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1900 - 2024

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. Right: Steven Wright

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Peter Kay Live: At The Bolton Albert Halls (2003)

8.1/10

Starring: Peter Kay

Inspired master of the mundane, Peter Kay, goes home to Bolton for this stand-up tour-de-force. Looking at the world through distinctly Coronation St... Read more

Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower (2000)

8/10

Director: Marcus Mortimer

Starring: Peter Kay

Well-known northern comic, Peter Kay, returns to his roots for a one-off comedy gig in Blackpool. Following the huge success of his TV shows ('Phoeni... Read more

Puppetry of the Penis (2001)

5.7/10

Starring: Simon Morley, David Friend

Just when you thought you'd seen it all...Aussie blokes Simon Morley and David Friend began performing their 'genital installations', triggering a glo... Read more

Rhys Darby Live: Imagine That! (2008)

7.2/10

Director: Troy Miller

Starring: Rhys Darby

For all those "Flight of the Conchords" fans who love his turn as Murray the Manager, the "Imagine That!" DVD is a must-see. Recorded before a live au... Read more

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)

8.2/10

Director: Jeff Margolis

Starring: Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor is a comic genius at his prime in this 1979 live performance filmed in Long Beach. Considered by many critics to be Pryor's funniest and... Read more

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

7.7/10

Starring: Richard Pryor

Pryor's back and burning! Taking the stage at the Hollywood Palladium, the controversial comic delivers a hysterically funny stand-up routine, talking... Read more