Kathleen Madigan

Kathleen Madigan: Hunting Bigfoot

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.

The Opening Act

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 dream, the life of a comedian.

Back To School Just For Laughs

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

Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus

Kathleen Madigan's stand up special.

Misery Loves Comedy

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.

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again

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.

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

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 legacy of the female comedian and the dedication, courage and passion that is required to be successful in the male dominated stand-up comedy business.

Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan

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 York City, Kathleen takes on politics, American culture and her family who has given her full permission to sell them down them down the river. Winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comic, Madigan has been seen over 12 times on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, The View, Dr. Phil, ESPN, The Joy Behar Show and has had her own specials on HBO and Comedy Central. Madigan was the only comedian in the history of NBC's Last Comic Standing to go unchallenged by any other comedian. She lives in Los Angeles but spends inordinate amounts of time with her family in the Missouri Ozarks.

Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black

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.

History of the Joke

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

Kathleen Madigan: In Other Words

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 Comedy Awards, Madigan -- a former journalist and Mid-Missouri Hoop Shoot champion -- shows no mercy in this scathing set recorded during a live show in Denver.

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Kathleen Madigan

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 Comedy Festival and London's Comedy Store.