Movies Like The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

If you liked The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982), a comedy and music movie directed by Julien Temple, 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
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.
2
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
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.
3
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and tv movie
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
4
Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
★ 8/10Also comedy and music
Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles…
5
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and music
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
6
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.
7
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.
8
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.
9
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.
10
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
Breakups. Therapy. Bangs. Taylor's gone through some stuff since her quarter-life crisis, and she spins her mental health journey into insightful comedy.
11
John Mulaney: Baby J (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
A chaotic intervention. An action-packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.
12
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.
13
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and music
Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.
14
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
Can Taylor Tomlinson have it all? From dating woes to dream jobs to inventive dirty talk, she shares life's ups and downs in this stand-up comedy special.
15
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.
16
Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and tv movie
Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same…
17
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London.
18
Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and music
Bo Burnham is back with a new one-man show full of his patented songs and wordplay, as well as haikus, dramatic readings, blasphemy, and so much more in his first hour-long special, shot live in his home town of Boston.
19
A Mighty Wind (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and music
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
20
Bo Burnham: What. (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and music
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering…