Budd Friedman

Movies13

• Movie7.2

  ComedyDrama

  The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

  Man on the Moon

  1999 · 2K votes

• Movie5.9

  ComedyDrama

  Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

  Funny People

  2009 · 1.5K votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.

  Star 80

  1983 · 146 votes

• Movie7.1

  Documentary

  Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

  Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  2013 · 65 votes

• Movie8.0

  Comedy

  This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.

  Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

  2001 · 2 votes

• Movie6.8

  ComedyDocumentary

  Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.

  The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

  2013 · 14 votes

• Movie6.2

  DocumentaryComedy

  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?

  I Am Comic

  2010 · 18 votes

• Movie7.0

  TV MovieComedy

  A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune.

  Diary of a Young Comic

  1979 · 1 votes

• Movie5.3

  HorrorComedy

  A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, a coven of beautiful witches conjure up Brad Dourif as The Devil, and endures the inept attacks of witch killer Ken Foree. In the first long segment, HER MORBID DESIRES, an actress gets the lead role in a vampire movie, only to discover that starlets are being murdered on the set. The other long segment, CRY OF THE MUMMY, has the reincarnated mummy, formerly the last Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, looking to sue the movie studios because he can't get work as a mummy. His new lawyer offers to represent him as an agent, but the mummy will only work in film if he can direct.

  The Boneyard Collection

  2008 · 9 votes

• Movie4.5

  Comedy

  After taking over a failing Miami hotel with her workaholic fiancé, Elliot, Tracy thinks Liza has seduced her better half-to-be. She then tries to have an affair of her own, and arranges for hookers to become bellhops. Meanwhile, her rich daddy hires an inept arsonist to blow up the place.

  The Rosebud Beach Hotel

  1984 · 10 votes

• Movie4.1

  Comedy

  This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.

  That's Adequate

  1989 · 7 votes

• Movie

  Mr. Bill heads west to cruise the strip in Las Vegas.

  Mr. Bill Does Vegas

  2002

• Movie8.0

  Documentary

  The Improv in LA, the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, and the universe of comedians and impresarios who called them home.

  Can We Be Serious

  1989 · 1 votes