Paul Provenza

Known for Acting

7/31/1957(Age 68)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Provenza (born July 31, 1957) is an actor, comedian and filmmaker. Provenza is currently based in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Provenza, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For (42 credits)

7.9

George Carlin's American Dream

2022

A look at the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.

6.3

Movie

Batman & Jesus

2017

Was Jesus a historical person? We'll trace and compare existing evidence to modern mythology.

6.5

I'm Dying Up Here

2017

Set in LA’s celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, this series delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh.

6.7

Movie

Gilbert

2017

The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried.

6.3

Movie

Dying Laughing

2017

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

6.4

Movie

Silenced

2016

“Silenced” is a film about the state of free speech in America.

6.0

Movie

A Venue For The End Of The World

2014

Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern entertainers, a filmmaker investigates the dangers of audience manipulation and leader worship.

5.5

Gotham Comedy Live

2012

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.

7.6

Movie

The Bitter Buddha

2012

The Documentary takes an unconventional journey through the life of one of America's most original comedic voices. Eddie Pepitone, "The Bitter Buddha", is looked at in this portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage.

7.9

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010

Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites some of the biggest names in stand-up to sit down and try to beat each other to the punch line. From politics and racism to sex and money, no topic is off limits in The Green Room.

6.3

Movie

I Am Comic

2010

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?

2.0

Movie

Chasing Robert

2007

Alan is a gambler desperate to erase the huge sports debt he owes to a cruel but quirky Chicago mobster.