Movies about Comedy
by devashishm1 | created - 10 Sep 2016 | updated - 26 Mar 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Other People (I) (2016)
Unrated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.
Director: Chris Kelly | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow
Votes: 12,609 | Gross: $0.09M
2. Entertainment (2015)
R | 103 min | Drama
En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, middle-aged comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert.
Director: Rick Alverson | Stars: Gregg Turkington, John C. Reilly, Tye Sheridan, Amy Seimetz
Votes: 3,262 | Gross: $0.04M
3. Funny People (2009)
R | 146 min | Comedy, Drama
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana
Votes: 123,657 | Gross: $51.86M
4. Don't Think Twice (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.
Director: Mike Birbiglia | Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Gethard
Votes: 18,220 | Gross: $4.42M
5. Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Directors: Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish | Stars: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane
Votes: 12,193 | Gross: $2.26M
6. Welcome to Me (2014)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Director: Shira Piven | Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley
Votes: 19,659 | Gross: $0.61M
7. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy television show.
Stars: Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Steven Weber
Votes: 25,228
8. 30 Rock (2006–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch-comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.
Stars: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 132,054
9. Call Me Lucky (2015)
106 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Barry Crimmins is pissed. His hellfire brand of comedy has rained verbal lightning bolts on American audiences and politicians for decades, yet you've probably never heard of him. But once ... See full summary »
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Barry Crimmins, Jack Gallagher, Martin Olson, Steve Sweeney
Votes: 2,165
10. Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Comedy
Over fifty very famous American, Canadian, British and Australian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?
Director: Kevin Pollak | Stars: Amy Schumer, James L. Brooks, Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 1,275 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, History
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.
Director: Douglas Tirola | Stars: Danny Abelson, Judd Apatow, Kevin Bacon, Henry Beard
Votes: 2,553 | Gross: $0.06M
12. I Am Road Comic (2014)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
A first-hand comedy documentary about working the road as a comedian.
Director: Jordan Brady | Stars: Maria Bamford, W. Kamau Bell, Doug Benson, Alonzo Bodden
Votes: 305
13. Harmontown (2014)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary
A documentary that follows Dan Harmon on tour for his podcast series after he was fired from Community in 2012.
Director: Neil Berkeley | Stars: Dan Harmon, Jeff Bryan Davis, Erin McGathy, Spencer Crittenden
Votes: 2,511
14. Tig (2015)
TV-14 | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The personal Biography of Tig Notaro, a Stand-up comedian who was diagnosed with cancer.
Directors: Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York | Stars: Stephanie Allynne, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Jennifer Bliss
Votes: 2,858
15. Top Five (2014)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality television star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her television show.
Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart
Votes: 27,661 | Gross: $25.28M
16. Her Composition (2015)
Unrated | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A talented, artistically stuck composition student starts seeing escort clients after failing to secure her scholarship. Struck with unexpected sounds during her sexual encounters, she turns them into music and the clients into her muse.
Director: Stephan Littger | Stars: Lulu Wilson, Heather Matarazzo, Margot Bingham, Christian Campbell
Votes: 338
17. This Isn't Funny (2015)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Meeting the right person at the wrong time can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Director: Paul Ashton | Stars: Paul Ashton, Ahmed Bharoocha, Gia Carides, Leonel Claude
Votes: 436 | Gross: $0.00M
18. This Is My Life (1992)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A stand-up comic (Julie Kavner) neglects her two daughters in the midst of her newfound fame.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher
Votes: 1,401 | Gross: $2.92M
19. You're the Worst (2014–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Centers on two toxic, self-destructive people who fall in love and attempt a relationship.
Stars: Chris Geere, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue
Votes: 28,176
20. Take My Wife (2016– )
TV-MA | Comedy
Follows real life couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher as they share their lives as stand up comics who are balancing work, relationships, and the breaking down of gender barriers.
Stars: Cameron Esposito, River Butcher, Zeke Nicholson, Laura Kightlinger
Votes: 326
21. That's Not Funny (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
That's Not Funny is an examination of the history of taboo subjects and controversy in comedy, and one comedy fan's heartfelt and passionate defense of an art form.
Director: Mike Celestino | Star: Mike Celestino
Votes: 116
22. The Comedian (III) (2016)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco
Votes: 8,058 | Gross: $1.66M
23. Road Hard (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
Following an expensive divorce and the cancellation of his TV show, a stand-up comic is forced to go back on the road to provide for his daughter.
Directors: Adam Carolla, Kevin Hench | Stars: Adam Carolla, David Alan Grier, Jay Mohr, Howie Mandel
Votes: 1,944 | Gross: $0.11M
24. Hudson Valley Ballers (2013–2015)
Comedy
Stars: Paula Pell, James Anderson, Kate McKinnon, Paul Rudd
Votes: 52
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