The comic comes home to Toronto to sound off on cultural quirks, furniture building and bathroom visits, revelling in all things ridiculously human.
Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things In Between (2024)
Rory Scovel takes the stage at Minneapolis’ Goodale Theater to offer his observations on such disparate subjects as religion, sex, mushrooms, vaccines, parenting an eight-year-old, and much more in this standup special. The South Carolina native interweaves improvised moments with meta-commentary on the subtle art of stand-up as he riffs on some of the most awkward aspects of seemingly taboo yet universal topics – all with a dose of his amiable southern charm.
Ted Alexandro: As Much As You Want (2004)
On November 15, 2003, Ted recorded a special one hour performance in front of a sold-out crowd at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York. Taking on everything from fitness ("I belong to a gym now... well, I don't belong there--but I go") to relationships ("Being single is a struggle between loneliness and euphoria... loneliness before you go to bed at night, and euphoria the whole rest of the day.") Ted's unique blend of observational humor and physical comedy offers something for everyone.
David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina (2020)
Finally comfortable in his skin, seasoned comic David A. Arnold shares his talent for doing nothing, how he's petty and why divorce saves marriages.
Robert Klein: Child in His 50s (2000)
Comic Robert Klein performs a solo stand-up show before an audience at New York City's John Jay College. Features Klein's insights into the foibles of society, the follies of politics and the mixed blessings of aging.
Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue (2005)
In his eighth HBO special, the comic reflects on humorous events from his childhood, his summer job as a lifeguard in the Catskills, the 1960s sexual revolution and signs of aging. Taped in New York City at the John Jay College Theater.
Bryan Callen: Never Grow Up (2016)
Bryan's long-awaited stand-up special. Bryan Callen discusses his dreams as a boy, his unique upbringing and what he wishes to pass on to his children.
Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It (2024)
Ronny Chieng unpacks fertility treatment fiascoes, the dark side of men's self-help and scam-sensitive parents.
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman (2021)
After a truly trash year, actor, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Phoebe Robinson is finally out of quarantine and ready to get back onstage. Bringing her signature brand of authentic confessional humor to her first-ever solo stand-up special, Robinson gets real about therapy, interracial dating, reparations, hanging out with Michelle Obama, aging out of watching civil rights movies, and more in a no-holds-barred hour of comedy that’s both unflinchingly honest – and uniquely hilarious.
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)
Ali Wong might be seven-months pregnant, but there’s not a fetus in the world that can stop this acerbic and savage train of comedy from delivering a masterful hour of stand-up.
Anirban Dasgupta: Take It Easy (2018)
Nothing in life is black and white, except Take It Easy, Anirban Dasgupta's stand-up special. His material deals with hate and love in the hostile internet era, and why both these intense emotions need to be told to take it easy. In this set he comprehends events from the past year at home and at work; events he would rather forget unless he wrote jokes on them.
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)
This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (2020)
Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.
Andrew Dice Clay Presents the Blue Show (2015)
Andrew Dice Clay presents a stand up special featuring his favorite blue comics, Eleanor Kerrigan, Steve Wilson, Erik Myers, Jason Rouse, Michael Wheels Paris, Colin Kane and The Smash Brothers.
Sasha Maloy: Concierto Vulgar (2020)
The first stand-up special of Sasha Maloy. This concert was recognized as the best solo concert at the Punchline Comedy Festival.
Pavel Volya: at the Estrada Theatre (2013)
Pavel Volya's big solo concert, in which he talks about his beloved wife, the wedding that took place, and his son Robert.
Elliott Morgan: Premature (2015)
You've never truly experienced the world until you have seen it through the eyes of an entitled white, privileged, male. Part saucy banter, part whiskey buzzed self degradation, this lovable boychild touches on topics ranging from the creation of the world to goat sex. He's witty. He's charming. We swear he's of legal age. Elliott Morgan is Premature.
Mic Whore (2014)
A woman becomes addicted to performing stand up comedy and will do anything to get a gig.