Pretensión

Rubberface

January 1981 •English

A teen-age girl conceals her insecurity behind a barrage of jokes — until she meets an aspiring comedian who asks for her help with his new act. Janet is an over-weight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh... by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reactions, she feels that she might have what it takes to be a comedian. She visits the local comedy club where she finds Tony Moroni who is a struggling comedian whose jokes are less than funny. Together Tony helps Janet find self-esteem and Janet helps Tony with his material.

Easter Sunday

August 2022 •English

Comedian and actor Joe Valencia returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.

Sleepwalk with Me

August 2012 •English

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.

Ali Siddiq: The Domino Effect

May 2022 •English

The 49-years-old’s second comedy special, which follows his 2018 Comedy Central presented debut, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars, was filmed in front of a sold-out hometown crowd. In the new special, Siddiq tells hilarious true stories of growing up in Houston that include living with his hustling father that got him into illegal hustling because he wanted to buy a tracksuit that, inevitably, landed him in prison for six years.

Ringo Rocket Star and His Song for Yuri Gagarin

April 2017 •English

A dry, tragicomic musical short about a gipsy who thinks he will become famous by writing a song for the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin.

Yakov Smirnoff: Jokes from the Folks

July 2004 •English

Experience some of the funniest moments from Yakov's "Branson Today" talk show. There's always something funny about Yakov, but there's something even funnier about his audience!

Enfermo Amor

July 2022 •Spanish

The story of love struggles of 9 different couples, connected only by the complexity of human relationships.

El Viejo Del Sombrerón

June 2018 •English

A dreamy character, a contest, loot that attracts a group of thugs, and an intense chase will be the ingredients of this hilarious comedy. The ingenuity of the Old Man with a Hat has no limits.

Sean Hughes - Live: The Right Side of Wrong

November 2007 •English

Sean Hughes returns to the stand-up stage with his first national UK tour in nearly a decade. The Right Side of Wrong marks a return to the comedy circuit for one of the most distinctive and darkly explosive exponents of the art of stand-up.

Festival

July 2005 •English

'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house

Bob the Drag Queen: Suspiciously Large Woman

July 2017 •English

Drag Superstar Bob the Drag Queen arrives purse first and ready to take prisoners in her debut comedy special, Suspiciously Large Woman, fresh off the world premiere at the 2017 Outfest in Los Angeles. No one is safe when the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 returns to her hometown of Atlanta after touring the world to hilariously tackle topics such as sex, white people, New York, and the one and only Beyoncé.

Elvis & Madonna

September 2011 •Portuguese

In Copacabana, lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver pizzas in the night shift on her motorcycle. Her first assignment is a delivery to the transgender hairdresser Lady Madonna, whom she falls in love with.

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

March 2019 •English

The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

August 2012 •English

It's Roseanne Barr's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Jochem Myjer: Adem In, Adem Uit

October 2017 •Dutch

No Me Digas Wey

October 2023 •Spanish

The Hollars

August 2016 •English

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.

Desubicado- Nicolás de Tracy

November 2018 •Spanish

Nate & Margaret

June 2012 •English

Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster, are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James. Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, just as she is trying to start a career as a stand-up comedian.

Michael Mittermeier #13

July 2024 •German