Chris Rock
Various chronicles of deception, intrigue and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. Yet all of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
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Actors: Martin Freeman, Bob Odenkirk, Glenn Howerton, Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks
A-list entertainers, athletes and public figures reveal their honest, unfiltered and unexpected true selves over a glass of wine with Kevin Hart. No topic is off-limits as guests open up about careers, family, loss and love.
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Actors: Kevin Hart, Miley Cyrus, Don Cheadle, Kelly Clarkson, Cameron Diaz
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
Director: Tamra Davis
Actors: Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Phil Hartman, Charlie Murphy, Rachel True
This series retells the world's most famous fairy tales with a cast of animated characters from many ethnic backgrounds. For the first time ever, children of different races will find themselves represented as the royality, faires, and folk of the fairy tale world. The charm and mystery of the original tales are enhanced by this diverse spectrum of cultures. As the title suggests, it is truely fairy tales for every child.
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Actors: Regis Philbin, Jimmy Smits, Jackée Harry, Will Smith, Tone Loc
Interviews with George Carlin's family and friends, material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive.
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Actors: Michael Bonfiglio, Judd Apatow, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Bill Burr
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Director: Craig Brewer
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and heart of gold resonated with millions of fans throughout his career.This film revisits much of his work through exclusive recordings of early stand-up, featured scenes from his film and TV appearances, and interviews with his co-stars, including Samuel L. Jackson, Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, and many more. Testimonials from friends and family offer colorful anecdotes about Bernie Mac, from his practical jokes to his strong appreciation for manicures, and paint a vivid picture of who he was as an actor-comedian, husband, father, and friend.
Director: Robert Small
Actors: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Cedric the Entertainer, Bill Bellamy, Cameron Diaz
A re-imagined animated version of Chris Rock’s beloved autobiographical family comedy Everybody Hates Chris.
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Actors: Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Chris Rock, Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance and greatness of Pryor. Different themes are reviewed this way. Among others, they are the use of the word nigger, the way Pryor talked about racism, the fact Pryor talked openly about his own faults on-stage and the fact he didn't mince matters.
Director: Billy Grundfest
Actors: Richard Pryor, Mario Cantone, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho
Each week, live from New York, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a company of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant comedy shows in history.
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Actors: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Forte, Darrell Hammond, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
Director: Jeff Stilson
Actors: Maya Angelou, Chris Rock, Nia Long, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Ice-T
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, to the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time, to his indelible characters and impressions from Saturday Night Live including Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr. Robinson and James Brown. Written by Spike TV
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Actors: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Tyler Perry, Brett Ratner
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Director: Paul Abascal
Actors: Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
Director: George C. Wolfe
Actors: Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock, Gus Halper
Tribute to comedy great Sam Kinison
Director: Robert Small
Actors: Sam Kinison, Denis Leary, Jay Leno, George Lopez, Chris Rock
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Director: Rob Epstein
Actors: Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Ellen Burstyn, Cher, Billy Crystal
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Actors: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, Morgan David Jones
The Zoosters are back in an all-new holiday adventure. When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to save Christmas. Get ready for a sleigh full of laughs in this hilarious new holiday classic.
Director: David Soren
Actors: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer
Chris Rock, the three-time Emmy Award-winner, comedian, actor, and host of HBO's acclaimed The Chris Show, stars in his fourth solo stand-up special for HBO, Chris Rock: Never Scared. Featuring his unique, insightful, and hilarious views on a host of social, political and, celebrity issues, Rock confirms his stature as the leading comic of our time.
Director: Joel Gallen
Actors: Chris Rock
Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a dead famous comedian appears who tells Pauly to kill himself cause he'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time. Pauly then fakes his own death, and the media goes crazy.
Director: Pauly Shore
Actors: Pauly Shore, Sean Penn, Charlie Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg, Snoop Dogg
Taped in Atlanta, Jokes offers Rock's take on everything from school busing (he's against it) to older women (in general, he prefers them to younger ones). His best routine, involving the inexpensive plain-wrap food his mother bought when he was a child, wouldn't be out of place on a classic Bill Cosby record.
Director: Keith Truesdell
Actors: Chris Rock
Def Comedy Jam played host to some of the greatest comedians of the 1990s, many of whom went on to greater fame, due in part to the exposure they received on the program. Here, Mark Curry and Steve Harvey both show off some comic chops that that could never air on their respective network TV shows, though Harvey has shown this side of himself in Spike Lee's excellent THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY. Rounding out the performers are Don "D.C." Curry (NEXT FRIDAY) and Arnez J. Contains two episodes.
Director: Stan Lathan
Actors: Mark Curry, Steve Harvey, Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.
Director: Robert Smigel
Actors: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Dratch, Allison Strong
Chris Rock makes comedy history as he performs stand-up in real time for Netflix’s first global live-streaming event.
Director: Joel Gallen
Actors: Chris Rock
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.
Director: Steven Brill
Actors: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, Terry Crews, Nick Swardson
Sandler is the 2023 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Director: Marcus Raboy
Actors: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Judd Apatow, Steve Buscemi
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
Director: Paul Toogood
Actors: Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Faizon Love
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the special features stand-up performances, sketches and short films.
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Actors: Jon Stewart, Adam Sandler, Vincent D'Onofrio, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crystal, Rosanna Barr, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc.) and young comedians (Jeff Atoll, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, etc.).
Director: John Landis
Actors: Don Rickles, Dave Attell, Richard Lewis, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the violence escalates, the team members discover just who their real target has been all along - and the shocking truth they have in common.
Director: Brian Grant
Actors: Eric Roberts, Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano, Tony Curtis, Chris Rock