Movies Like Comedians

If you liked Comedians (1979), a drama and comedy movie directed by Richard Eyre, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
2
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.
3
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and tv movie
Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now…
4
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
5
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
With his signature one-liners and drawings, Demetri Martin muses on doughnut holes, dogs, sports bars, the alphabet's most aggressive letters and more.
6
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
★ 7/10Also comedy and tv movie
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
7
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met (1986)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
In this hilarious stand up comedy, Robin Williams is energetic, witty and again hilarious. It's the number one stand up comedy of all time.
8
Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
ALOHAAAAA! Internationally acclaimed comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, returns to Comedy Central with his latest stand-up special taped at Honolulu’s Hawaii Theatre Center. Watch as Fluffy brings the house down yet again in…
9
Jimmy Carr: Funny Business (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and tv movie
British comedian Jimmy Carr unleashes his deadpan delivery and wickedly funny one-liners to a sold-out audience at the UK's Hammersmith Apollo.
10
My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
11
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
12
Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and tv movie
Comic Nate Bargatze touches on air travel, cheap weddings, college football, chocolate milk and the perils of ordering coffee in this stand-up special.
13
Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and tv movie
Marc Maron wades through a swamp of vitamin hustlers, evangelicals and grown male nerd children, culminating in a gleefully filthy end-times fantasy.
14
Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are lessons on Shakespearean acting, a school headmaster meeting with the…
15
Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
Funnyman Jim Gaffigan offers up his unique take on everything from Disney World to overweight whales in this live show from Washington, D.C.
16
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson is halfway through her 20s — and she's over it. From dating losers to a failed engagement, she takes aim at her life choices.
17
Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
Jack Whitehall hits the stage with hilarious tales about happy couples, life in hotels, human stupidity and his well-traveled father.
18
Jack Whitehall: At Large (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and tv movie
Comedian Jack Whitehall takes the stage to tell stories about drinking, drugs, a Google Maps van and his ongoing rivalry with Robert Pattinson.
19
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
Kevin James makes his long-awaited return to stand-up in this family-friendly special, dishing on fatherhood, fans, his disdain for allergies and more.
20
Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
Ray Romano first cut his stand-up teeth at the Comedy Cellar in New York. Now, in his first comedy special in 23 years, he returns to where it all began.