Movies like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special (2017)
The best movies like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special (2017) are The Unbookables (2012), Can We Take a Joke? (2016) and Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015). If Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special hooked you with its comedy and documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKevin Hart: What Now? (2016)6.5/10 from 276 votes
- NewestPete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (2023)Released 2023
The Unbookables (2012)
The Unbookables is a narrative documentary about stand-up comics who have spent their careers pushing limits--on stage and off. Relegated to small venues and touring in a crappy van through the Midwest they careen between the desire to succeed and the reality that there may be nothing left to lose. Road life is far from glamorous: comics come and go and cruel pranks and hard drinking punctuate their obsidian dark comedy on stage. They succeed and fail-spectacularly. When they face being fired for going too far on stage, the conflict culminates in a showdown: compromise or double down?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & comedy
Can We Take a Joke? (2016)
In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & comedy
Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015)
Tig Notaro travels across the country to perform in the homes, back yards and basements of her fans. Even though each show has the potential to be a disaster, she dives into the chaos time and again to free herself from the comedy circuit grind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show: Live On Sunset Strip! (2010)
Chocolate Sundaes has developed a reputation for being the leader of Urban Comedy. After nearly 10 years of breaking comedians and guiding careers, Chocolate Sundaes brings the hottest show in comedy to DVD with today's biggest comics.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 (2021)
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have used often-controversial jokes to unite and heal in the face of tragedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & comedy
It Started As a Joke (2019)
This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene’s unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy – even in the most challenging of life’s circumstances.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & comedy
Comedian (2002)
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Am Comic (2010)
Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary & comedy
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (2016)
It's Rob Lowe's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJerry Before Seinfeld (2017)
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisComedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMisery Loves Comedy (2015)
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (2023)
Comedian Pete Holmes delivers a feel-good stand-up set on his awkward post-prostate exam hug, a devilish Midwest meeting and his mom's voicemail glitches.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan (2010)
Finally, a comedian who isn't whining, insulting or self-loathing. Kathleen Madigan is just brilliantly funny and is still, after 20 years in the business, actually having fun. In this hilarious stand-up special, shot at the Gramercy Theater in New York City, Kathleen takes on politics, American culture and her family who has given her full permission to sell them down them down the river. Winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comic, Madigan has been seen over 12 times on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, The View, Dr. Phil, ESPN, The Joy Behar Show and has had her own specials on HBO and Comedy Central. Madigan was the only comedian in the history of NBC's Last Comic Standing to go unchallenged by any other comedian. She lives in Los Angeles but spends inordinate amounts of time with her family in the Missouri Ozarks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
I Am Road Comic (2014)
Interviews with T.J. Miller, Pete Holmes, Marc Maron, Doug Benson, Jim Norton, Judah Friedlander, Alonzo Bodden, Maria Bamford, Jen Kirkman, Auggie Smith, W. Kamau Bell, Nikki Glaser, Wayne Federman, Seth Milstein, Oni Perez, Alysia Wood, Kris Tinkle, Traci Skene, Brian McKim, Tim O’Rourke, Tom Rhodes, Kyle Kinane and yours truly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Todd Barry: Spicy Honey (2017)
With bone-dry wit, stand-up comic Todd Barry dissects texting emergencies, Hitler's taste in wine, pricey soap, cheap pizza and much more.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Comedians of Comedy (2005)
The Comedians of Comedy is an occasional stand-up comedy tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005 Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus (2016)
Kathleen Madigan's stand up special.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017)
She's savagely upbeat. Lovably awkward. And full of surprises. A wildly funny trip through a one-of-a-kind comic mind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey (2006)
For the final show of their successful "Comedians of Comedy" tour, "alternative" stand-up comics Maria Bamford, Brian Posehn and Patton Oswalt pull out all the stops in a grand finale-worthy performance that finds humor in unexpected places. Taped live at Los Angeles's El Rey Theater and featuring fellow funnyman Bob Odenkirk, this farewell gig is sure to please fans who like their laughs with bite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin (2019)
Sean Hayes serves as roast master as it is Alec Baldwin's turn in the hot seat. Robert De Niro, Jeff Ross, and Caitlyn Jenner among others take jabs at the actor/comedian.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh (2019)
In his first HBO comedy special, Gary Gulman offers candid reflections on his struggles with depression through stand-up and short documentary interludes. While speaking to issues of mental health, Gulman also offers his observations on a number of topics, including his admiration for Millennial attitudes toward bullying, the intersection of masculinity and sports, and how his mother's voice is always in his head.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Steve-O: Gnarly (2020)
After a long trip duct taped on the side of a truck from Vegas to Colorado, Steve-O and friends go over his epic life, and the gnarly stunts he has done to get there. Stunts are over the top shock-value but its Steve-O what do you expect?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Judd Apatow: The Return (2017)
Renowned producer, director and writer Judd Apatow makes his long-awaited return to stand-up comedy with this new special shot in Montreal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDying Laughing (2017)
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (2017)
Patton Oswalt, despite a personal tragedy, produces his best standup yet. Focusing on the tribulations of the Trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, Oswalt continues his journey to contribute joy to the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given (2020)
Kevin Hart serves up laughs and brick oven pizza from the comfort of his home, and dishes on male group chats, sex after 40 and life with COVID-19.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019)
Forging his own comedic boundaries, Anthony Jeselnik revels in getting away with saying things others can't in this stand-up special shot in New York.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJonas Brothers Family Roast (2021)
Kevin, Joe and Nick face down quick wits and deep cuts in this comedy special featuring Pete Davidson, John Legend and more. Hosted by Kenan Thompson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & documentary
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special?
The closest matches to Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special are The Unbookables (2012), Can We Take a Joke? (2016) and Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special?
People who watched Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special most often go on to The Unbookables (2012), Can We Take a Joke? (2016) and Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special?
Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016), rated 6.5/10 by 276 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special?
Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special?
Yes: The Unbookables (2012), Can We Take a Joke? (2016) and Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015).
How are movies similar to Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special chosen?
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