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Young comedian Alex Ramirès performs his show Sensiblement Viril, directed by Alexandra Bialy, in which he explores in many ways certain aspects of modern man who accepts himself in all circumstances, from his minor failings to his most powerful choices.
If you ask him, "Can you do a comedy show about war?" Jeremy will say yes, because war is great! So he dug deep, dug deep, and dared to answer the questions you no longer dare to ask! Are we really protected by cops on rollerblades? Is Daesh really a start-up on the rise? Should companies that made their fortune thanks to the Nazi regime feel guilty? Can you be a humanitarian and have a teak terrace? He will also give you anti-terrorism training and explain why Al Qaeda without Bin Laden is like Apple without Steve Jobs.
Ten bottles of wine serve as the common thread in this fourth show by François-Xavier Demaison, which combines personal anecdotes and colorful characters. The year or origin of these vintages serve only as a pretext for a journey through time and space, from 1973 to the present day, from Catalonia to New York. The actor's memories mingle with those of the audience, and the tasting becomes a reflection on a strange era.
It's fun to give up and admit that things were better in the past. At least, that's what Henrik Schyffert thinks. The bully from the Killing Gang has gray temples and has started to reflect on the history of his generation. Why did things turn out the way they did? Henrik Schyffert is here to give us some perspective. In a tender but funny monologue, he stands up for himself and his mission to reclaim the 90s!
Monologuist Spalding Gray talks about the great difficulties he experienced while attempting to write his first novel, a nearly 2,000-page autobiographical tome concerning the death of his mother. Among his many asides, Gray discusses his problems in dealing with the Hollywood film industry, recounts the trips he took around the world in order to avoid dealing with his writer's block and describes his ambivalence about acting as stage manager for a Broadway production of "Our Town."
"Décalages" is Gad Elmaleh's first show, where he humorously tells the story of his arrival in France and his cultural shocks. Blending stand-up and characters, he addresses themes of integration and the beginnings of his career.
George Carlin hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted disease ("hoipes"), plus a prayer for the separation of church and state, feuds between breakfast foods, and the absurdity of wearing jungle camouflage in a desert.
L'Autre c'est moi est le troisième spectacle de l'humoriste Gad Elmaleh, en 2005.
La Vie normale est un spectacle de Gad Elmaleh sorti en 2001 où sont dépeints les caractères de plusieurs personnages et où il joue son propre rôle.
Comedian Florence Foresti supersizes her act in an arena show packed with sketches, celebrity impressions, epic dance routines and special guests.
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
A young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana to pay the bills – only to get caught up in the dangerous world of drugs.
Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
Hired to helm an Americanized take on a British play, director Lloyd Fellowes does his best to control an eccentric group of stage actors. With a star actress quickly passing her prime, a male lead with no confidence, and a bit actor that's rarely sober, chaos ensues in the lead up to a Broadway premiere.
Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are lessons on Shakespearean acting, a school headmaster meeting with the father of a boy he's beaten to death, and tips for having a successful date.
Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Show) and Bernie Mac (Life) meet in this riotously comedy summit directed by Spike Lee.
With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Profane, vulgar and obscenely funny, Louis C.K. insists on telling the truth, whether you like it or not! Join the Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic and TV star (Lucky Louie) as he shares his thoughts on the stuff everyone thinks about -- male bodily fluids, the joys of being white, the difference between women and girls -- but never has the nerve to say. It's Louis C.K. at his risk-taking best: fearless, honest and totally outrageous! Nominated for the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
A Seattle couple travel to New York to interview colorful former dancer Tobi for research on a dissertation about dance. But soon, common niceties and social graces erode when the questions turn personal and the true nature of the interview is called into question.
