"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...

A collection of four of the Three Stooges' best-loved shorts.

A history of the uniquely American art form of improv, from its beginnings during the McCarthy Era through the rise of such institutions as Second City, the Groundlings, and the Upright Citizens Brigade and such performers as Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Bill Murray.

After everything in her life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister Ginger's humble apartment in San Francisco to try to pull herself back together again. "Want to see great acting, from comic to tragic and every electrifying stop in between? See Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine."--Rolling Stone "Allen's story of a fictitious Ruth Madoff figure works as both a what-if...

"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy...

Performing at the Celebrity Star Theater in Phoenix on July 23, 1978, Carlin mesmerizes his audience in the second of his 14 HBO specials. The show was originally planned as part of a concert/sketch movie, The Illustrated George Carlin, that never came to fruition. The routines include: "Death, Kids & Parents," "Newscast #2," "Time," and "Al Sleet, the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman."

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

A family accidentally runs over Bigfoot and brings him home. It's a race against time to get Harry back into the forest before scientists take him. Bonus features include deleted scenes, a making-of documentary, commentary, and much more.

"This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up. Here, Stephen Rosenfield lays out a clear...

It's Christmastime for the Griswolds. There are 25,000 lights on the rooftop, an exploding turkey on table and a dozen or so guests.