Summary: Recorded live at London's Shaftesbury Theater when Eddie was in the middle of a sold-out 12-week run, superstar British comic Eddie Izzard brings his remarkable stage act to the small screen for the benefit of those unable to attend the performance in person. A darling of critics and audiences alike, the multi-faceted actor/performer is unlike any other standup act on the circuit, making him...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ANTI 2004
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDSummary: Eddie Murphy entertains with celebrity impersonations and his observations on '80s love, sex, marriage, his remembrance of Mom's hamburgers, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EDDSummary: A ratings hit! Amy Schumer debuts her one-hour special in front of a live audience at the Historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. Nothing is off limits as Schumer airs every hilarious, messed up detail of her dating and sex life, from encounters with unexpected body parts to hate-filled personal grooming appointments. In her matter-of-fact raunchy style, at odds with her self-described...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS AMYUpright Citizens Brigade (Comedy troupe)
Summary: An unparalleled improv comedy juggernaut. Beginning with a suggestion from the audience, a guest monologist tells a story that kicks off a series of high-octane improvised sketches.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2008
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ASSSummary: A feature film version of America's hit comedy concert tour with renowned comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A fast-paced, absurd collection of short films, parodies, animations, pranks, and musical numbers. Attempts to shock life back into the art of sketch comedy. Has grotesquely memorable characters and crude animation bits all wrapped up neatly. The apparent slipshod manner of each episode may or may not be part of the skit.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2008
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TIMGaffigan, Jim
Summary: In his all new stand up special album, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife and family this year, which almost led to his retirement.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Dynamics 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN GAFSummary: Kevin Hart follows up his 2013 hit stand-up concert movie Let Me Explain, with this record-setting performance filmed in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS KEVSummary: Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy bring their distinctive brand of humor to a packed crowd in Minneapolis for a special. Jeff Foxworthy is one of the world's most respected comedians. he's the largest-selling comedy recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and best-selling author of more than twenty-six books. Larry The Cable Guy, a multi-platinum recording artist, Grammy...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN FOXSummary: After a much-publicized departure from hosting NBC's Tonight Show, O'Brien hit the road with a 32-city music and comedy show to exercise his performing chops and exorcise a few demons. An intimate portrait of an artist trained in improvisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career. It offers a window into the private writers' room and rehearsal halls.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CON1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CON
Summary: Louis C.K. is a master at creating an atmosphere of fearless honesty onstage that would seem brutal if it were not so completely relatable and suffocatingly hilarious. His exploitation of life after 40 lays to waste politically correct images of marriage, children, sex and race with stories that we have all lived and thoughts we have all had-- but would rarely admit to.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS LOUSummary: From Rodney Dangerfield's ABC variety specials, to his landmark HBO shows, this set includes non-stop humor from Rodney and his many special guests.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: R2 Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS NOCook, Dane.
Contents: CD. Intro -- Parking structure -- Umm, hellllo? -- Car accident -- Tire in the face -- Would you rather ... -- Fireman & policeman & miniature golf course security guard -- The BK lounge -- Pregnant lady -- Five sisters -- Slip 'n' bleed -- Speak 'n' spell -- Operation ; Monopoly -- Don't tickle me -- Bathroom -- Pranks -- Fuk and the finga -- Just wanna dance -- Head -- Nightmare -- Hopped up...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Comedy Central Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN COOLeary, Denis.
Contents: Asshole (4:26) -- Drugs (8:25) -- Rehab (4:03) -- More drugs (7:07) -- Smoke (5:28) -- Meat (4:03) -- Death (5:01) -- The downtrodden song (1:23) -- Traditional Irish folk song (1:59) -- Voices in my head (3:37).
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: A & M Records 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN LEAOswalt, Patton.
Summary: Presents the stand-up comedy routine of actor/comedian Patton Oswalt in which he takes aim at George Bush, the fast food industry, small-towns, religion, and other targets.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN OSWSummary: Saget hits upon the trials and tribulations of fatherhood, cautions us on the dangers of shaving sensitive areas, waxes nostalgic about his squeaky clean TV career, and even treats us to a song or two.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BOBSummary: Jim Gaffigan is in top form for his seventh comedy special. The four-time Grammy-nominated comedian doesn't understand why people aren't more honest about the reasons they don't want to attend events, while at the same time embraces lying to kids. From horses and dog birthdays to traveling and museums, Jim continues to impress.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JIMSummary: Live stand-up comedy taped at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. Lewis Black tackles such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA, and of course, Dick Cheney's aim.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2006
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS LEWCarlin, George
Summary: Presents the stand-up comedy of George Carlin, recorded Feb. 6, 1999, at The Beacon Theater, New York, N.Y.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CARCarlin, George.
Contents: Album titles in the set: AM & FM -- Class clown -- Occupation: foole -- Toledo window box -- An evening with Wally Londo featuring Bill Slaszo -- On the road -- Free complimentary extra bonus disc not for sale anywhere!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Eardrum Records 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CARHeller, Emily.
Contents: An impression to start -- The general loser community -- Public transportation -- My medical issues -- My favorite radio station -- Hot women -- My brain -- My ex's girlfriend -- Housesitting -- Metamorphosis -- Children -- Being single -- I finally talk about Frasier -- Love & baseketball -- Single forever -- Dying alone -- Feminism.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HELSummary: Features two specials: Parallel lives - a wicked and hilarioius look at men, women, and modern America; and The dark side - a frank and funny look at religion, gay rights, and feminism.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2006