Darrell Hammond: Mayhem Explained

In front of a live audience at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Emmy-nominated host of Real Time with Bill Maher performs an all-new hour of stand-up comedy. Among the topics Bill discusses in his ninth HBO solo special are: Whether the "Great Recession" is really over; the fake patriotism of the right wing; what goes on in the mind of a terrorist; why Obama needs a posse instead of the secret service; the drug war; Michael Jackson; getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan; racism; the Teabagger movement; religion; the health-care fight; why Gov. Mark Sanford will come out looking good, and how silly it is to ask "Why do men cheat?"; and why comedy most definitely didn't die when George Bush left office.

Danish Comedy by Carsten Eskelund, Geo, Rune Klan, Anders Matthesen, Mick Øgendahl and Jacob Tingleff

Danish stand-up by Lars Hjortshøj, Lasse Rimmer, Anders Fjelsted, Omar Marzouk, Anders Matthesen, Rune Klan, Uffe Holm, Sebastian Dorset, Jonatan Spang, Klaus Bondam, Dan Andersen and Povl Erik Carstensen.

Last year’s critically acclaimed show ‘30’ sold out every night at the Edinburgh Festival and his UK and US tours. From those tours, Jeffries, the controversial Aussie stand-up, brings you his debut DVD, Contraband Live. Succeeding with jokes that most comedians wouldn't touch, and an ability to both charm and offend the crowd in equal measure, Jim is regarded as one of comedy’s fastest rising young stars. His brash confrontational style has made him one of the most sought after comics on the world stage, appearing on numerous TV shows and performing at all the major comedy and music festivals across Europe and the US. He has hosted the NME Awards in LA and narrowly avoided being bombed whilst performing to the troops in Iraq.

Brown's third live stage show toured the United Kingdom in 2007 and 2008. "Derren Brown, Mind Reader — An Evening of Wonders", began 29 April 2007 in Blackpool, and ended 17 June in Bristol.The show toured again from February until April 2008 throughout the UK, and concluded with a West End run at the Garrick Theatre during May and early June. The West End run was a strictly limited season of 32 performances only. A performance from the last week of the tour at the Garrick Theatre was filmed for Channel 4 and aired on 13 January 2009.

Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his 1975 Irish tour. Made in a cinema verité fashion, the performer appears to be completely unaware of the presence of the camera in his off-stage and backstage moments.

This last year has been unlike any other: COVID, lockdowns, and for Gary, it has also included a divorce and family insanity unlike any other; up until now, Gary hasn't been able to speak about what really happened.

In his latest stand-up special, former doctor Jason Leong shares his diagnoses on aging, the absurdity of middle-aged cycling enthusiasts and more.

Kamal Kharmach is responsible for the year-end conference for the third time. Sit down for a witty, sharp and hilarious look back at 2021.

The Dutch comedian Najib Amhali looks back on 2021. He tells how he got through the past year, how he stood his ground during the lockdown and plodded through home education.