Movies Like HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Adele Givens
If you liked HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Adele Givens (1996), a movie, 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.
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Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011)
★ 7.7/10Norm MacDonald, the iconic anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update" and star of the cult classic Dirty Work, is back with a vengeance.
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Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (2023)
★ 6.9/10From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.
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Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)
★ 7.1/10Experience the show that quickly became a national phenomenon. Get an up-close and personal look at Kevin back in Philly where he began his journey to become one of the funniest comedians of all time.
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Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
★ 6.5/10Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
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Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)
★ 5.8/10With her unique blend of honesty and unapologetic humor, Amy Schumer is one of the funniest, freshest faces in the industry today. This October, Schumer's provocative and hilariously wicked mind will be on full display…
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Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010)
★ 6.8/10Aziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long stand-up special. The critically acclaimed stand-up and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread…
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Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (2015)
★ 6.5/10Ansari headlines the iconic Madison Square Garden and delivers his most hilarious and insightful stand-up yet. Filmed in front of a sold-out audience, Ansari's latest special is an uproarious document of the comic in…
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Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
★ 7.2/10Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002)
★ 7.8/102002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New York City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning…
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Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Jimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
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Adam Sandler: Love You (2024)
★ 6.3/10Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)
★ 7.4/10With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.
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Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act (1991)
★ 7.5/10Jim explores multiple aspects of life including religion, marriage and his own sanity. This stand-up special was taped at Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, Canada, in front of a live audience.
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Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now (2018)
★ 7/10The gleefully irreverent Jefferies skewers “grabby” celebrities, political hypocrisy and his own ill-advised career moves in a brash stand-up special.
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Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)
★ 6.6/10In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.
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Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
★ 8.2/10Rowan 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…
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Ricky Gervais Live: Animals (2003)
★ 7/10Ricky Gervais entertains a live audience in his first stand-up routine.
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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
★ 7/10In 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.
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Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
★ 8/10Combining 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…
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Louis C.K.: Oh My God (2013)
★ 7.6/10Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for…