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Viva Variety (1997)
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Viva Variety (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Viva Variety is an American sketch comedy series that aired on Comedy Central from April 1997 to December 1999. The series satirizes European variety shows.
Style: sketch comedy, parody, spoof
Plot: sketch, society, television, showbiz, comedian, male female relationship, stereotypes, absurd humor, joke, surrealism, husband wife relationship, satire, monologue, variety show, irreverence, absurdism, social satire, comedy team, duo, variety, actress playing multiple roles, stereotype, tv show, tv
Keyword: sketch show

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sketch comedy, parody, spoof and humorous films and TV series with plots about joke, satire, social satire, sketch, irreverence, absurdism and comedian mostly in Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Viva Variety: The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971), Exit 57 (1995), SCTV Channel (1983), The New Show (1984), Not Only... But Also (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the ...
Style: sketch comedy, vintage
Plot: sketch, stand up comedy, variety show, joke, monologue, married couple, singing, comedy team, singer, celebrity, actor playing himself, duo ...
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Exit 57 (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Exit 57 was a 30-minute sketch comedy series that aired on the American television channel Comedy Central from 1995 to 1996; its cast was composed of comedians Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Jodi Lennon, and Mitch Rouse, all of whom had ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, parody, slapstick comedy, slapstick ...
Plot: sketch, stereotypes, satire, small town, joke, absurd humor, father son relationship, singing, stupidity, comedian, surrealism, singer ...
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65%
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SCTV Channel (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way. A spin off of "SCTV Network 90" that starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into ...
Style: sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Plot: satire, sketch, impersonation, joke, television, celebrity impersonation, celebrity, pop culture, absurdism, irreverence, social satire, absurd humor ...
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65%
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The New Show (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody
Plot: sketch, satire, pop culture, stand up comedian, sexual humor, social satire, joke, celebrity, absurdism, absurd humor, sex, comedian ...
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62%
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Not Only... But Also (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Not Only... But Also was a popular 1960s BBC British television series starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, parody, spoof
Plot: sketch, satire, singer, social satire, absurd humor, british, joke, comedy team, irreverence, singing, absurdism, musician ...
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62%
Second City Television (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Style: sketch comedy, parody, humorous, retro, cult classic ...
Plot: sketch, satire, impersonation, joke, absurd humor, social satire, celebrity, absurdism, comedy team, celebrity impersonation, showbiz, pop culture ...
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62%
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The UCB Show (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A weekly variety showcase for the best sketch, characters and stand-up homegrown at the UCB Theatres in LA and NYC. Hosted by Upright Citizens Brigade co-founders Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh and filmed with a live audience ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody, dark comedy, spoof, slapstick ...
Plot: sketch, stand up comedy, absurdism, sexual humor, joke, irreverence, celebrity, stand up comedian, comedian, social satire, absurd humor, politics ...
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61%
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The State (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast in the USA on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target ...
Style: sketch comedy, slapstick, skit, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sketch, satire, comedian, homosexual, partner, violent content, sexual content, silly humor, misfit, nothing goes right, odd couple, nazism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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61%
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SCTV Network 90 (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody, spoof, absurd, soap opera ...
Plot: sketch, satire, fictional city, impersonation, man with glasses, entertainment, absurdism, irreverence, television, celebrity, political unrest, fictional band ...
Place: canada
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59%
The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was ...
Style: sketch comedy, not serious, realistic, exciting, biting ...
Plot: sketch, variety show, urban, black, satire, disorder, artists and showbiz, performer's life, media, lifestyle, society, interracial relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
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59%
Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Michael & Michael Have Issues is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including The State, ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, light, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, producer, odd couple, actor's life, buddies, intern, self involved, employer employee relationship, social satire, showbiz, comedy team, fictional reality show ...
Time: 21st century
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58%
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Bizarre (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A half hour sketch comedy show that is not politically correct. It showcased the talents of veteran performers John Byner (the host) and Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osbourne.
Style: parody, not serious, realistic, clever, witty ...
Plot: sketch, satire, female nudity, profanity, silly humor, society, nudity, impersonation, variety show, breaking the fourth wall, absurd humor, joke ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada
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57%
Upright Citizens Brigade (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh. The original ...
Style: sketch comedy, funny, surreal, independent film, not serious ...
Plot: sketch, chaos, comedian, silly humor, squad, disorder, chaos and mayhem, bomb squad, satire, bong, drug, absurd humor ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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57%
Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995 to December 28, 1998. Cross and ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, funny, absurd ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sketch, satire, nihilism, variety show, comedian, silly humor, media, workplace, performer's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, goofy hero ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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56%
Four on the Floor (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: Four on the Floor was a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television in 1986. Consisting of only 13 episodes, the series was a showcase for The Frantics, a comedy troupe consisting of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican and Peter Wildman. In ...
Style: sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Plot: absurd humor, joke, social satire, irreverence, monologue, singer, musician, absurdism, singing, satire, canadian humor, musical number ...
Place: canada
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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: It is essentially the same concept as an English Monty Python's episode, but in German. The paintings by Albrecht Dürer, fall victim to silly animations. Little Red Riding Hood shows up too. A number of familiar sketches, including the ...
Style: slapstick comedy, sketch comedy, slapstick, dark comedy, absurd ...
Plot: monty python, sketch, joke, comedian, social satire, singer, surrealism, singing, absurdism, pop culture, violence, absurd humor ...
Place: east germany
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House of Buggin' (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: House of Buggin' is a short-lived Latino-themed sketch comedy television show, which aired on Sunday night at 8:30 pm est in 1995, starring John Leguizamo and Luis Guzmán. It was aired on the FOX Network, but removed from broadcasting ...
Style: hispanic, sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Plot: sketch, stereotypes, satire, rap, ethnic humor, stand up comedian, social satire, hip hop, comedian, joke
Time: 90s
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54%
The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 306 min.
TV show
Story: The Ben Stiller Show is the name of two sketch comedy television shows that aired on MTV from 1990 to 1991, and then on Fox from September 1992 to January 1993. The Fox show stars Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Character ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, parody, spoof, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: sketch, media, disorder, behind the scenes, showbiz, rock music, musician, guest, comedian, joke, pop culture, monologue ...
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54%
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Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All ...
Style: realistic, witty, humorous, not serious, clever ...
Plot: comedian, musician, singer, stand up comedian, absurd humor, actor, artists and showbiz, society, talented, sketch, counterculture, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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53%
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour was a ABC produced variety show hosted by Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford) following his hit sitcom Sanford and Son. It debuted on September 15, 1977 and last aired on January 26, 1978. Despite being rated by critics as ...
Style: spoof, sketch comedy, parody
Plot: variety show, social satire, monologue, ethnic humor, joke, stand up comedian, guest, comedian, african american, satire, stand up comedy, actor playing himself
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53%
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Big Train (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Big Train is a surreal British television comedy sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, writers of the successful sitcom Father Ted. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998, while the second, in which Linehan was not ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, absurd, fast ...
Plot: sketch, humour, comedian, absurdism, silly humor, disorder, satire, british, social satire, absurd humor, surrealism, irreverence ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: europe, england
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Stella (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members ...
Style: parody, not serious, surreal, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: stupidity, roommate, goofy hero, love and romance, everyday life, disorder, friends, couples, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, guest, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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53%
Funny or Die Presents (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the comedy website Funny or Die, created by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010. It is also currently being broadcast in the UK on Sky ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, not serious, parody, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: stand up comedian, media, artists and showbiz, disorder, silly humor, actor's life, friends, sketch, comedian, joke, television, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Birthday Boys (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: "The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad", "Mr. Show") and Ben Stiller ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Zoolander"). The series ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: artists and showbiz, sketch, goofy hero, disorder, comedian, stupidity, absurdism, comedy team, irreverence, surrealism, joke, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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53%
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Chocolate News (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Chocolate News is a satirical news show hosted and head written by David Alan Grier with an emphasis on African American culture. The show aired on Wednesday nights at 10:30 PM on Comedy Central as a lead-in to their other news satire programs, The ...
Style: parody, cynical, not serious, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: satire, comedian, society, black, social satire, journalist, pop culture, absurd humor, fake news report, media, hip hop culture, media satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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52%
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
Style: parody, sketch comedy
Plot: variety show, sketch, talk show, music and dance, stand up comedy, satire, current affairs, summer of love, monologue, comedy team, social satire, stand up comedian ...
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52%
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: At Last the 1948 Show is a satirical TV show made by David Frost's company, Paradine Productions, in association with Rediffusion London. Transmitted on Britain's ITV network during 1967 and 1968, it brought Cambridge Footlights humour to ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, not serious, offbeat, witty ...
Plot: monty python, sketch, satire, absurd humor, social relations, friends, workplace, lifestyle, media, couple relations, human nature, buddies ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1948, 1940s
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52%
The Morgan Waters Show (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: The Morgan Waters Show is a six-minute sketch comedy show starring Morgan Waters, made by CBC Television for its afternoon youth programming lineup, next to the 3 minute Mr. Meaty and Yam Roll. Morgan goes through a variety of situations with most ...
Style: sketch comedy
Plot: absurdism, joke, surrealism, comedian, absurd humor, irreverence, canadian humor
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51%
The Best of SCTV (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
Style: sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Plot: sketch, celebrity, joke, social satire, pop culture, television, satire, impersonation, showbiz, celebrity impersonation, entertainment, actress playing multiple roles ...
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50%
Above Average Presents (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Above Average is the comedy network for high quality funny videos from top comedians, stars and rising talent. From the makers of SNL, The Tonight Show, and more.
Style: parody, sketch comedy, spoof
Plot: pop culture, social satire, comedian, joke, stand up comedian, satire
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50%
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