Movies like I Can Hold It Long (1991)
The best movies like I Can Hold It Long (1991) are Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013), Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024) and Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018). If I Can Hold It Long hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)7.9/10 from 259 votes
- NewestRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)Released 2025
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013)
Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAli Wong: Single Lady (2024)
After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Humanity (2018)
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Wedding Year (2019)
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisJimmy O. Yang: Good Deal (2020)
In his debut standup special, Good Deal, Jimmy will tell you all about his take on Asian representation, how he learned to speak English from rap videos, dating tall women, and pursuing his dreams only to disappoint his old school Chinese parents. From assimilation to representation, Jimmy O. Yang delivers an absolutely hilarious hour of comedy in Good Deal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAdam Sandler: Love You (2024)
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die (2024)
Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is back in her second HBO special, diving into a wide range of topics including why she doesn't want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies and more.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... (2025)
Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRicky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025)
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017)
In her first comedy special post-health scare, Sarah Silverman shares a mix of fun facts, sad truths and yeah-she-just-went-there moments.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
Chris Rock, the three-time Emmy Award-winner, comedian, actor, and host of HBO's acclaimed The Chris Show, stars in his fourth solo stand-up special for HBO, Chris Rock: Never Scared. Featuring his unique, insightful, and hilarious views on a host of social, political and, celebrity issues, Rock confirms his stature as the leading comic of our time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018)
John Mulaney relays stories from his childhood and "SNL," eviscerates the value of college and laments getting older in this electric comedy special.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisChris Rock: Kill the Messenger (2008)
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBill Burr: Walk Your Way Out (2017)
No-nonsense comic Bill Burr takes the stage in Nashville and riffs on fast food, overpopulation, dictators and gorilla sign language.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSteve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock delivers an electric stand-up set on non-racist yoga pants, spoiling his kids, the Kardashians and his thoughts on the Will Smith fiasco.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBisa Naik Bisa Turun (1992)
Not unlike the other Warung Kopi (Warkop) comedies featuring (Dono, Kasino and Indro), this film is also made up of a series of comedic skits featuring plenty of pretty faces and beautiful bodies. In this film, initially the Warkop trio are training to become security guards, whose commandant turns out to be a patient from a mental hospital. Then, they masquerade as women in order to get jobs at a company that is only hiring women. All of their career attempts end humorously.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Saya Duluan Dong (1994)
Dono, Kasino and Indro (the Warkop DKI comedy trio) are waiters at a restaurant owned by the parents of Yully, the girlfriend of Kasino. They are specially hired to compete with a rival restaurant owner, Soleh, who likes to sabotage Yully's father’s restaurant. Many slapstick antics such as catching a rat that falls from the attic, start the comedy rolling. Then the journalists and the police start watching Soleh, and that finally leads to his arrest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Mana Bisa Tahan (1990)
In this Warkop DKI comedy, Dono has two girlfriends, Windy and Cindy, so he finds it difficult to arrange dates and they often misunderstand. His sidekicks, Kasino and Indro, are jealous. They ruin Dono’s dating life by degrading Dono in front of the two girls’ parents. Then Dono seeks revenge by tricking the two of them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 2 (2017)
Dono, Kasino, and Indro's adventure continues. They have to search for the treasure to pay their debts. They travel to Malaysia, but the bags with treasure codes was switched with a woman. They ended up at a haunted uninhabited island.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Ge...er (Gede Rasa) (1980)
Sanwani’s mother is too ambitious. She even dominates her children. In three months, Sanwani, the director of a company, has to get married. And her daughter Pratiwi is betrothed to Paijo, Sanwani’s friend. But Sanwani’s wedding has to be postponed for a year because of venereal disease. Together with Slamet, Sanwani has to receive daily injections by Poltak the head nurse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Itu Bisa Diatur (1984)
Three friends, Dono, Kasino, and Indro, open a restaurant because of Dono’s cooking expertise. There are situational jokes in the restaurant: the scary food critic who instead gives a good review; Indro and Susan, the cashier, who play around with the security guard’s handcuffs until they have to go around together, which annoys Indro’s girlfriend. There’s also gym humour when Henny, a stewardess friend of Dono, teaches him. And of course, there are jokes among the three friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Warkop DKI Kartun (2025)
The Warkop trio — Dono, Kasino, and Indro — are dragged into the most daring mission yet: disguise themselves as Indonesian national team players in a World Cup qualifier to sabotage a match in the fictional country of West Korea and stop a conspiracy that could trigger a nuclear war. But saving the world is only a small part of their job as CHIPS agents. They also have to hunt down their own rebellious robots; and transform into elementary school children to uncover a national exam cheating scandal.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Sama Juga Bohong (1986)
Dono, Kasino and Indro is a student boarding house parent Nia, the beautiful girl. Dono and his two friends managed to make the robot to be commercialized. They also met with Chintami top singers. This singer together they hold a charity show for the home repair Ayu and orphaned nearly collapsed. When the show is almost underway, Chintami not appeared since detained managers who do not agree with the plan of the show. With witty style, Dono managed to bring Chintami to the venue. Chintami managers chase up on stage and make a show of their own.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Opportunities in Narrowness (1985)
Dono works in a cigarette agency. Kasino works in a car workshop. They recommend Indro to work in Tina and Santi’s boarding house. Comedy happens when Indro’s girlfriend and her father pay a visit. Indro has to arrange Tina and Santi’s living space, so that he won’t be suspected of anything. More comedy arises when Santi’s fanatical mother also visits. Then Kasino drives Dono’s girlfriend and the car crashes. The car manages to be sold but then the buyer demands his money back. Dono has to hold a boxing match with the buyer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Anyway, OK (1983)
Dono, who's good at cooking, applies to many restaurants for work but is always rejected. Meanwhile, Indro and Kasino are only concerned with chasing girls in funny ways, and they always fail. Then Anita, upon the arrival of her father, suddenly disappears without leaving a note to her friends. Kasino looks for her, but he is instead arrested by a woman officer he previously seduced. The police arrest Indro after he breaks a public telephone. The film’s comedy stems from misunderstanding and odd situations. The other formula is sex via Eva Arnaz and Lydia Kandou who always wear mini short pants and tight t-shirts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like I Can Hold It Long?
The closest matches to I Can Hold It Long are Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013), Ali Wong: Single Lady (2024) and Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after I Can Hold It Long?
Start with Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint (2013), the closest match to I Can Hold It Long.
What is the highest-rated movie like I Can Hold It Long?
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), rated 7.9/10 by 259 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like I Can Hold It Long?
Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to I Can Hold It Long chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside I Can Hold It Long, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.