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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the entertainer Bette Midler in a lead TV series role. A "one-season wonder", 16 episodes were aired on CBS, with its final telecast on March 7, 2001. ...
Style:
sitcom, witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
performer's life, lifestyle, eccentric family, celebrity, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, couples, family life, couple relations, friendship, hollywood, feminism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The fictional boy band goes behind the scenes of the world of pop music.
Style:
parody, humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music band, performer's life, ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, nothing goes right, showbiz, teenage life, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, ego clash, boy band ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
It's a comedy revolution -- unite in uproarious laughter with the "fluffy" comic in the Hawaiian shirt! Filmed at the Stand Up Live club in Phoenix, this series features Gabriel Iglesias and a bunch of his funny comedian friends ...
Style:
talky, not serious, realistic, humorous, light hearted ...
Plot:
performer's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, disorder, stand up comedian, live performance, storytelling, club, party, variety show, everyday life, phoenix ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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966
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
They were the hottest thing in the eighties, the pin-up boys on every teenage girl’s wall. And with hits like “Tough Titties” and “BoyTown”, they cemented their reputation as the biggest boy band on the planet. Now two decades later, ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, lighthearted ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
midlife crisis, music band, rising to stardom, desire for fame, ambition, performer's life, lifestyle, boy band, buddies, artists and showbiz, once promising, music ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Namson Lau is a ballroom dancing instructor. On stage, he is a refined and suave gentleman, but in reality, he is cunning and greedy, and dancing has become a mean to strike fortune for him, without any other levels of significance.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rivalry, follow your dream, performer's life, society, hotshot hero, love and romance, hopes, contests and competitions, social differences, cinderella story, artists and showbiz, dancing ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A single woman, Ellie Riggs, tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, comedy drama ...
Plot:
performer's life, workplace, artists and showbiz, slice of life, urban, character study, friendship, self discovery, entertainment industry, young adult, personal growth, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now you can see Comedy ...
Style:
talky, not serious, witty, humorous, hilarious ...
Plot:
performer's life, society, physical appearance, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, buddies, theater, stand up comedy, comedian, talk show, cabaret, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God: The easily offended might do best to avoid Jim Jefferies’ raunchy, rude humor (or at least imbibe the two-drink minimum beforehand), but the Australian-born comedian provides plenty of laughs for everyone else in ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, sincere, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stand up comedy, performer's life, religions or cults, couples, artists and showbiz, buddies, parents and children, family relations, sexual relations, comedian, talk show, stand up comedian ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his homosexuality in 1950s Britain. This film follows his life and eventual death based on the many ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, period drama
Plot:
gay, performer's life, celebrity, under the surface, private vs public, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, hidden truth, depression, lgbt, biopic, homosexuality ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
england
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417
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary, Romania, Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, atmospheric, touching, serious ...
Plot:
circus, dysfunctional family, desire for fame, ambition, self discovery, performer's life, eccentric family, artists and showbiz, youth, parents and children, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
hungary
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Can you solve the mystery of the 13 moons?
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, absurd, independent film ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, skinny dipping, performer's life, obsessive quest, profanity, comedy of errors, escapades, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, cons and scams, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Powerfully redemptive and darkly comedic revenge thriller set in the vicious world of stand-up comedy, starring Stephen McCole and Malcolm Shields.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, manipulation, performer's life, life is a bitch, showbiz, artists and showbiz, kidnapping, rivalry, drug abuse, haunted by the past, dark humor, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Mind of Mencia was an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from 2005 to 2008.
Style:
sketch comedy, not serious, realistic, witty, parody ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, pop culture, performer's life, disorder, society, social relations, couples, celebrity culture, interracial relations, stereotypes, satire, vulgar ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
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Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which he moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constant theme.
Style:
talky, realistic, not serious, witty, biting ...
Plot:
transvestism, gender bending, performer's life, artists and showbiz, society, physical appearance, theater, stand up comedy, renaissance, space travel, lgbtq, comedian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, britain, spain, greece, amsterdam ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By chance Paul Kromberger discovers on the internet a photograph of the US opera diva Caterina Fabiani who is the spitting image of Evelyn, his dead wife. His unease and growing sense of alarm are transferred to his daughter, Sophie. Filled with ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching
Plot:
opera singer, family relations, introspection, performer's life, uncover truth, life turned upside down, artists and showbiz, parents and children, father daughter relationship, brother brother relationship, dead mother, american abroad ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, germany, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Gabriel Iglesias entertains a packed house at El Paso's Theatre in this Comedy Central special. For I'm Not Fat, I'm Fluffy, the comedian reaches new heights of hilarity, providing eerily perfect imitations and tales too tall not to ...
Style:
talky, realistic, not serious, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
comedian, stand up comedy, performer's life, artists and showbiz, friends, theater, girlfriend, live performance, storytelling, arena, profanity, physical appearance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the wake of tragedy, a renowed New York dance company is on the brink of collapse. After leaving the dance world for good, Travis, Chrissa, and Max are pulled in to resurrect the dance that shattered their careers. They have one last chance to ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, realistic, serious, independent film
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
dancing, lifestyle, follow your dream, dancer's life, performer's life, love and romance, redemption, artists and showbiz, ambition, showbiz, teenage love, dance school ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
616
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, offbeat ...
Plot:
relationship vs career, musician's life, lifestyle, performer's life, obsessive quest, ambition, family problems, on the road, showbiz, crumbling marriage, artists and showbiz, road trip ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
idaho, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Arguing With Myself, a recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns. Starring his six main characters, from Bubba ...
Style:
not serious, witty, humorous, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, ventriloquist, performer's life, lifestyle, puppet, ambition, society, artists and showbiz, disorder, workplace situations, workplace, feeling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
İskender (Cem Yılmaz) hokkabazdır. Yani aslında sihirbazdır. Ama onun ve çocukluk arkadaşı Maradona'nın (Tuna Orhan) dışında herkes onun hokkabaz olduğunu düşünmektedir. İstanbul'dan hızla kaçmak zorunda kalan ikili, ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, road movie
Plot:
performer's life, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, buddies, life is a bitch, introspection, down on your luck, on the road, stage magician, turk, wizard, found footage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, gallipoli, turkey
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on Verdi's (Bizet's not Verdi's) classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, stylized, dramatic ...
Plot:
hip hop, femme fatale, tragic love, performer's life, fall in love, destructive relationship, betrayal, obsession, destiny, black, rapper, passion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they ...
Style:
humorous, funny, feel good, laugh out loud, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
cross dressing, drag queen, gender bending, best friend, audition, gay, overnight success, hidden identity, performer's life, lifestyle, mistaken identity, wrong place wrong time ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, los angeles, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Miss Margaret Cho is back, and she has a few things she'd like to share with you. From her hilarious recounting of her backstage feud with the Palins during 'Dancing with the Stars' to musical interludes featuring Cho's witty ...
Style:
humorous, witty, talky, realistic, not serious
Plot:
singing, lifestyle, performer's life, fish out of water, feminist, disorder, artists and showbiz, feminism, misfit, gender, gay interest, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, georgia
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845
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, music, post war, nazi germany, older man younger woman relationship, musician's life, artists and showbiz, performer's life, rise and fall, desire for fame, showbiz, follow your dream ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and have a son. He used to have antother profession: to be French star Claude Francois. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic, surprise ending
Plot:
performer's life, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, dull life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, crumbling marriage, obsessive quest, lifestyle, celebrity culture, lookalikes ...
Time:
2000s, 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Music producer and composer Ha Rib made a contract with the devil to trade his soul for fame. This devilish transaction brought him all the fame he could ask for, producing many hit songs. As the contract expiration draws near, he bargains with the ...
Style:
suspenseful, dorama, disturbing, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
secret, occult, success, performer's life, aspiring singer, record producer, deal with the devil, satan, devil, supernatural, glory, musician's life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Evil assassins want to kill Daniel Küblböck, the third runner up for the German Idols.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
friendship, magician, young heroes, heroes, teenage life, performer's life, celebrity culture, assassination attempt, youth, chase, artists and showbiz, magic ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
bavaria, germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
When the dopest white break dancer of the 1990's tries to bust a move but ends up busting an ankle instead, he seeks the wise counsel of a hip-hop grand master (Flavor Flav) to reinvent himself as an MC and rapper.
Style:
humorous, not serious, parody, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, musician's life, goofy hero, hip hop culture, follow your dream, desire for fame, performer's life, rising to stardom, silly humor, career change, music ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Aziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long stand-up special. The critically acclaimed stand-up and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread counts to the chubbiness of ...
Style:
witty, realistic, humorous, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, comedian, ethnic humor, satire, pop culture, performer's life, religions or cults, stand up comedy, television, absurd humor, celebrity, stupidity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Time to hassle the Hoff at the rudest, raunchiest television event of the year--The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. From running in slo-mo on the beach to inspiring Germany with the power of cheesy pop--it's almost too easy.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, raunchy
Plot:
celebrity culture, actor's life, ambition, couples, showbiz, relationship vs career, performer's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, media satire, stand up comedy, mockery ...
Time:
21st century
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