Summary: Jimmy Quinn, an alcoholic comedian, travels the country by bus, as the world of standup comedy slowly dies. One day at a motel, his long-lost son David, who has dropped out of med school to be a comedian, appears. They grow closer during their road trip, but tensions rise due to Jimmy's destructive behavior. David learns about Jimmy's failed relationship with Laura and his past as a comedian....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ROA

Summary: George is a very successful stand-up comedian who learns that he has less than a year to live. Ira, who is a struggling up-and-coming comedian works at a deli. One night the two perform at the same club, and George decides to make Ira his best friend. This lopsided relationship gradually takes on aspects of true friendship as Ira forces George to try to reconnect with the people in his life,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2009

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FUN

Summary: Tells the story of troubled nightclub comic Lenny Bruce, his wife Honey Harlowe, and his fatal decline through drug addiction.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment Inc. 2002

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LEN

Summary: A stunning portrayal of the late Andy Kaufman.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 1999

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MAN

Rock, Chris

Summary: When a comedian, having become a reality TV star at the hands of his fiancée, allows a newspaper profile writer follow him around for a day, he explores the issues in his life and learns about the writer's life as well.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entert. 2015

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TOP

Summary: Harry and his friends form "The Harmonists", a singing group in pre-war Germany. Changes in the nation's political tide force them to make decisions that will test their loyalty. When three of the six are disclosed as Jews, the group faces banning.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Intertainment 2002

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HAR