Comedy Store (Stand-Up)
Comedy (Stand-Up)
A stand-up comedian is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. Some stand-up comedians use props, music, or magic tricks in their acts.
Stand-up comedy is perhaps the easiest field of entertainment for new talent to enter, because many smaller venues hold "open mic" events where the inexperienced can perform comedy before a live audience. However, perhaps more than any other performer, the stand-up comedian is at the mercy of the audience, which is an integral element of the act. A truly adept stand-up comedian must nimbly play off the mood and tastes of any particular audience, and adjust his or her routine accordingly. The test of a master stand-up comedian is the ability to not only face down a "heckler," but win over and entertain the rest of the crowd with a retort. Many of the all-time greats are featured below.
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Heath Franklin's Chopper: Make Deadsh*ts History - Live at Pentridge (2010)
Starring: Heath Franklin
Heath Franklin's Chopper has head-butted his way across the country, tackling an issue bigger than world poverty or global warming - eradication of th... Read more
Heckler (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Addis
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Roseanne Barr, Craig Ferguson, Paul Rodriguez, Judah Friedlander, Ja...
Boo! Hiss! You stink! Jamie Kennedy produced and hosts this biting documentary that explores the increasingly critical world we live in, focusing on h... Read more
Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel (2007)
7.5/10
Starring: Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins return to the Holy Land after a ten year absence. Along with footage of Rollins' spoken word material recorded during a two night stand... Read more
Henry Rollins: Uncut From NYC (2006)
7.5/10
Starring: Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins has been on the road a long time (25 years) and amassed quite a collection of outrageous, humorous stories and observations. The former... Read more
I Got The Hook-Up! - Comedy Jam (2003)
Director: Leslie Small
Starring: Eddie Griffin, Tommy Chunn, A J Johnson, Master P, Snoop Dogg
One of comedy's most colourful characters, Eddie Griffin, like you've never seen him before. Raw, irreverent and downright explicit! Eddie joins a cas... Read more
Important Things with Demetri Martin: Season 1 (2009)
7.8/10
Starring: Demetri Martin
'Important Things with Demetri Martin' is a stream-of-consciousness sketch and variety show from comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode focuses on a si... Read more
Inside Amy Schumer: Seasons 1 & 2 (2013)
6.2/10
Starring: Amy Schumer
Straight from Amy Schumer's provocative and hilariously wicked mind, "Inside Amy Schumer" explores sex, relationships and the general clusterf**k that... Read more
Inside the Actors Studio: Dave Chappelle (2006)
8.7/10
Starring: Dave Chappelle
Ground-breaking comic, Dave Chappelle, was interviewed by the Actor's Studio following his return from Africa after his infamous breakdown. He speaks... Read more
Jack Dee: Live Again (2006)
7.8/10
Starring: Jack Dee
Following the huge success of his sell-out 100-date UK tour, the nation's favourite deadpan stand-up returns to the Hammersmith Apollo to deliver some... Read more
Jason Byrne - The Byrne Identity - Live at Vicar Street Dublin 2008 (2008)
Starring: Jason Byrne
Described by The Independent as a cross between Spike Milligan and the Duracell Bunny, Jason Byrne, one of Ireland's best loved stand-ups, is back wit... Read more