American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998), Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016), Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003), Jellyfish (2018), Comedian (2002), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Stand-up Comedy movies.
Storyline: Ray Romano's eight-day drive through the south on a stand-up comedy tour becomes more than he bargains for when longtime friend and opening act, Tom Caltabiano, brings a film student along to document their thousand-mile journey. Together, all three struggle with Ray's obsessions, phobias, and insecurities in this unscripted exploration of newfound fame.—Tom Caltabiano
Plot Keywords: comedian, camera operator, audience, lighthearted, hilarious, car, stage ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two brothers in their early 20s, one black, one white, each the other's keeper since their family was torn apart by a decade old tragedy. Neville is a comedian struggling with his comedy, and his brother, Matthew, is a boxer consumed with the pleasure and pain of his skin. Neville becomes enchanted with Niko, a beguiling young singer who becomes entangled with him on his journey of self-discovery. With the support of their long-time friend Julian and Sister Sarah, a nun with a past, Neville and Matthew come to understand love in all its forms.—Conquering Lion Productions/FilmWorks
Plot Keywords: half brother, comedian, singer, mother, boxer, raw, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: It seems everyone is trying to get into heaven; at least those whose time is up. For Lance Barton, a struggling comedian and bicycle messenger, it's the last thing on his mind. His due date upstairs is 50 years away. In the meantime, he's got big dreams to pursue on Earth, such as landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance's has one little problem though - he ain't that funny. Thanks to an over-cautious emissary from heaven, Mr. Keyes, he's going to get hit (literally) with a much bigger problem. Showing that even God has difficulty finding good help these days, the inept minion mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Transporting him to the Pearly Gates, or more accurately, the velvet roped-lines of the hottest club around, the error is finally addressed by Mr. King, the streetwise, no-nonsense head angel who manages the place from his plush windowed office. Since returning to his own body on Earth is ...
Plot Keywords: comedian, manager, love interest, angel, millionaire, wife, heartwarming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Jimmy O'Brien works in the stockroom of a grocery store, where he is reminded of his powerlessness by his boss. Only his love for his wife offers him comfort, but their obligations to his invalid grandmother and a new baby stifle their dreams. It is not until open-mike night at the local comedy club that he allows himself to do what he needs to do: run off at the mouth.—Sujit R. Varma
Plot Keywords: inventor, wife, stoner, coach, comedian, amusing, bleak ...
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