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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming ...
Style:
funny, anthology, not serious, realistic, cynical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
restaurant, food industry, social satire, circus, food, gastronomy, father son conflict, undercover, restaurant owner, father son relationship, cooking and food, cooking ...
Time:
year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, psychedelic, surreal, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
housewife, women, undercover, social satire, feminism, passionate sex, orgasm, male female relationship, family life, oral sex, egg, captive ...
Time:
1950s, 2020s, 50s
Place:
palm springs california, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
This scripted anthology series mashes up wildly different genres to tell suspenseful stories with funny, imaginative twists. Each episode turns familiar tropes inside out to create a curated and eclectic collection of stories filled with equal parts ...
Style:
anthology, parody, dark comedy, light, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, social satire, monster, social commentary, dark humor, surrealism, children, society, social relations, supernatural, creativity, parents and children ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in a city where dreams and fortunes are made every day, along with hundreds of new cases of herpes. Meet a fresh batch of real Hotwives loving and clawing their way through the town with smiles on their faces - cause the Botox won't let ...
Style:
parody, satirical, spoof, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, social satire, housewife, female bonding, urban setting, city life, lifestyle, society, gossip, wealth, casino, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
With unique individual perspectives that converge into a unified voice, sketch comedy group Astronomy Club delivers a smart and absurd brand of humor.
Style:
sketch comedy, captivating, entertaining, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
sketch, satire, social satire, culture, social commentary, joke, humour, comedian, interracial relations, political humor, irreverent, dark humor ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Every episode is about a subject which is common in socity.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, satirical, funny ...
Plot:
social issues, social satire, satire, everyday life, social commentary, social problems, lifestyle, joke, irony, humour, society, slice of life ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Wanda Sykes tackles politics, reality TV, racism and the secret she'd take to the grave in this rollicking, no-holds-barred stand-up special.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, funny, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
female comedian, stand up comedy, social satire, satire, comedian, live performance, political satire, politics, social commentary, social problems, woman, stand up comedian ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
A comic series telling the tale of a failing supermarket in a backwards town and following the daily events that take place within the supermarket.
The series goes into the details of everything we don’t know about the behind the scenes ...
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, satirical, ironic, feel good ...
Plot:
supermarket, social satire, satire, coworker, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, teamwork, social issues, humour, workplace, irony, office politics ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Style:
funny, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitute, stock market, revenge, fish out of water, rags to riches, social satire, manipulation, wrongful arrest, beggar, wager, poverty, christmas ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city, arizona ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
TV show
Story:
From the mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a fun, irreverent mix of kooky characters, sly social commentary and pop culture gags.
Style:
sketch comedy, captivating, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, social satire, women's issues, sketch, social commentary, female protagonist, comedian, modern life, irreverent, feminism, empowerment, dark humor ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
TV show
Story:
Director:- Sourav Chakraborty Cast:- Rajdeep Gupta, Ishaa Saha, Rajat Ganguly, Kaushiki Guha Plot:- What happens when you want to open a sex toy shop in Kolkata? Watch this hoichoi Original social satire.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, sex comedy, satirical, ironic ...
Plot:
satire, sex shop, social satire, sex toy, social issues, erotic fantasy, irony, social problems, sexuality, social commentary, taboo, dark humor ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kolkata, india
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Carlos Ballarta mocks daily life in Mexico, including public transit, the education system and the corn seller who betrays your confidence
Style:
satirical, captivating, ironic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, social satire, stand up comedy, humour, public speaking, comedian, irony, joke, absurd humor, social issues, stand up comedian, everyday life ...
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Chris Rock takes the stage for his first comedy special in 10 years, filled with searing observations on fatherhood, infidelity and American politics.
Style:
funny, satirical, ironic, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, comedian, stand up comedian, satire, social satire, joke, political humor, lifestyle, irony, humour, topical humor, monologue ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Academy Award Winner Javier Bardem stars as Blanco, proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local ...
Style:
black comedy, captivating, social, dark comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
social satire, big business, social commentary, boss, employer employee relationship, problem solving, male protagonist, family affairs, power struggle, ambition, economist, urban ...
Place:
iberian peninsula, spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Vincent is a 17-year old ecologist who drives his family crazy with his attempts to reduce their carbon footprint. Vincent‘s giddy French aunt Nikki takes him on a trip to France, convinced that the boy‘s obsession is related to his suffocating ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, dark comedy, black comedy
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
suicidal, social satire, dysfunctional family, teenager, husband wife relationship, journey, save the day, aunt nephew relationship, mediterranean, atmosphere, teenage protagonist, half sister ...
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Stromberg is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was ...
Style:
humorous, mockumentary, realistic, semi serious, not serious ...
Plot:
office, social satire, boss, workplace, boss and employee, insurance, coworker, workplace situations, rivals, workplace problem, rivalry, incompetence ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series premiered on November 6, 2005 and was created by Aaron McGruder, based upon McGruder's comic strip of the same ...
Style:
adult animation, anime, semi serious, humorous, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
african american, satire, adult humor, topical humor, grandfather grandson relationship, street kid, interracial relations, youth, leaving home, mature, social satire, politics ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Chelsea Handler lets loose on her life choices, rowdy rescue dogs, dating frustrations, and why society owes women an apology.
Style:
satirical, ironic, funny, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
female comedian, live performance, social satire, stand up comedy, satire, public speaking, humour, social problems, female protagonist, comedian, joke, irony ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When greed comes calling, say goodbye to saintliness. An irresistible comedy about what happens when the residents of a Mexico City apartment building discover that three religious figurines passed down through the decades from Emiliano Zapata are ...
Style:
satirical, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, funny ...
Plot:
greed, satire, avarice, social satire, gold, neighbor, neighbor neighbor relationship, silly humor, humour, escapades, treasure, apartment building ...
Place:
mexico city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
When Helen Tudor-Fisk's life falls apart, she takes a job in a small suburban firm specialising in wills and probate assuming that, because the clients are dead she won't have to deal with people.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
social satire, satire, workplace, law firm, lawyer, female lawyer, family problems, fish out of water, lawyer client relationship, crumbling marriage, relationship vs career, workplace situations ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Each morning, whatever the day, four friends meet at a bar to have some beers and fix the world their own way, by criticizing and ranting against everything and everyone. They have something in common: they are all unemployed. Well, all but one.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
unemployment, friendship, social satire, satire, social issues, friends, conversation, group of friends, social problems, camaraderie, working class, everyday life ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
Hasmukh operates a small IT Consulting company "Shree Ganesh Computers Limited Inc" in Queens, NY. Staffed by a disinterested and lazy cast of characters, his business flounders. His home life is not much better. His wife Dimple, a ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
family life, social satire, family relations, social problems, relationships, male female relationship, lifestyle, marital problem, husband wife relationship, business, family problems, relationship problems ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Mirko is a typical Slovene of Balkan origin, filled with a lot of enthusiasm, big plans and minimal resources. He posted an ad looking for co-workers who would be willing to work as partners in the company and get food, housing and profit sharing ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, funny, entertaining, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
social satire, lifestyle, humour, comedy of errors, satire, friendship, ambition, community, idealism, workplace, camaraderie, optimism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
slovenia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Uptight, try-hard dad Neil Hackett's decision to buy a lodge in the Lake District proves disastrous when he discovers he is living next door to the uber successful, effortlessly superior Dillons.
Style:
sitcom, satirical, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
social satire, satire, family life, family relations, relationships, male female relationship, marital problem, new neighbor, husband wife relationship, married couple, neighbor, couples ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Oh Dong-sik is the completely rigid character who has always led a text-book life. Dong-sik is threatened by loan sharks when his mother signs up for a private loan in order to advance Dong-sik’s father’s promotion into the principal position. ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
social satire, satire, debt, salesman, coworker, relationship vs career, career, workplace situations, escapades, job, social climber, assistant ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
From the makers of Fat Pizza, follow the incompetent, inappropriate and absurd day to day dramas of the staff at Hashfield depot.
Style:
multicultural, entertaining, humorous, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, social satire, irony, political humor, humour, talk show, misfit, irreverent, blue collar, incompetence, working class, outsider ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
2013 Italian comedy
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
social satire, funeral home, introspection, satire, society, changing lives, elderly, lifestyle change, life & death, funeral, self discovery, senior citizen ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a woman visits a Chinese doctor, she discovers her pain is due to pent-up rage, and the only cure is to fully express herself, whatever may come.
Style:
funny, light, feel good, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
marital problem, social satire, self control, generation gap, nervous breakdown, relationship problems, anger issues, family relations, female protagonist, honesty, family problems, nervousness ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
chile, santiago chile
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
friendship, fish out of water, social satire, culture clash, workplace, workplace situations, couple relations, disorder, couples, postman, misunderstanding, everyday life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, milan italy, southern italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
A collection of bleakly dark comedy sketches pushing the boundaries of taste, decency and television in general, shot using new and different techniques and fading slowly in and out of each other against a slow musical soundtrack. Regular themes ...
Style:
postmodern, surreal, cynical, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
absurdism, social satire, irreverence, society, disorder, dark humor, politically correct, sketch, surrealism, craziness, medical, satire ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
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