Magpie 2024
A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star.
A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star.
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
A concert film designed to bring the live Thrilling Adventure Hour experience to those unable to attend a recording of the show was filmed, as a result of the $165,000 that was raised through the show's Kickstarter campaign.
On New Year's Eve, married couple and theatre artists Steven and Vanessa, host an annual get-together at their parents' cabin for their oldest friends, struggling actress Sadie and her new surfer/rock star boyfriend Jude, Bryce a repressed accountant, and Jodie, a world-weary photojournalist.
Funnywoman Morgan Murphy always targets herself first, but doesn't hesitate to bring down everyone else, from Planned Parenthood to teen sexters. Recorded at The Nerdmelt Showroom in Los Angeles.
In his first hourlong comedy special, Brian Gaar tackles everything from the challenges of fatherhood, trying to keep his gamer cred in his 30s, and life in a certain small Texas town. Brian has more than 80,000 followers on Twitter, and celebrity fans include: Patton Oswalt, Will Arnett, Seth Meyers, Jim Gaffigan, Andy Richter, Rob Delaney, Margaret Cho, Minnie Driver, Amy Schumer, Zachary Levi, Billy Eichner, Samantha Bee, Ike Barinholtz, Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis. Former “Saturday Night Live” head writer and current producer/head writer of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Alex Baze called Brian one of his favorite Twitter joke writers. Likewise, Playboy recently named him one of the funniest people on Twitter. "Jokes I Wrote at Work" was filmed live at the Spider House Ballroom in Austin, Texas.
Netflix presents standup and two-time Last Comic Standing finalist Gary Gulman. Titled It’s About Time, the tour marks Gulman’s 20th year in comedy and stops at the Bowery Ballroom in New York.