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.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage at the comedy club where he began his career to recount his early life.

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of stand-up comedians.

As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight; and get a few things off his chest.

Comedy's freshest voices take the stage in LA for half-hour specials packed with sly jokes, hilarious anecdotes and awkward confessions.

Pieced together from footage taken over a period of three years, Rock N Roll Nerd follows the rise of comedian Tim Minchin's rise from obscurity to celebrity. His funny, personal story is told through behind-the-scenes footage, home footage and interviews.

These Aint Jokes depict Earthquake's unique voice, uncommon appeal and a sense of sensibility that will make the brilliant feel dumb. Nothing is off limits. This comedy special will have you wanting more of Quake.

A concert performance by American stand-up comedian Earthquake who jokes about everyday observations in the post-9/11 era. The concert was videotaped live in Grand Casino Gulfport in Mississippi and aired May 24, 2005.

Von shares stories of his most memorable childhood friends, offers tips on how to effectively avoid work, and recounts the time he tried to play matchmaker in his hometown.

Overweight comedian Bert Kreischer laughs at his own jokes about black people in Starbucks, watching porn while in the closet, finding out Hitler was wrong, and more.

The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.

Frenemies and veteran comedians Dana Gould and Bobcat Goldthwait, having learned very little from their near-fatal car accident, get back on the road and journey throughout the American South. The documentary captures the duo as they carefully navigate highways and their decades-old contentious friendship; reflecting upon their careers and relationship with comedy. Buckle up.

Bill Burr unloads on outrage culture, male feminism, cultural appropriation, robot sex and more in a blistering stand-up special shot in London.

A live comedy special.

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis, and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in a defiant stand-up special filmed in Atlanta.

Chappelle cuts loose in what he does best, Chappelle-style! And for what it's worth, no one is safe from Dave!

A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.

Cable TV Special. Rodney Auditions for an adult movie and finds out all men are not created equal. Get ready for a wild time at Rodney's Place, with special guests Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Allen and Sam Kinison.

Rodney Dangerfield has a showcase of comics including himself, Robert Schimmel and Andrew Dice Clay, among others.

A vintage recording of one of Rodney Dangerfield's stand-up performances in Bally's Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, filmed in 1988.

Join "tour-guide" Dave Attell as he takes a look at nightlife in different cities around the country until sunrise.

Aaron Berg is one of the hardest working comics in New York City. As everyone who's anyone in NYC will attest, it is only fitting that he set out to break the world record for most comedy sets in one night.

Jesus, Guns, Black Lives Matter. White girls dancing, Honest, uncompromising comedy where no topic is out of bounds

Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham, and British Shakespearean actor Jonathan Pryce. Brooks Spontaneous humor, social commentaries and zany sketches leave the audience rolling in the aisles and will leave you wanting more of Mel!

Comedy legend Mel Brooks discusses his childhood, military experience, and stand-up, TV and film career, and sings the theme songs from his iconic comedies.

Michael Che returns to the stage in Oakland and tackles American patriotism, Black leadership, jealous exes, loose bears, mental health and more.

In this concert film, Bill Cosby muses on his nearing the big 5-0 and how that age affects men, their wives, and their children.

MAD is an animated sketch-comedy series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and uses the iconic MAD magazine published by DC Comics as inspiration. The show utilizes a chaotic mix of animation styles and twisted humor to pull back the curtain and expose the truth behind movies, TV shows, games, pop culture and, of course, curtains! Classic MAD magazine characters and features such as Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy pop up, and no subject matter or individual will be safe from MAD's barrage of parodies and sketches. In the end, viewers won't get even, they'll just get MAD!

Premium Blend is a stand-up comedy show on Comedy Central. Each episode features stand-up routines by four different guest comedians. Premium Blend premiered in 1997 and features a different host each year.

The true and tragic story of a very young and very talented comedian from the 70's whose sudden rise to fame had some of it's benefits, as well as some of it's burdens.

Part of the fledgling HBO cable channel's monthly series "On Location", which featured a different comedian or showcase for up and coming comics. Premiering in 1976, Freddie Prinze and friends was one of the rare chances to see some of Prinze's nightclub material, and featured five, relitively unknown comics: Jay Leno, Tim Thomerson, Elayne Boosler, Richard Belzer and...Read all

Laugh, chuckle, giggle, snicker, hoot, snort. Through unprecedented interviews, exclusive backstage access, and wonderful cheesy animation, you will Thrill to their side-splitting observations, be Awestruck at their insight, and take the Harrowing journey with Ritch Shydner as he seeks to recapture the magic

A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.

Grow up, check your sensitivity at the door and feel the comedic wrath of entertainment icon Joan Rivers. In this brand new live stand-up event Joan goes to great lengths to take on everyone with her trademark wit. With her infectious energy Joan owns the stage from start to finish, leaving the audience in stitches as everything and everybody who's somebody are fair game.

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

The stand-up comedian is a special breed, both an artist and an artisan. They work by painstakingly developing a persona, scripting and editing an act, and revising it on the spot to suit the energy of a given audience. If the audience does not grasp the countless hours crafting the routine, and the empathic micro-calculations, then the act was a success... well, as l...Read all

A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.

When 35 year old stand-up comedian Steve Mazan learned he was dying of cancer, he dedicated the rest of his life to making his dream come true: performing comedy on The Late Show with David Letterman. This documentary chronicles his five-year journey, as he races his own ticking clock to achieve a nearly impossible goal. Hilarious and heart-breaking, Steve brings a brand-new perspective to living with cancer. This is a story that proves it's not how much time you have, it's what you do with it. As Steve says, 'If you stop chasing your dreams, you're already dead.'

A documentary about the comedy clubs reopening in NYC and getting back to some sense of normalcy.

Live in Front of a Studio Audience is a series of live broadcast television events that feature an all-star cast recreating episodes of classic sitcoms.

Brand new stand-up comedy special. He discusses sex, society, the Boy Scouts, pandemics, and other stuff.

Jimmy Carr finds humour in the darkest of places in this stand-up comedy special. This special features Jimmy's trademark dry, sardonic wit and includes some jokes which Jimmy calls "career enders".

The hottest comedy talents of the 1990s headline these solo half-hour stand-up specials.

Comedy Central Presents is the network's main half-hour program which highlights either one or a series of stand-up comedians each episode.

Lisa Lampanelli, Comedy's "Lovable Queen of Mean," is back with her tough-talking, no-holds-barred comedy. Her ability to make people laugh at their own stereotypes and differences has made her one of the hottest comedians in America.

This the late Richard Jeni's non-stop joyride that won the prestigious Cable Ace Award for "Best Stand-Up Comedial Special." Highlights include: "The Bad News" with newscaster Grim Carnage, cooking shows ("Bill The Belching Gourmet"), dinner lobsters, love songs, football announcers, and "The Ref." A must for any Jeni fan!

Filmed Live at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine, California.

Comedian Aziz Ansari's fourth comedy special.

The boy from Brooklyn who endeared bullying at an all-white high school remains in the past. The last laugh now belongs to Chris Rock be it on stage or the silver screen. Despite Rock dropping out of high school and working humble fast food jobs, he finally caught a break at the Catch A Rising Star nightclub. Rock's resume boasts critical acclaim. Three seasons on Saturday Night Live. Five celebrated comedy specials on HBO and Netflix. Award-winning Everybody Hates Chris TV series. Fifty-four films. Stints as host of the Oscars. Even a Broadway play. Applauded dramatic role on crime series FARGO. We take an intimate look into the life of one of the world's greatest entertainers as fans agree Everyone Loves Chris Rock.

Comedian Colin Quinn talks about American politics and how divided the country is.

Randy reads excerpts from his new book, but not before going on lengthy tangents on veganism, artistic expression, Gumtree and so much more.

Comic-director W. Kamau Bell explores Bill Cosby's life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their personal encounters with him.

Kurt Metzger stand-up special.

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.

When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of comedians rebuild it, hoping to revive the struggling local comedy scene. As a breeding ground for young comedians, Cobb's could not be equaled. Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, Paula Poundstone, Bob Saget, Ellen DeGeneres, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bill Maher, Kevin Pollak and more developed at this small club. David C. Schendel (Yank Tanks, 2003) documents the roller coaster ride to re-open the legendary independent venue and keep it open against all odds.

Jim Jefferies talks about family life and challenges the idea of American freedom live on stage in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ali Wong discusses her deepest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy, and her feelings about single people.

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen: This classic comedy concert film launched the careers of Tim Allen, Chris Rock and Jackie The Joke Man Martling. It also features the definitive performance of legendary Bill Hicks. The Heavyweights of Comedy: "Fat is where it's at!" This heavy film was shot on the same weekend as Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen. It features 8 of the heaviest and funniest comedians ever. Among these comedians are some rare jewels, including Bob Woods who died in 1990 . Woods' comic impression of Jackie Gleason is considered among comedians as the definitive Gleason impersonation of all time. You will also recognize Tim O'Rourke as the bartender from the "Drew Carey Show" and Thea Vidale who had her TV series, "Thea". This uncensored, no holds barred comedy film ends in a comic feast so large that even the chairs could not hold them.

In the words of Anthony Anderson, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Regina King and more, Phat Tuesdays tells the unbelievable story of how one man, Guy Torry, moved mountains to launch an all-Black comedy night at The Comedy Store. What started as an experiment in 90's Los Angeles turned into a breeding ground for today's greatest comedians, elevating Black voices to have their turn on the stage.

Ali Siddiq returns back behind the walls of the penal system to tape his first one hour stand-up special. Shot at Bell County Jail in Texas, Ali Siddiq shares hilarious experiences of both incarceration and freedom.

Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream. Along the way, he dramatizes Dr. Heimlich's search for a maneuver, the naming of Engelbert Humperdinck, Scooby and Shaggy as archetypes, Neil Armstrong on the moon, society's tolerance of mass murderers, how we sing anthems and carols, Hollywood adapting British films, JFK's trip to Berlin, thoughts on puberty, and how to work schoolbook-French phrases into Parisian conversation. Closeups catch the glint in his eye and his carefully-applied make-up.

What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.

Stand up comedian/magician, The Amazing Johnathan, comes to the stage and Comedy Central in this one-hour, stand-up special. Check out Jonathan while he shows the audience that convincing magic is harder than it looks.

This documentary follows the career highs and current health struggles of The Amazing Jonathan, the innovative magician-comedian also known as John Edward Szeles.

Jay Baruchel hosts the epic six-episode series featuring 10 of Canada's funniest comedians trying to make each other laugh for the shot at comedy glory and a $100,000 prize for charity. The only problem is if they laugh themselves, they're oot and aboot-ed from the game.

In this special, we get to see the virtuoso Andy Kaufman run rampid in Carnegie Hall.

Taped in 1977 but didn't air until August 28, 1979. A world that is purely Andy's. It serves as a bit of a greatest hits, compiling many of his classic pieces into one arena, but also veers off into its own unique animal.

It follows comedian Earthquake as he shakes up the stage and delivers wave after wave while diving into health as wealth, prostate exams and disciplining kids.

Because somewhere along the line, South Asians started trying to cash in on victimhood currency. Complaining about cartoon characters, people mispronouncing our names, and God knows what else.

Follows the life of the late actor, writer and producer Bob Einstein, featuring some of his greatest comedic contributions.

When Garry Shandling passed away in 2016, he was widely remembered as a top stand-up comic and the star of two of the most innovative sitcoms in TV history. But to those who knew him, the "real" Garry Shandling was a far more complex person. Now, Judd Apatow has created a remarkable portrait of this iconic comedian in the four-and-a-half-hour documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling.Epic in scope and intimate in detail, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling features conversations with more than 40 of Shandling's family and friends, including James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Coulier, Jon Favreau, Jay Leno, Kevin Nealon, Conan O'Brien, Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld and Sarah Silverman, and four decades' worth of TV appearances, along with personal journals, private letters and candid home audio and video footage that reveal his brilliant mind and restless soul.

Impersonations from Jamie Foxx, plus a few of his songs from his "Peep This" album.

Jamie Foxx performs live from the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California.

Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, rabid fans and the Kids In The Hall themselves.

Filmed at Miami's Fillmore Theater, Bill Maher's twelfth HBO stand-up special sees the acclaimed comedian, host, and satirist take the stage for a hilarious and scathing hour of his signature commentary on the latest hot-button issues.

Follows David Spade sharing his disdain for crabs and his unique approach to turning down drugs. Spade is going to prove that no topic is off limits.

Fueled by six martinis, Chris talks getting yelled at on social media and why he's waiting for his dad to die.

George Carlin's American Dream chronicles the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin. Dubbed the "dean of counterculture comedians," Carlin's career spanned half a century during which he headlined 14 HBO comedy specials and appeared on "The Tonight Show" over 130 times, constantly evolving with the times and staying sharply resonant up until his death in 2008 and beyond. Carlin's ability to zoom in on societal ills has proven eerily prophetic and much of his work resonates today with alarming - and still hilarious - clarity. The documentary examines a cultural chameleon who is remembered as one of the most influential stand-up comics of all time.

In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.

Bill Burr shares the stage with his favorite comedians.

Bob Saget's friends and family give a tribute to the late comedian on a night full of laughter and music together with Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Jeff Ross, John Stamos, and more.

David Letterman invites some of the hottest up-and-coming stand-up stars to perform a set and sit down for a chat.

Whether the topic is Donald Trump or juggling bears, immigrants or therapists, Paul Virzi not only has something to say, but a punch line to back it up.

Comedian Paul Virzi takes the stage to spill on awkward drugstore runs, his obsession with crime shows and why his wife sabotaged his fitness goals.

Andrew Schulz delivers his latest comedy special INFAMOUS, a daring, raw performance filmed during his 10 month sold-out' "Infamous Tour" at The Paramount in Austin. TX.

Comedian Bill Burr sounds off on cancel culture, feminism, getting bad reviews from his wife and a life-changing epiphany during a fiery stand-up set.

Featuring different comics and their personal journeys, explores the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.

South Park (1997) creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are joined by bands Primus and Ween for a second night celebrating the series's 25 year history.

Tim Dillon rants about fast food, living in Texas, Disney adults and the reason no one should be called a hero.