Cultural depictions of comedians

Legit

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Jim Jefferies, an edgy, foul-mouthed stand-up comedian from Australia, in his mid-30s and living in LA, is endeavoring to make his life and career more “legit,” only to find it a difficult, uncomforta...

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The Goldbergs

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them arm...

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Episodes

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 7.8

A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

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Crashing

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.6

A standup comic discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene.

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Everybody Hates Chris

Series Age rating: 9 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours a...

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The Jim Gaffigan Show

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1952 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brou...

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The Bernie Mac Show

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 7.1

The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister'...

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