Friday, August 22nd TV listings for HBO Comedy - East
Son of the Mask (2005)
Chaos reigns when a cartoonist's (Jamie Kennedy) son is born with extraordinary powers and the god Loki (Alan Cumming) returns to retrieve his mask.
What's Your Number? (2011)
A pessimistic magazine article prompts an unmarried woman to revisit her numerous ex-boyfriends to find out if one of them could be her true love.
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh
The actor/comic shares his observations on millennial attitudes, his love for basketball, and menacing TV news theme songs, as well as insights into his own mental health journey and battle with depression; from Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, N.Y.
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
James Acaster gives up control of his set and embraces audience participation as he explores his complex relationship with stand-up.
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
The comic performs at South Africa's Carnival City Casino, the Apollo Theatre in New York and the Carling Apollo Hammersmith in London.
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy (1994)
Martin Lawrence performs his stand-up comedy routine in a concert recorded at Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre.
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
The comic performs at the Warner Theatre in Washington.
Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth
Nikki Glaser takes on a range of topics in her brutally honest yet conversational style, including dishing about sex, outlining the do's and don'ts of dating, how to trick someone into marriage and oversharing about her not-so-private parts.
Funny People (2009)
A gravely ill comic (Adam Sandler) takes a struggling performer (Seth Rogen) under his wing, then gets a chance to re-evaluate his life when his disease goes into remission.
Mountainhead (2025)
Four friends reunite during worldwide economic turmoil.
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
After running away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler, a man who has Down syndrome befriends an outlaw who becomes his coach and ally.
Shazam! (2019)
Billy Batson is a streetwise 14-year-old who can magically transform into the adult superhero Shazam simply by shouting out one word. His newfound powers soon get put to the test when he squares off against the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
Goodrich (2024)
Andy's life gets upended when his wife enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him in charge of their twins. With his career falling by the wayside, he soon leans on his pregnant daughter for support, ultimately becoming the father she never had.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
A poor boy (Freddie Highmore) and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner (Johnny Depp).
Mi Casa (2021)
Two sisters have been trapped, haunting their former home for over a century. When a young man moves in and tries to communicate with them through a Ouija board, the sisters are at odds on how to proceed.
Crabs in a Barrel (2021)
A jaded writer attends her frenemy's congratulatory event only to discover that she has been robbed of her career-changing opportunity.
The comic takes aim at the foibles and follies of society, politics, celebrity and more during a performance in Chicago.
The comic discusses Donald Trump's presidential victory, climate change, animal rights and other topics in his second solo special taped in the round at the Masonic Hall in New York.
Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron performs a standup act; he offers his nuanced perspective on our increasingly uncertain world.