Def Comedy Jam 25

6.0

2017

81 mins

ComedyDocumentaryTV Movie

In this special live event, giants of stand-up come together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons's groundbreaking "Def Comedy Jam."

Kevin Hart: What Now?

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.5

Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.7

Patton Oswalt delivers a fresh hour plus of stand-up, covering everything from misery to defeat to hopelessness. It's his most upbeat special to date.

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

Year : 2015Rating : ⭐ 7.7

Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton.

Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

Year : 2002Rating : ⭐ 7.8

2002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New York City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning actor/writer/comedian returning after 16 years to his stand-up roots to deliver what the Washington Post calls "...in its madcap way, a seminal cultural event."

Jonas Brothers Family Roast

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.4

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.

Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given

Year : 2020Rating : ⭐ 6.6

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.

Aziz Ansari: Right Now

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.1

In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie

Year : 2003Rating : ⭐ 6.0

The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

Year : 2022Rating : ⭐ 6.6

In his final comedy special, Norm Macdonald ponders casinos, cannibalism, living wills and why you have to be ready for whatever life throws your way.

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

Year : 1983Rating : ⭐ 6.7

One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows. Filmed at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.

Trevor Noah: You Laugh But It's True

Year : 2011Rating : ⭐ 6.7

In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his childhood experiences in a biracial family during apartheid to prepare for his first one-man show.

Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.0

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.

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 7.4

HBO presents one of the most gifted and revered performers of our time, Academy-Award winning Robin Williams, starring in his fifth exclusive HBO special, taped before a live audience at Washington's Constitution Hall.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 6.0

Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.

Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.3

Emmy-winning comedian Dana Carvey blends pitch-perfect tales on big personalities with so-true-it-hurts stories from his life as a dad of millennials.

Nitro Circus: The Movie

Year : 2012Rating : ⭐ 6.4

You will see Travis Pastrana and the whole Nitro Circus crew perform some of the most ridiculous, awe-inspiring, and simply insane stunts ever caught on camera. Coming to you in three dimensional glory, it will feel like you are there sitting shotgun with the crew.

An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder

Year : 2006Rating : ⭐ 7.1

In this second Q&A with Kevin Smith he now enters the homes of some of his fans in Toronto and London.

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Year : 1982Rating : ⭐ 7.4

Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.

Windy City Heat

Year : 2003Rating : ⭐ 7.1

A man caught up in the glamor of being a Hollywood celebrity has no idea that the production he's in is a fake.

The Aristocrats

Year : 2005Rating : ⭐ 5.9

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.