Hicks, Bill
Summary: One Night Stand: Bill Hicks is a comedian with a message. In his own words, he offers 'a message that is not heard very often ... but it's the truth'. Raw and outspoken, Hicks tells us alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than marijuana. He also offers his view on the devil on records played backwards, kids who commit suicide after hearing Judas Priest material and he explains what causes...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BILSummary: The unhippest guy in the room is going to crack you up. Jim Gaffigan is the nice guy next door- with more than a hint of the devil in him. A regular of The Ellen Show and That '70s Show, the versatile actor shows his unique style of humor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD JIMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JIMSummary: The documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak, and history created at the Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars. As a Comedy Store alum, former stand-up comic Binder spotlights one of pop culture's great laboratories with never-before-seen footage and incisive, emotional interviews with some of the biggest names in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Fresh off of his two-month college comedy tour, Pete returns to New York City with newfound confidence in his comedic abilities. While growing more assured, he continues to struggle over what he really wants out of comedy and how to find a happy balance between his old, faith-based self and the new, more ambitious comic he's becoming.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRASummary: The road to fame is filled with setbacks, personal demons, and failure, but for those who keep going, the journey is worth it. Oscar-winner Melissa Leo and Ari Graynor star in this character-driven drama series about a group of ambitious up-and-comers struggling to find success in Hollywood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV I'MSummary: Aspiring stand-up comedian Will is forced to face the realities of relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Enterainment 2020
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY OPESummary: Filmed live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas, and features 'Tater Salad' with cigar in one hand and drink in the other, delivering all new material.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Electra Star Management 2013
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS RONSummary: 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 EDDCho, Margaret.
Contents: Disc One So good to be home -- Karl Lagerfeld -- I am a fag hag -- Chippendales -- Gay porn -- Lesbians love whale watching -- Are you gay? -- Grandma and Grandpa -- Disc Two Once upon a time I had myown tv show -- KKK-Mart -- Saved by the Gong -- Fatty choices -- Gwen -- "Margaret Cho, you're a star!" -- Mother's Day -- But I'm a size 4 -- Chow-like Cho diet-- Koren a̲merican role model --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nettwerk America 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CHOSummary: Explores the struggles of 'making it big' in the 1970's L.A. comedy scene. Every night, a group of young, up-and-coming comedians waits their turn to perform at Goldie's, the hottest stand-up club in Hollywood. But first they'll have to win over club owner Goldie, who rules the Sunset Strip with an iron fist. For them, stand-up is a drug and they're willing to sacrifice everything to get their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV IMHicks, Bill
Contents: 1 (CD). Fevered egos -- I'm talking to the women here -- My favorite new kid -- Marketing & advertising -- Artistic roll call -- Orange drink -- Save Willie -- Menu? -- A killer idea -- Goodbye you lizard scum -- Summertime -- Elvis -- News -- Confession time (cops) -- Please do not disturb -- Spectravision & housekeeping -- Girl of your dreams -- Clam lappers & Sonic the hedgehog -- What is...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN HICSummary: A comedy special with Robin Williams at New York city's Broadway Theater.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment/manufactured by Columbia Music Video 2002
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2 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ROBSummary: Edgy, smart, and raunchier than ever, filmmaker Kevin Smith returns with new and wildly irreverent tour footage from Q & A sessions in London and Toronto.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS EVESummary: Inspired by Jim Gaffigan's real life, It explores one man's struggle to find balance between fatherhood, stand-up comedy and an insatiable appetite.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016