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Your Friend, Nate Bargatze · 2024

Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

★ 6.72024

MovieComedyTV Movie

In his third Netflix special, Nate Bargatze tackles pizza-ordering strategies for guys' night, wanting a second dog and relying on his responsible wife.

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Andrew Schulz: LIFE · 2025

Andrew Schulz: LIFE

★ 7.32025

MovieComedyTV Movie

In this razor-sharp yet heartfelt special, Andrew Schulz unpacks the wildest moment of his life — becoming a father.

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Disney Hall of Villains · 2019

Disney Hall of Villains

★ 7.02019

MovieMusic

Superstar host Meg Donnelly takes you on a journey down a haunted hallway where behind every door awaits a villain-tastic surprise!

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Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones · 2019

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

★ 7.52019

MovieComedyTV Movie

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.

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Katt Williams: The Last Report · 2026

Katt Williams: The Last Report

★ 5.72026

MovieComedy

Back for his fourth Netflix stand-up special, comedy icon Katt Williams delivers his famously bold takes on conspiracies, celebrities and the world at large in this electrifying set.

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Director of Photography

Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah · 2019

Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah

★ 6.12019

MovieComedy

On her 40th birthday, Tiffany Haddish drops a bombastic special studded with singing, dancing and raunchy reflections on her long road to womanhood.

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Director of Photography

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All · 2024

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All

★ 6.92024

MovieComedyTV Movie

Can Taylor Tomlinson have it all? From dating woes to dream jobs to inventive dirty talk, she shares life's ups and downs in this stand-up comedy special.

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Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid · 2019

Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid

★ 7.42019

MovieComedyTV Movie

Comic Nate Bargatze touches on air travel, cheap weddings, college football, chocolate milk and the perils of ordering coffee in this stand-up special.

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Director of Photography

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up · 2022

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

★ 6.02022

MovieComedyDocumentary

In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor.

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Director of Photography

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics · 2017

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics

★ 7.22017

MovieComedyTV Movie

Wicked one-liners and soul-baring confessions converge in this uniquely intimate stand-up special from "Chappelle's Show" co-creator Neal Brennan.

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Director of Photography

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead · 2009

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

★ 6.02009

MovieComedyMusic

The concept of Back from the Dead is that Spinal Tap has reunited in honor of the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, and have launched an "unwigged and unplugged" tour. The album is packaged with a DVD featuring commentary on each of the album's tracks.

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Camera Operator

Tom Papa: What a Day! · 2022

Tom Papa: What a Day!

★ 7.02022

MovieComedy

Tom doles out truths about post-marriage intimacy, his problematic pet pug and why men are to blame for most of life's inconveniences.

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Director of Photography

Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself · 2017

Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself

★ 5.92017

MovieComedy

Mark Normand has been told the same advice his whole life: DON'T BE YOURSELF, whatever you're thinking about saying, don't. So in his first one hour special, Mark does just that.

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Director of Photography

My Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood · 2020

My Gift: A Christmas Special From Carrie Underwood

★ 7.22020

MovieMusic

Underwood performs a combination of beloved traditional favorites celebrating the joy and hopefulness of the holiday, as well as new original material from her first ever full-length Christmas album My Gift, which was released fall 2020. She is accompanied by her band, as well as a live orchestra and choir, conducted by Emmy Award-winning musical director Rickey Minor.

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Director of Photography

Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward · 2019

Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward

★ 7.02019

MovieComedyDocumentary

Forging his own comedic boundaries, Anthony Jeselnik revels in getting away with saying things others can't in this stand-up special shot in New York.

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Director of Photography

David Cross: I'm From The Future · 2022

David Cross: I'm From The Future

★ 7.02022

MovieComedyDocumentary

Shot in Brooklyn, NY in November of 2021, comedian David Cross tackles Covid-19, anti-vaxxers and more.

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Director of Photography

Tom Papa: Home Free · 2024

Tom Papa: Home Free

★ 6.02024

MovieComedy

From the sheer bliss of a hot shower to the saucy joys of an empty nest, Tom Papa tackles aging, parenthood and more in this witty comedy special.

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Director of Photography

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show · 2019

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

★ 6.82019

MovieComedy

Comedian Michelle Wolf takes on outrage culture, massages, childbirth, feminism and much more (like otters) in a stand-up special from New York City.

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Director of Photography

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life · 2018

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

★ 6.62018

MovieComedyMusic

Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Cinematography

Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery · 2017

Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery

★ 6.92017

MovieComedy

Norm Macdonald delivers sly, deadpan observations from an older — and perhaps even wiser — point of view in this special.

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Director of Photography

Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? · 2019

Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It?

★ 6.72019

MovieComedy

In her fourth stand-up special, Whitney Cummings returns to her hometown of Washington, D.C., and riffs on modern feminism, technology and more.

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Director of Photography

Matt Rife: Natural Selection · 2023

Matt Rife: Natural Selection

★ 6.12023

MovieComedy

From his problem with protection crystals to his beef with social media trolls, comedian Matt Rife holds nothing back in this rollicking stand-up special.

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Director of Photography

Jim Jefferies: Freedumb · 2016

Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

★ 7.32016

MovieComedy

Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Director of Photography

Bill Maher: #Adulting · 2022

Bill Maher: #Adulting

★ 4.82022

MovieComedy

Filmed at Miami’s Fillmore Theater, Bill Maher’s latest stand-up special sees the acclaimed comedian, host, and satirist take the stage for a hilarious and scathing hour of his signature commentary on the latest hot-button issues.

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Director of Photography

Middleditch & Schwartz · 2020

Middleditch & Schwartz

★ 7.92020

SeriesComedy

Comedy duo Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz turn small ideas into epically funny stories in this series of completely improvised comedy specials.

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Cinematography