Movies: Kathleen Madigan

Kathleen Madigan drops in on Detroit to deliver material derived from time spent with her Irish Catholic Midwest family, eating random pills out of her mother's purse, touring Afghanistan, and her love of John Denver and the Lunesta butterfly....

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....

The film follows Will Chu whose true life passion is to become a stand-up comedian. He is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show, opening for his hero, Billy G. Chu has to decide if he wants to continue the life he has set up or to pursue his d...

Award winning comedian Kathleen Madigan delivers another great hour of stand up focusing on her family, the Road, the Midwest, boxed wine and her plan of action if she were to hit a Bigfoot....

An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment, this revealing documentary sheds light on the...

Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told....

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 Y...

Comedians reflect on how school shaped them during their performances at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival....

Armed with history, humor and his trademark ranting, comedian Lewis Black takes a hilarious look at how to survive the "month-long festival of consumption" without losing your mind....

Kathleen Madigan's stand up special....

Acclaimed St. Louis comic Kathleen Madigan unleashes her sarcastic, perfectly timed delivery on such subjects as George W. Bush, tattoos, math, sports, aliens and more in this hilarious stand-up performance. Voted Best Female Stand-up at the American...

Taped at San Francisco's Broadway Studios. Kathleen Madigan made her HBO debut on a 1991 "Women of the Night" special. She was named "Best Female Stand-up Comedian" at the American Comedy Awards, and has performed at such venues as the Montreal Comed...