Archived Festival Film

Defining Success in Comedy

Comedy is one of our oldest but ever-changing storytelling mediums. With different forms of social media, podcasts, shifts in television and stand-up changing, defining success can be complicated. This panel will feauture some of the funniest peop... read more

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Storytellers - Jim Gaffigan with Michael Ian Black

Jim Gaffigan is an eight-time Grammy-nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winner, top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is widely known for hi... read more

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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in America. The film combines rare archival materials, stand up performances, and interviews with... read more

Archived Festival Film

John Early: Now More Than Ever

A comedy special by way of The Last Waltz, New York’s alt-comedy godfather John Early performs his silly, surreal, spontaneous stand-up set in front of a live audience, a full band ... and his parents. read more

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Comedy of War: Laughter in Ukraine

Four Ukrainian stand-up comics tour their homeland, bringing laughter and joy as a form of resistance and recovery amid wartime. This heartfelt documentary beautifully portrays the enduring human spirit and comedy's healing power. read more

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Dave Helem: D.J. The Chicago Kid

p>In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics. Dave Helem is a stand-up comedian, writer, and performer from Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared in multiple episodes of Laff Tracks for truTV and is currently on the writing staff of Raven'... read more

Archived Festival Film

Daniel Webb: Hoe’s Parade Live at the Rose Bowl

In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics. Daniel Webb is an LA-based comic and musician from Texas, whose stand-up has been described as "a splendid rush of charisma." Wanda Sykes recently summed Daniel up in three simple words, "Riotous. Queer. Sta... read more

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Storytellers – W. Kamau Bell and Jelani Cobb

As a stand-up comedian, director, and executive producer, W. Kamau Bell knows how to use comedy to bring light to current social and political issues. In this conversation, W. Kamau Bell will discuss the four-part Showtime docume... read more

Archived Festival Film

Storytellers – Tig Notaro with Alex Kurtzman

Known for her deadpan delivery and wit, Tig Notaro is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. With the ability to take the absurdly personal and turn it into comedy, Tig has created and starred in the groundbreaking... read more

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Live from Tribeca: Steven Michael Quezada

Steven Michael Quezada is best known for his role in the hit series’, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, while also appearing in films such as Kites, Beerfest, First Snow and 3 From Hell read more

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Live from Tribeca: Jackie Fabulous

Comedian Jackie Fabulous captured America’s heart as a semi-finalist on the 2019 season of America’s Got Talent. She’s a hilarious and affable stand-up comedian, writer, actor, producer... read more

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Live from Tribeca: Katrina Davis

Katrina Davis is a stand-up comedian from Jacksonville, Florida who sprang onto the Los Angeles comedy scene with a few 60-second sets on Kill Tony. She took on enough contenders in Roast Battle at The Comedy ... read more

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Live from Tribeca: Kellen Erskine

Comedian Kellen Erskine has appeared on Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and the Amazon Original series, Inside Jokes. He has garnered over 30 million views with his clips ... read more

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Live from Tribeca: Josh Gondelman

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer and producer for Desus and Mero on Showtime. Previously, he spent five year... read more

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Live from Tribeca: Bill Bellamy

Bill Bellamy is a comedian and actor who has been featured on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, MTV Jamz, MTV Beach House, Last Comic Standing, Hot in Cleveland and more. Bill has several ... read more

Archived Festival Film

Live From Tribeca Drive-In: Stand-Up Comedy with Erica Rhodes

In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics. Erica Rhodes has appeared on ABC’s Modern Family, HBO’s Veep, Fox’s New Girl, IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang, and recurred on TruTV’s Fameless. She was a regular panelist ... read more

Archived Festival Film

Live From Tribeca Drive-In: Stand-Up Comedy with Daniel Webb

In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics.DANIEL WEBB is an LA-based comic and musician from Texas, whose stand-up has been described as "a splendid rush of charisma." Wanda Sykes recently summed Daniel up in three simple words, "Riotous. Queer. Star... read more

Archived Festival Film

Live From Tribeca Drive-In: Stand-Up Comedy with Ester Steinberg

In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics. Ester Steinberg is a comedian and writer from Tampa, Florida but has reinvented herself as a New Yorker who sometimes lives in LA. She has spent the past decade touring clubs and colleges and has appeared on t... read more

Archived Festival Film

Live From Tribeca Drive-In: Stand-Up Comedy with Dave Helem

In Partnership with Comedy Dynamics. Dave Helem is a stand-up comedian, writer, and performer from Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared in multiple episodes of LAFF TRACKS for truTV and is currently on the writing staff of RAVEN’S HOME for the Disne... read more

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Weekend

A stand-up comic (Sasheer Zamata) who's been struggling to get over her ex (Tone Bell) finds herself instead awkwardly third-wheeling her way through a weekend getaway alongside him and his new girlfriend ( read more

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Standing Up, Falling Down

An unlikely, multigenerational friendship between a failed comedian and a charming, alcoholic dermatologist helps both confront long-simmering regrets in this warm-hearted buddy comedy. read more

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My Blind Brother

In Sophie Goodhart's utterly original romantic comedy, Robbie (Adam Scott) is a champion blind athlete and local sports hero whose brother Bill (Nick Kroll) is always overlooked, even though he runs every marathon by his side. When both fall for t... read more

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Choose Your Own Documentary

Inspired by the Choose Your Own Adventure books of the 1980s, Choose Your Own Documentary tells the story of Nathan Penlington’s discovery of a diary tucked away in one of these books and his attempts to unravel its many mysteries. Part comedy sta... read more

Tribeca Film

Expecting

After years of struggling to conceive with her husband, Lizzie (Radha Mitchell, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN) has given up hope of having a baby on her own. But when her best friend Andie (Michelle Monaghan, SOURCE CODE) finds herself pregnant after a one-n... read more

Archived Festival Film

Just Like Us

Egyptian-American comic and first-time director Ahmed Ahmed takes us on a hilarious tour from Los Angeles to Cairo, Dubai to Beirut, Riyadh to New York with a gaggle of other stand-up talent, including: Maz Jobrani, Tom Papa, Ted Alexandro, Tommy ... read more