Follow Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians.
Casts Mike Birbiglia, Seth Meyers, Hasan Minhaj, Atsuko Okatsuka, Joe Birbiglia, Ira Glass
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 2017
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IMDB 7 | May , 2020
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2020
Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with Will Gompertz.Comedian
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2002
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IMDB 7.8 | Mar , 2014
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2011
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2009
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.Totally Bill Hicks
IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 1998
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IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1990
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2019
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IMDB 5.5 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 7 | Mar , 2024
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2007
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IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2005
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IMDB 5 | Sep , 1955
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 2024
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IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2010
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IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 1986
George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines included are "Losing Things," "Charities," "Sports," "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings," and "A Moment of Silence." Also included is a short film entitled "The Envelope" co-starring Vic Tayback.Misery Loves Comedy
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2015
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