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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Ross Noble: Fizzy Logic (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Peter Callow, Ross Noble
Starring: Ross Noble
In 2007, UK stand-up comedian Ross Noble took his unique brand of humour Down Under. The result is "Fizzy Logic", a live show recorded in front of a r... Read more
America's Funniest Comedians: Volume 2 (2007)
5.4/10
Starring: Tim Allen, Jim Carrey, Cheech Marin, Richard Lewis, etc ...
The second volume in this series features stand-up comics Carrot Top, Louie Anderson, Diane Ford, Richard Belzer, Cheech Marin, Caroline Rhea, Bobby C... Read more
Dylan Moran: What It Is - Live (2009)
8.5/10
Starring: Dylan Moran
Filmed live on Dylan Moran's sold out international 2008/09 tour. This show, filmed live in Sydney, is filled with his droll, whimsical word-smithery... 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
The Comedians of Comedy (2007)
7.3/10
Starring: Sarah Silverman, Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt, Andy Kindler, David Cross
14 of today's top comics get together at the infamous Troubadour club in L.A. for a night of comedic anarchy! See Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Davi... Read more
Victoria Wood - Live at the Albert Hall (2001)
After two decades at the top of her profession, Victoria Wood is one of a small handful of British comedians capable of filling the country's largest... Read more
Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show (2014)
7.4/10
Starring: Miranda Hart
Join Miranda Hart, award-winning Queen of Comedy, at her sell-out 'My, What I Call, Live Show' tour - the first ever nationwide stand-up tour from the... Read more
Eddie Izzard: Sexie (2010)
7.5/10
Starring: Eddie Izzard
Through Australia, UK, Canada, USA, Ireland, and the Town Hall, Christchurch, this tour was performed to more people than there are in Iceland (280,00... Read more
Lenny Henry - Live: So Much Things To Say (2005)
Starring: Lenny Henry
In his first live stand-up DVD in over 10 years, see Lenny Henry at his brilliant best! 'For two hours, you're held transfixed by a comic reaching the... Read more
Rock 'n' Roll Nerd - The Tim Minchin Story (2008)
Director: Rhian Skirving
Starring: Tim Minchin
Filmed over 3 years, 'Rock 'n' Roll Nerd' is an intimate tale that charts Tim Minchin's meteoric rise from obscurity to celebrity. Capturing every mom... Read more