Frost on Sketch Shows

What does it mean to be a successful comedian? How far can the boundaries of taste be pushed to get a laugh? Four top comics, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, discuss and debate their craft.

In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.

An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.

Jerry Seinfeld revient au club où a démarré sa carrière dans les années 70. Aux blagues légendaires se mêle le récit de son enfance et de ses débuts en comédie.

L'ancien scénariste de "Saturday Night Live" nous parle mariage, bébés et rencontre avec Bill Clinton, avec tout le charme et la vivacité d'esprit qui le caractérisent.

The making of 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'.

Deuxième mariage, trois enfants, Kevin Hart s'inspire de ses erreurs et démontre que mener une vie comme la sienne n'est pas forcément une bonne affaire.

Campé devant son four en briques, Kevin Hart sert dans son salon réflexions comiques et pizzas, digressant sur les groupes masculins, le sexe après 40 ans et la COVID-19.

Sur scène à San Francisco, le comique évoque les vieux qui se procurent de la drogue, son pire spectacle de stand-up, les bals de promo gay et les clowns d'anniversaire.

Comedy Central's best roasters and stand up comedians take a whack at actor/model Pamela Anderson.

Tantôt cinglant, tantôt candide, Patton Oswalt explore la pléthore d'anecdotes burlesques de l'ère Trump ainsi que les jours sombres qui suivent une tragédie personnelle.

Forging his own comedic boundaries, Anthony Jeselnik revels in getting away with saying things others can't in this stand-up special shot in New York.

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.

Trevor Noah évoque les hymnes nationaux, une visite mémorable en Allemagne et une humiliation à Paris dans ce spectacle original inspiré de ses voyages à travers le monde.

Filmmaker Adam Scorgie explores the illegal marijuana industry in British Columbia, revealing how the international business is most likely more profitable than it would be if it was lawful in this enlightening documentary. Marijuana growers, law enforcement officials, physicians, politicians, criminologists, economists and celebrities—including comedian Tommy Chong—shed light on this topical subject in a series of compelling interviews.

Le vieux Irving Zisman, quatre-vingt-six ans, parcourt les États-Unis avec un improbable compagnon : son petit-fils de huit ans, Billy.

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

Au cours de la deuxième saison de "In Living Color", Jim Carrey a commencé à préparer un spectacle de stand-up spéciale. Avant que la spéciale ne soit diffusée à Showtime, en novembre 1991, la mère de Jim est décédée. Jim a dédié "Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act" à la mémoire de Kathleen Carrey (alias "Mommsie"). Le spécial a été enregistré au Théâtre Passe Muraille devant un public en direct.