Investigating the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV Special) (1978) with the behind-the-scenes story of how it got made.
The original creative team reunites for this exclusive behind-the-scenes celebration of their beloved film. They reminisce about the "diamond in the rough" that went on to win two Academy Awards and four Grammys and break records at the box office.
An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue this most challenging, yet important art-form.
Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.
本季是美剧《戏里戏外》最终季。
《戏里戏外》是完全是为原《老友记》核心演员Matt LeBlanc一个人开发的新剧,在这部剧集中,他将扮演他自己。
故事发生在二十世纪五十年代的美国,米琪(蕾切尔·布罗斯纳罕 Rachel Brosnahan 饰)和丈夫乔伊(迈克尔·泽根 Michael Zegen 饰)结婚多年,两人共同抚养着他们的孩子,生活可谓是幸福而又美满。乔伊一直想要成为一名脱口秀演员,每周末,他都会前往俱乐部登台表演。然而,乔伊的脱口秀事业一直都不温不火。
某天,在表演又一次失败后,乔伊崩溃了,他向米琪坦白自己有了外遇,并且当即收拾行李离开了家,一夜之间,米琪成了一个被丈夫抛弃的女人。悲伤和绝望之中,米琪登上了舞台,借着酒劲进行了一番精彩绝伦的演说,逗得台下满堂大笑。俱乐部的女招待苏西(艾利克斯·布诺斯汀 Alex Borstein 饰)在米琪身上发现了过人的天赋,决定成为她的经纪人。
影片讲的是一个美若天使的小男孩儿Owen, 活泼可爱,每天叽叽喳喳说个不停,大人和小朋友都喜欢他。可是就在他三岁的某一天,小Owen 突然不说话了,大人们无论如何与他沟通,他都像没听见,好像进了自己的一个小房子,并且关上了门不肯出来。Owen的爸爸妈妈都急疯了,不知道发生了什么事。在看过很多医生后,小Owen被诊断为“自闭症”。因为爸爸妈妈没有办法和小OWEN交流,他们痛苦极了,眼睁睁地看着小OWEN像个走丢了的孩子在自己眼前四处游荡,可无论他们如何呼唤他,小OWEN就是听不见,就是一言不发,每天无声地坐在电视前看Disney动画。
突然有一天,Owen的爸爸听到Owen大叫了一声,这让很久没有听到Owen任何声音的家人兴奋无比,好像在黑暗中行走突然看到了明亮的灯塔。小Owen不停地叫着一个词,大家都听不明白,都努力想知道他的意思,好像听到小Owen...
An examination of Western society's apparent contemporary intolerance of edgy humor by comedians.
Insightful and often hilarious, the latest from documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig surveys the history of Jewish comedy, from the early days of Borsht belt to the present, ultimately exploring not just ethnicity in the entertainment industry, but also the entire unruly question of what it means to be Jewish.
Herbert Blount aspires to replace the real director of a movie and make it his own by capturing the lead actress and inflicting much horror upon her in his version.