Richard Lewis

A young comic from New York City leaves the East Coast behind for stand-up stardom in Los Angeles and meets a motley crew of characters along the way.

The comic proves to himself that he can still kill while performing sober in this nineties’ special, which features Lewis discussing his obsessions.

Mel Brooks puts his comic touch on the legendary bandit of Sherwood Forest in this hilarious spoof.

A group of settlers in the old west hire a drunken trail hand to guide them back to the east coast, but the journey is tougher than expected.

Determined to end it all, a committed drinker picks Vegas as his last stop, but he finds comfort with a kind prostitute who needs help of her own.

Two socialite vampires search for love in the Big Apple, while protecting their hearts from a wooden stake, in this clever horror-comedy.

A documentary that explores the origin and influence of "The 2000 Year Old Man," the classic comedy routine created by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner.

A youthful perspective on the 1992 presidential campaign with a witty, cautionary message to young Americans to start participating in democracy or get the kind of government they deserve. Appearances by Sean Penn, Oliver Stone, Jerry Brown, Spike Lee, Oliver North, Bill Clinton, Peter Jennings and more.

An out-of-work actor finds a lovable dachshund that turns out to be the top dog in Europe and will earn him a fortune if he can get it to Monte Carlo.

'Emily @ the Edge of Chaos' interweaves Emily Levine’s live performance with animation, appearances by scientists, and animated characters (John Lithgow as Sir Isaac Newton, Lily Tomlin as Ayn Rand, Leonard Nimoy as Sigmund Freud, Richard Lewis as Aristotle, Matt Groening as Aldo Leopold). The film uses physics, which explains how the universe works, to explain our metaphysics – the story of our values, our institutions, our interactions. Using her own experience and a custom blend of insight and humor, provocation and inspiration, personal story and social commentary, Emily takes her audience through its own paradigm shift: from the Fear of Change to the Edge of Chaos.Emily Levine, like her film, was one-of-a-kind. She was a television writer, a stand-up performer, and an out-of-the box-thinker, whose brilliant TED Talks have been watched by millions. She made this film with Wendy Apple, who produced and directed it. Wendy died in 2017 and Emily continued working on the film until she also passed away in 2019.

Documentary about the influential comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Includes highlights of the team's many television appearances, featuring recently discovered kinescopes of live performances not seen since their original television broadcasts in the late 1950s and 60s. Four of their radio sketches have been re-created with new animation created especially for the program.

THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION celebrates the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians, Buster Keaton, whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary. Filled with stunningly restored archival Keaton films from the Cohen Film Collection library.

Comedians and artists reflect on the legacy of controversial comic Lenny Bruce and present-day societal limits on the freedom of expression.