Stand-up Comedy on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Colin & Brad: Two Man Group
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMasters of improv Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood perform their outrageous, riotously funny, one-of-a-kind show known as Two Man Group. Using nothing but their lightning-fast wits and some audience volunteers, they create pandemonium on the spot.
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Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this live stand-up performance filmed at Chicago's historic Vic Theatre, comedian Jim Gaffigan cuts loose with whip-smart musings on a variety of topics, including Hot Pockets, holidays, Catholicism and his favorite activity: doing nothing.
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Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsVentriloquist Jeff Dunham's second live-performance Spark of Insanity, is even funnier than his first, Though some puppets reappear, like the beloved Peanut, a purple monkey.
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Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles: Pt. 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsComedian Katt Williams showcases his talents in this stand-up special, drawing on his own personal experiences and his edgy take on life to bring the house down with laughter with his sassy portrait of black America.
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George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIrreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election returns in this stand-up performance. No topic is too shocking for Carlin, who serves up his takes on sex, religion and other controversial issues.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights include interviews with collaborators and noted film critics.
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Maron
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMarc Maron stars as Marc Maron, who interviews fellow comedians for his podcast, only to reveal more about his own neuroses and relationships. In his anxiety-filled daily life, Maron stalks an Internet bully, hires an intern and dates a dominatrix.
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George Carlin: Doin' It Again
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNothing gets past the razor-sharp wit of George Carlin, who serves up his droll take on everything from embarrassing underwear incidents to those who need to share their bathroom adventures and, of course, more ludicrous uses of the English language. Filmed live in 1990 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, N.J., this hilarious stand-up routine -- Carlin's seventh HBO special -- won a Cable ACE Award.
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George Carlin Again!
1978 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this 1978 concert, absurdist funnyman George Carlin performs in Phoenix with a mix of classic and new material, including takes on pop philosophy, law, time and death, and his legendary routine on the seven words one can never say on television. Carlin's random nature finds him jumping from discussions on who empties the coins out of a wishing well to a nostalgic reprise of his "Hippie Dippie Weatherman" character.
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Maron: Season 1
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMarc Maron serves up a fictionalized version of his own life as a failed comic turned successful podcaster in this scripted comedy. Turning a jaundiced eye on everything around him, Maron struggles with his personal relationships.
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Them Idiots! Whirled Tour
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCatch Blue Collar Comedy Tour vets Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy in a hilarious sold-out show, filmed live in 2011. The trio riffs on everything from marriage and family to colonoscopies.
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Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn his award-winning one-man show recorded live in San Francisco, Eddie Izzard covers everything from Western history to Stonehenge to American politicians, paying special comedic attention to Hitler, Hollywood and the Church of England. Delivered with a fluid physicality that's become his trademark, Izzard's jokes aren't simply wisecracks -- they're full-blown insights. It's a classic case of laughing and learning.
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George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
1992 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsReflecting on the widening gap between the poor and rich in 1992 America, George Carlin had a novel proposal: Why not let the homeless live on golf courses? These and other insights populate the comic's classic set at Madison Square Garden. The performance finds Carlin at his misanthropic prime, riffing on the environment, flying on airplanes, penises and -- most presciently -- the first Gulf War.
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George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
1988 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live in the Garden State in 1988, this hour long HBO concert features Grammy-winning stand-up comedian George Carlin displaying his unique and popular sense of humor, blending caustic wit with intellectual wordplay. Carlin covers some of his classic routines, including "Cars and Driving II," "Reagan's Gang, Church People and American Values," "People I Can Do Without" and "Keeping People Alert."
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George Carlin: Back in Town
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGet ready for belly laughs with this live 1996 performance by George Carlin from New York City's Beacon Theatre, featuring the comedian's acerbic observations as he derives humorous truths from weighty topics such as capital punishment and abortion. In his trademark provocative comedic style, Carlin has some choice words about absurd but all-too-familiar expressions, television news, hyphenated names and more.
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George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live for television, this comedy special features George Carlin's trademark scathing wit in a series of routines that take aim at airport security, germs, cigars, "man stuff" and one of his favorite targets: religion.
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Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNo topic is sacred as funnyman Daniel Tosh, among the most popular acts on college campuses around the U.S., takes the stage in this stand-up special, delivering his provoking and sidesplitting observations on the absurdites of modern society. This comedic rising star is the host of Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" and has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," and VH1's "Best Week Ever."
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D.L. Hughley: Reset
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsD.L. Hughley is as raw as ever in this comedy special filmed live in New Jersey. The Original King of Comedy shares his pointed thoughts on race, his experiences touring Europe and much more.
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Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsCaustic, charming and controversial, stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies shares tales about living on the edge. In his true-life stories, good intentions are always wrapped up in deviant behavior.
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Raw
1987 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live during two concerts at Madison Square Garden, this stand-up comedy classic showcases Eddie Murphy in a series of uproarious celebrity impressions, observations about the 1980s, remembrances of his childhood and much more.
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George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsLegendary comic George Carlin skewers everything from being stuck in gridlock and long-winded email newsletters to charging cheap items on credit in this riotous stand-up appearance at New York City's Beacon Theatre in November 2001.
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Russell Peters: Outsourced
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this stand-up special, comedian Russell Peters steps into the shoes of a slew of characters of all races and cultures as he riffs on terrorists, his parents, traveling in Vietnam and more.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights include interviews with collaborators and noted film critics.
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George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn his final filmed performance, counterculture comic George Carlin urges Americans to just say no to BS, serving up sharp-witted takes on society's ridiculous obsessions, the self-esteem movement fallout and spoiled kids.
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Bill Engvall: Aged and Confused
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBringing his trademark charm and disarming wit to the stage, comedian Bill Engvall skewers such diverse topics as the aging process, the changing role of men in contemporary families, the joys of an empty nest and cell phone users who behave rudely.
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