Comedy, Music, Musical. The bombs explode and release three nefarious (but extremely campy) prisoners from Superman's home planet of Krypton. Anna Chlumsky, During this one-hour special, Soder is able to find the humor . "This is a sad day for the Golden Globes. Funny, challenging, and occasionally heartbreaking, it plays today as a reminder of the talent being wasted every day on The View. Robert Wuhl, Stars: After two decades in the spotlight as a larger-than-life celebrity and singer with one of the most recognizable voices around, Cher proved she was an engaging and charming actor too, completely disappearing into her role (which won her an Oscar) as an aging, widowed Brooklynite living a small and unfulfilling life. Stars: Though the two comedians couldnt be more different, both specials feel like landmarks: innovative, intelligent, and brilliantly funny. This is the most polished and thoughtful material hes done, the unexpected introduction of modern mores and 21st-century thinking into historical events a comedic gift that keeps on giving. It is however, quite a good day for Larry David," joked David, the show's star and . But most memorable is his epic riff on the insanity of airline announcements; do yourself a favor and cue that one up before your next big trip, and marvel at how George is still killing it. "Superman II" begins with the Man of Steel throwing terrorists' nuclear weapons into space, and it escalates from there. Zach Galifiankis: Live at the Purple Onion. Miller himself is still excellent regardless of video quality, which improves greatly in later recordings. In the 1990s, one of the best ways for a comedian to build a large audience was to land a gig on HBO. The 50 Funniest Stand-Up Specials of All Time By November 18, 2013 This Saturday night promises to be a big one for comedy geeks. Everyones favorite Twitter comic finally gets the showcase he deserves in this 2012 Netflix special, turning his wifes pregnancy, his recent fatherhood, and his testicular cancer scare into an honest, odd, witty, and very funny hour. 29 min Lucy Webb, Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-1998) TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy 8.4 Rate This is a sketch-comedy show. The '80s Adventure Hidden Gem You Can Stream On HBO Max. From the liner notes: Liner notes? After agreeing to pick up her worried friend Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller), who ran away to a bus station downtown, Chris, Sarah, and 15-year-old Brad Anderson (Keith Coogan), who's harboring a secret crush on Chris, venture into the city and end up on a very wacky adventure. In Albums That Time Forgot, we examine records few people would remember. Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Half Hour. The result is one of the finest specials in their history, a jolly jaunt through all of civilization, with a very funny transvestite leading the tour. John P. Johnson/HBO. The peculiar reaction from its television audience confirmed that stand-up fans can be a surprisingly conservative bunch Schaal is taking real chances here, and in doing so, creates one of the most memorable comedy hours in recent memory. A list of 81 films compiled on Letterboxd, including A Sunday Dinner (1974), The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988), 12:01 PM (1990), Arcade Attack (1982) and Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969). Can easily be distinguished by: The cover photo of Paula Poundstone, Cathy Ladman, and Diane Ford standing in a limos open sunroof, dressed in clothes that couldve only come from one decade. Club has delved into cinematic historys dustbin with Films That Time Forgot, but far more records are released every year than films. Viewers of a certain age may look back on the 1980s and think of it as a time of riding around on bikes with their friends, seeking out grand adventures. Chris Rock spent most of the early 90s sorta phoning it in on Saturday Night Live, a show that never quite knew what the hell to do with him; after leaving SNL, he did a brief stint on the well-past-its-prime In Living Color before going back out on the road and discovering that hed kinda lost his chops as a stand-up comic. Miss Universe Pageant. But its not all Bush-bashing; his bits about corporate greed, bottled water, taxes, travel, and soy milk (which, he notes, isnt milk but soy juice) are as good as he gets. --IGN Digigods Product details Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated) | Certain films became classics and beloved cultural treasures in the 1980s because of their exposure and constant replay on HBO. The groundwork for those films (and the giant tours that preceded them) is laid in this 2010 special, which finds Hart honing his candidly confessional style to perfection. Like Carlin, pretty much everything Louie has done deserves a spot on this countdown; hes been on a remarkable run of brilliant, insightful, side-splitting specials. 2005. 28 min The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way. The actor and comedian Robin McLaurin Williams hailed from the United States. Caine plays erudite Englishman Lawrence Jamieson, who keeps himself afloat by posing as a deposed prince, conning smitten female vacationers out of their savings. So fans could be forgiven for thinking the album was related to the specialschances are A&M Records was counting on that. He gave her a lump of coal and told her to be patient. Or this: I was watching this one guy, he was so stupid: He couldnt walk while I chewed gum. This The Best of On Location video is hosted by Robert Klein, who was the feature comedian on the original series program aired on HBO in 1975.as he highlights the comedic talent exhibited On Location from 1975 to 1980.which makes this video an absolute "nugget of gold" in our treasure chest of vintage memories from a cast of some of the 40. Steve Little, He also had roles in several movies, including "Airplane!", "The Naked Gun" and " Kindergarten Cop ," to name a few. This 1998 HBO hour finds him in wonderfully smarmy yet personal form, joking sharply but amiably about his dirtbag childhood in Arizona, his deadbeat dad, and his romantic woes. Aasif Mandvi. This special edition looks at his famous Seven dirty words, baseball and football, losing things, dogs and cats, stuff and monopoly. Sheaun McKinney, deadpan dialogue and some gruesome and highly-effective special effects, Re-Animator is a 1980s hidden . A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show. Nearly ruining their lives with magical acts of evil (Daryl just might be the Prince of Darkness), the women form a coven and use elaborate acts of voodoo to exact their revenge. Its her most political still basking in the glow of the Obama inauguration, and riffing hilariously on her semi-notorious gig at Obamas first White House Correspondents Dinner and most personal as well, talking at length about coming out as a lesbian, but with a light touch and deft comic instinct that makes the material smart yet never preachy. 10. HBO diversified into original television and movie production, home video sales, and international distribution as these once-separate entertainment sectors began converging into a global entertainment industry in the mid-1980s. He winds up employing the services of a sex worker, and surprised at how much she charges combined with a bill for his father's sports car that he crashed Joel decides to turn his humdrum home into a den of ill repute. Too much of todays audience knows this comic heavyweight from his uninspired turns on terrible television like Family Feud and Celebrity Diving. Some of her reference points are dated in the sense Footloose doesnt come up so often these days, but her jokes still land. As with his previous one-man show, Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriends Boyfriend utilizes an innovative, circular construction and careful pathos (along with Birbiglias shambling charm) to tell a story that is at once painfully confessional and hysterically funny. 2008. returned to the venue for his most recent HBO hour, Oh My God. | This Columbus Day weekend will mark the fifth year for the Atlantic City Comedy Festival, and this year's festival promises to be better than ever. Ladman closes out the album with a 15-minute set that favors an old-school joke and punchline rhythm that wouldnt have been out of place in the Borscht Belt. Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. And its a tough crowd: her parents, frequently discussed during the act in question. Chris Rock , (born February 7, 1966, Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S.), American comedian whose popular stand-up routinewhich often addressed racial mattersled to a successful film career. Then, they become friendly, and soon enough, they're best friends who support each other through numerous relationships that fail because neither Harry and Sally can see what everybody else does: They're perfect for each other. Or maybe they just think that's what the '80s were like because that's the set-up of so many classic kid-friendly films of the era, such as "E.T. Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux co-star in "White House Plumbers" for HBO as E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. Josh Brener, Christine Woods, At the risk of losing tenure if he doesn't teach remedial summer school, he sticks around, helps the kids through their problems, and romances the history teacher too. It's amusing and an example of things coming full circle that HBO-branded-and-affiliated streaming service HBO Max is the home to numerous classic movies from the 1980s. Naturally, Billy lets all of those things occur, and before he knows it, he and his would-be love interest Kate are trying to save the town from a gaggle of evil, reptilian gremlins from laying waste, on Christmas Eve no less. Elisabeth Shue has gone on to appear in many cherished movies, including the second and third films of the "Back to the Future" trilogy asMarty McFly's girlfriend, Jennifer. The First Howie Mandel Special TV Special 1983 Not Rated 57 m IMDb RATING 5.9 /10 46 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Comedy Howie Mandel proves that laughter is indeed the best medicine, as he lets his unbridled imagination run amok in this dynamic hour-long performance recorded in Toronto. This 1982 HBO special catches him at that peak (quite possibly with the aid of a bit of the ol Peruvian Marching Power), with a memorable performance on his home turf of San Francisco. Like Eddie Murphys 80s work, the homophobia of Mr. Kinisons act has not aged particularly well. Stars: Stars: 5 Carlin At Carnegie (1982) Comedians in the early 1980s had to. Danny McBride, Beginning in the late 1980s, she performed a series of one-hour HBO comedy specials. A gawky Englishman comes to Los Angeles to find the woman of his dreams. Explosively funny from beginning to end, it caught the attention of Cosby Show executive producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, who adapted that persona into Roseanne the following year.