Paul Miller

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.

Stand-up comic George Lopez uses his childhood experiences growing up Latino in the San Fernando Valley as a platform for nonstop humor. The funnyman takes you on a liberating journey as he hysterically dissects his life growing up in Los Angeles. Reminiscing about the unique quirks in Mexican culture, George tackles such topics as family relationships, insecurities, sexuality, drinking and language.

In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin – shared a stage together for the first time in 18 years. Even more remarkably, Graham Chapman was there too....in an urn! The occasion for this reunion was the US Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python, hosted by Robert Klein in front of a live audience.

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.

Stand-up comic George Lopez uses his childhood experiences growing up Latino in the San Fernando Valley as a platform for nonstop humor. The funnyman takes you on a liberating journey as he hysterically dissects his life growing up in Los Angeles. Reminiscing about the unique quirks in Mexican culture, George tackles such topics as family relationships, insecurities, sexuality, drinking and language.

In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin – shared a stage together for the first time in 18 years. Even more remarkably, Graham Chapman was there too....in an urn! The occasion for this reunion was the US Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python, hosted by Robert Klein in front of a live audience.

Paying tribute to a beloved national icon for her birthday, NBC celebrates Carol Burnett's illustrious career with a star-studded event featuring an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who come together to share their love for one of the most cherished comediennes in television history.

The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

Kathy Griffin's 20th Stand-up Special, recorded at San Antonio's Majestic Theatre

The annual roast of the Friars Club, a fraternal organization for comedians, is a big honor - and yet can be a major embarrassment. The roastee being honored is Jerry Stiller, who played Arthur Spooner on the CBS sitcom King of Queens. Attendees included two at one point named New York City mayors, Police Commissioner Howard Safir, The Golden Girls' Bea Arthur, Dr. Ruth, The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson, and comedian Janeane Garofalo.

Wanda Sykes talks relationships, politics and strip clubs in her second stand-up special.

Lewis Black stars in his second HBO solo special, an all-new hour of frenetic, take-no-prisoners stand-up comedy, taped before a live audience at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed features Black's opinions and insights into such issues as the State of the Union, abortion, frozen embryos, defecation habits, fossils, bad language, FEMA and, of course, Dick Cheney's aim.

Country Music queen Reba McEntire will debut as host for the eighth annual “CMA Country Christmas” event from Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry House on Monday, November 27, 2017 on ABC. The two-hour holiday music celebration airs on the ABC Television Network and will feature performances by McEntire and a lineup of today’s best in Country sharing their favorite sounds of the season.

Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

Lewis Black goes on tirade after tirade about stupidity in America. He covers everything from corporate greed and Martha Stewart to WMDs and homeland security.

Kathy Griffin delivers a stand-up set at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Cal. The celeb-skewering comic targets Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Jodi Arias and Barbra Streisand, and also talks about a family dinner and her dogs.

A special examining America's fascination with celebrities. Based on the irreverent, satirical humor of "Spy Magazine." Comedian Jerry Seinfeld acts as spokesman for the humor magazine in a mock-scientific—actually a mock-everything—look at the phenomenon of celebrity.

Television's "King of Queens" reigns again in this Comedy Central special -- the network's first-ever hour-long show devoted entirely to one comic, taped live in July 2001 at New York City's Hudson Theatre. James riffs on life's many "royal" pains, including waiting in line with strangers, negotiating with the airport ticket counter clerk, underwear wedgies, boringly slow answering machine messages and more.

Dana Carvey hosts HBO's 15th annual comedy showcase for young comedians.

New Jersey-born Joe Piscopo's first network special, spotlighting his talents as an actor, musician, and comedian.

This special contains Kathy Griffin's performance at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI on February 19, 2011.

A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

A special with Carol Burnett satirizing movies: Double Indemnity with Scott Bakula and Remains of the Day with Barry Bostwick. Plus a melodious tribute to MGM musicals.

The comedian and actor returns to his roots in Ohio where he discusses the Midwest, receives the key to his city and recalls growing up.

Comedy special starring actor/comedian Jay Mohr in which he provides insights into the many subjects fresh on his mind.

An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

Dennis Miller performs live in Washington DC.

Iconic entertainer Reba McEntire, who returns as host for a second year, will also perform during the holiday music special. Joining Reba are legendary acts and country favorites taking the stage for a night filled with Christmas classics and festive one-of-a-kind collaborations.

In this special, Patton Oswalt expresses his thoughts on many things in his life including his friends and his girlfriend in particular, who he thinks sucks the funny out of him. He explains why babies are a "bag of poop" and eating dinner at Black Angus is fit for a king. Oswalt holds nothing back when he deliverers his punch-lines! It's an hour of over-exuberant comedy!

Before a live, sold-old out crowd at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston, the two-time Emmy Award-winner takes comedic aim at everyone from Bill O'Reilly to the Palin family and Kirstie Alley to Michelle Bachman. No one is safe and neither Charlie Sheen, nor The Real Housewives of Atlanta can escape Griffin's laser-focused wit as she takes on any celebrity who stands in her way.

Dave Attell enlightens viewers on the finer aspects of drinking, brawling and blacking-out in this half-hour stand-up special

Topics include Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' divorce, Nancy Grace on Dancing with the Stars, pajama jeans, forever lazy's, and ordering pizza with Cher.

Part comedian, part madman magician The Amazing Johnathan brings his unique brand of comedy to DVD in The Amazing Johnathan: Wrong On Every Level – Uncensored. This all-new Comedy Central special showcases "The Madman of Comedy" at his best, hilariously skewering one magic trick after another with unexpected and sometimes gory results.

Kathy Griffin renders a stand-up set at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, Cal. Victims of Griffin's celeb-bashing wit include Miley Cyrus, Bristol Palin, Anderson Cooper, Oprah Winfrey and the Orange County housewives. Also: antics at the Grammy Awards; an encounter with Cher; and a letter from prison.

Two-time Emmy Award-winning and self proclaimed D-Lister Kathy Griffins latest comedy special takes you backstage in Hollywood: from the Emmys to the Grammys and even to the Malibu mansion of Cher! Appearing before a sold out crowd at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, Griffin is in top form dishing about scandalous misbehaving celebrities and her own uproarious escapades in Tinsel Town.

Crank Yankers caller and cult comedy figure David Alan Grier offers his own unique take on tales of growing up and owning up to life's big challenges in a stand up performance featuring all of the blunt honesty and physical humor that has come to define his enduring career. With views on growing up in Detroit, running his first ever New York City marathon, and attempting to maintain his sanity at family holiday gatherings, fans can rest assured that there will be no shortage of laughs when Grier takes the stage.

This special contains Kathy Griffin's performance at the San Diego Civic Center in San Diego, CA on September 26, 2009.

The comic performs at the Pechenga Resort & Casino In Temecula, California

This special contains Kathy Griffin's performance at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN on May 1, 2010.