Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
"The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno," the first stand up comedy special featuring Jay Leno with 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of Leno's classic comedy club. act that made him a star. The show took an "American Idol" approach to stand-up comedy with Jay Leno hosting a competition that features competing stand up comics Ray Combs, Howie Gold, Jeff Gerbino and Steve Oedekerk performing in front of a live crowd and a panel of celebrity judges that includes funnyman Fred Willard.
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Transamerica
Short Cuts
Annie Hall
Tobias Dybvad: Er det ikke dig fra Dybvad?
The Wizard
Airplane!
Playing by Heart
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Christian Fuhlendorff - Ærlig talt
Sardou, autoportrait
The Tuche Family: The American Dream
Pulp Fiction
Eating Cars
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Thomas Hartmann: Jokebox
Kelsey Cook: Mark Your Territory
Strength Wars
Deal
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Good on Paper
SIMILAR MOVIES
Transamerica
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2005
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.Short Cuts
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1993
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.Annie Hall
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1977
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.Tobias Dybvad: Er det ikke dig fra Dybvad?
IMDB 8.2 | Nov , 2015
From spring 2015, Tobias Dybvad can be seen in his next one-man show “Er det ikke dig fra Dybvad?” which, despite the title, is not an extension of the popular TV program but a self-satirical insight into life behind and as TV host Dybvad. It's about the balancing act of being known for exposing celebrities and not becoming one of those he points the finger at.The Wizard
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1989
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.Airplane!
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 1980
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.Playing by Heart
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1998
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.Who Framed Roger Rabbit
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1988
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.Christian Fuhlendorff - Ærlig talt
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2025
Are you ready for an honest and funny insight into life from the perspective of a 40-year-old family man? From hair loss and all-inclusive vacations to couples' dinners and parent-teacher conferences, Fuhlendorff sheds light on the big and small challenges that come with mid-life.Sardou, autoportrait
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2024
The Tuche Family: The American Dream
IMDB 5.6 | Feb , 2016
Les Tuche, a modest french family, change his life after winning a super lottery. Thanks to the money of his parents, the son, Donald (aka "coin-coin") goes to Los Angeles to improve his english. On the L.A. University, he meets Jennifer, daughter of a famous American financier.Pulp Fiction
IMDB 8.5 | Sep , 1994
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.Eating Cars
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2021
Max, a failed writer, goes in search of her estranged girlfriend while simultaneously, trying to unload a large quantity of drugs she stole off her bosses to pay for a trip back East to care for her dying mother. She also might have her dead sister in the trunk of her car.Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2020
Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with Will Gompertz.Thomas Hartmann: Jokebox
IMDB 8.8 | Jan , 2016
Kelsey Cook: Mark Your Territory
IMDB 2.8 | Feb , 2025
A comedian shares hilarious takes on dating an older guy, health care adventures, family challenges, and life changes after relocating to Minnesota with her fellow comic boyfriend.Strength Wars
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
Strength Wars: The Movie follows the lives of eight athletes preparing for the ultimate strength competition. The prize? To be labeled the strongest man in the world. Putting two different types of athletes against each other, Strength Wars is the ultimate proving ground to test any given athlete's true strength. Eight athletes. Eight athletic disciplines. One winner. The film highlights eight men from across the globe including Larry Wheels, Terron Beckham, Blaine Sumner, NDO Champ, Big Neechi, Jerry Pritchett, Anabolic Horse, and Leonidas Arkona. Welcome to Strength Wars. May the best man win.Deal
IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 2008
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.D2: The Mighty Ducks
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1994
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.Good on Paper
IMDB 5.6 | Jun , 2021
After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he checks all the boxes, but is he everything he appears to be?