Jatty Robinson: Odds are Even

Those who still see him as an innocent teen TV correspondent are in for a surprise: French comic Panayotis Pascot is all grown up and ready to get real.

Comedian Adam Rowe sets out to explore the question: what is the role of comedy in today’s increasingly divided, febrile and hostile world? In order to answer this, he is tasked to explore the controversial subject of Cultural Appropriation and then deliver a brand new stand-up comedy routine about it to an audience who have been affected by it.

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?

An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A. — forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs — and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. Discovering to be kindred spirits, each helps the other find healing, in addition to the confidence to face the "failures" in their lives.

Ali Siddiq's new comedy stand-up special shares stories about parenting, dealing with people in society, his neighbors in a gated community, and some life lessons.

River Butcher's first full hour comedy special "Someone's Boyfriend" looks at the transgender + queer experience and the absurdities of everyday life. "Someone's Boyfriend" was filmed live at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, OR.

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

Comedian Joe Bartnick is live in Chicago for his brand new full stand up special. Joes covers losing weight and wearing collard shirts, Will Smith and Tiger Woods, eating gummies vs smoking weed and more.

Lise Dion makes people laugh, with her authenticity, her generosity and her self-deprecation, and returns for a fourth time on stage, tackling anecdotes and adventures of daily life with which we can easily identify.

Star of the hit comedy series "Saturday Night Live", Norm Macdonald appears on HBO.

This 1986 Showtime Special features the late great Harry "The Hat" Anderson performing a slick, occasionally shocking mix of magic and comedy for a live audience, inter-cut with a few sequences in which he repeatedly scams a mark. Look for Night Court co-star John Larroquette in a key scene.