Robin Williams, starring in his fifth exclusive HBO special, taped before a live audience at Washington's Constitution Hall.

Bill Hicks: Revelations

May 1993 •English

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.

George Carlin: Doin' It Again

June 1990 •English

George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some people are stupid, Cancer, Feminists, Good Ideas, Rape, Life's moments, and organ donors.