Plot: "Friends of the People" is TruTV's first sketch-comedy series. It combines scripted elements with man-on-the-street features. The comics starring are Kevin Barnett, Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, Lil Rel Howery, Josh Rabinowitz, and Kenny and Keith Lucas.
Plot: Time to weed out the good from the bad (and the ugly) on a quest to find Canada's next singing sensation on the sixth season of "Canadian Idol." Ben Mulroney returns as host of this season which, like its predecessors, opens with the sometimes funny and frequently painful audition rounds, as judges...
Plot: One of L.A.'s hottest stand-up shows inspired this series. Both are hosted by comics Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani, who in 2010 began a weekly event that featured top names in the business, including Louis C.K., Robin Williams, Aziz Ansari, Donald Glover, Marc Maron. Filmed at a 200-seat theater tucked...
Plot: When identical twins Kenny and Keef Lucas inherit their uncle's van, they decide to start a moving company in their Brooklyn neighborhood, which also is home to the brothers' mother, best friend Jerrod, and even former professional wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts (who provides his own voice). The...
Plot: Liz Lemon, head writer of a sketch comedy show, has to deal with her arrogant boss and eccentric stars. Regardless, she must run the TV show successfully without losing her mind.
Plot: Hannibal Buress presents his solutions to life's most pressing issues in a weekly, half-hour series taped in front of a studio audience. The Emmy- and WGA Award-nominated comedian, writer and actor addresses burning questions on his mind through standup, filmed segments, man-on-the-street interviews...
Plot: There's no sound, but there sure are plenty of laughs. This crazy Q-based troupe uses the city as its stage, and its inhabitants, or victims, as characters! People are caught in a twisted yet funny web of comedic deception. This updated "Candid Camera" is a tad more risque and a little kookier with...
Plot: Jon Dore's zany antics and quirky segments cause hilarious laughter for a post-Tom Green generation of viewers. Dore blends real-life interviews with off-the-wall missions such as finding out if he's a healthy, fertile male.
Plot: Netflix takes stand-up comedy global with this series that features a diverse group of comics from 13 regions around the world. Dozens of comics perform, bringing their unique perspectives of what is funny around the world. The comics, who represent eight languages, hail from such nations as South Africa...
Plot: Montreal's Just for Laughs is one of the world's largest and most well-known comedy festivals. Part of the event is the New Faces Showcase, which has launched the careers of such comedy stars as Pete Holmes, Gabriel Iglesias and Colin Jost. "Inside Jokes" follows several up-and-coming comics who are...
Plot: Comedian John Oliver ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart") hosts a series of standup shows featuring his favorite comics, both up-and-coming and established. Each hourlong episode features an opening by Oliver with four different comics performing. Among the funny persons who have appeared are Janeane...
Plot: Shot on location at Montreal's acclaimed Just for Laughs Festival, each hourlong episode showcases performances from some of the biggest names in comedy. Canadian and international comics -- up-and-coming talents as well as established artists -- come together every July at the festival, including...