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Nikki Glaser: Perfect (2016)

Nikki Glaser: Perfect (2016) | Transcript

Nikki Glaser brings her sharp wit to her first hour-long special, “Perfect.” Glaser contemplates what it means to become an adult woman, and talks frankly about her relationships with porn and sexual shame.

DOUG STANHOPE ON NATIONALISM

Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you’ve never met. All of a sudden you take pride in accomplishments you had no part in whatsoever.

RICKY GERVAIS: 2012 GOLDEN GLOBES OPENING MONOLOGUE

“The Hollywood Foreign Press have warned me that if I insult any of you, or any of them, or offend any viewers, or cause any controversy whatsoever, they’ll definitely invite me back next year.”

EDDIE IZZARD: CIRCLE (2002) – Full Transcript

Town Hall, New York City, 26 June 2000. An evening with Eddie Izzard in which he moves back and forth in time, with religion as the loose but constant theme. He begins with Pope John Paul II, and then criss-crosses to Pius XII, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades and Jerusalem, the world’s five major religions, the Dark Ages, Jesus, and the future.

ADEL KARAM: LIVE FROM BEIRUT (2018) – Full Transcript

Adel Karam goes back to his hometown to appear at Beirut’s renowned Casino du Liban where his standup pokes fun at everything from relationships to regional social issues with his distinctly local blend of smart, sarcastic humour.

STEPHEN KING: PLAYBOY INTERVIEW (1983) – by Eric Norden

In the early winter of 1972, a Maine housewife dusting her husband’s makeshift study fished a discarded manuscript out of the wastebasket and sat down to read it. When Stephen King returned from teaching high school English that evening, his wife, Tabitha, persuaded him to resume work on the abandoned novel, despite his conviction “that I had written the world’s all-time loser.”

STEWART LEE: 90s COMEDIAN (2006) – Full Transcript

The Catholic Church are very worried about you all reading The Da Vinci Code. And in fact, in January last year, the Vatican actually issued an official statement reminding Dan Brown readers that the books are largely fictional and full of historically unverifiable information…

DAVE ATTELL: ROAD WORK (2014) – Full Transcript

As expected, Attell doesn’t hold back on disgusting and self-deprecating humor. He confesses that his genitals look more and more like a tent that no one knows how to fold and that on his best day his junk smells like a foot.

Eddie Izzard: Glorious

Eddie Izzard – Glorious (1997) – Transcript

Eddie Izzard’s routine has a loose trajectory from the beginning of the Old Testament and the creation of the world in seven days to Revelations; God, in the voice of James Mason, makes several appearances.

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996)

Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) – Transcript

In his second HBO stand-up special Chris Rock discusses life, relationships, racism, society, politics, and controversial figures such as OJ Simpson, Marion Barry, and even the President — speaking not only from personal experience but also keen observations.

ARI SHAFFIR: DOUBLE NEGATIVE (2017) – Full Transcript

Shaffir’s Double Negative includes a 44-minute set called Children, followed by a 47-minute called Adulthood; both filmed on the same night at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin. Shaffir took only a brief intermission to change his wardrobe and the lighting, keeping the same crowd in the house.

Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018)

Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) – Transcript

For his first stand-up special in nearly a decade, Chris Rock takes on many hot-button issues like Donald Trump and police violence, while also delving into his own personal life and mistakes, including cheating on his ex-wife and his self-described porn addiction.

EDDIE IZZARD: STRIPPED (2009) – Full Transcript

The acclaimed comedian of the surreal performs another unique stream-of-consciousness monologue in this latest live outing. Eddie ponders, among other things, the history of the world, cows in cars, and the existence of God.

BRIAN REGAN: STANDING UP (2007) – Full Transcript

Stand-up comedian Brian Regan offers his unique take on the absurd aspects of everyday life in this hilarious Comedy Central concert. With offbeat originality, Regan riffs on flight delays, greeting cards, baby books and his 3-year-old daughter.

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