Monday, July 21st TV listings for HBO Comedy - Pacific
Volunteers (1985)
An Ivy Leaguer (Tom Hanks) avoids his bookie by going with the Peace Corps to build a bridge in 1962 Thailand.
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Using real-life inspiration and his vivid imagination, author Charles Dickens brings Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other classic characters to life in A Christmas Carol, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration known today.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
A teen (Asa Butterfield) discovers a secret refuge on an island where children have special powers and hidden enemies.
Whitney Cummings: I'm Your Girlfriend
The actress/comic provides brutally honest observations in a performance at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Calif.
Orji uses therapy as a through line to discuss her thoughts on friendship, dating, adulting and why guys need better friends; Orji shows her range while also being a no-holds-barred therapy session for all.
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo New Live
The comic brings her unique blend of honesty and unapologetic sense of humor to a performance at the historic Apollo Theater in New York.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
An unexpected bond begins to form between a man trying to rebuild his life and a young woman promising to help him reunite with his estranged wife.
Get Shorty (1995)
A film-loving loan shark (John Travolta) teams with a B-movie producer (Gene Hackman) to become a Hollywood mogul.
Mad Money (2008)
Three women (Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes) conspire to steal a pile of cash that the Federal Reserve Bank has earmarked for destruction.
Shrek Forever After (2010)
After Rumpelstiltskin tricks him into making a pact, Shrek (Mike Myers) finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away, in which he and Fiona never met.
The Suicide Squad (2021)
The government sends the most dangerous supervillains in the world to the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Armed with high-tech weapons, they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission with Col. Rick Flag.
Lewis Black: Black on Broadway
Lewis Black performs material from his "Rules of Engagement" tour at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in New York City.
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy (1994)
Martin Lawrence performs his stand-up comedy routine in a concert recorded at Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre.
Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay
Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael takes to the stage for his latest comedy special, bringing his signature blend of unbridled honesty, emotional gut punches and sharp, dry wit.
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.
The Princess Bride (1987)
A storybook stableboy turns pirate (Cary Elwes) and rescues his beloved (Robin Wright), who is about to marry a dreadful prince.