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Movies Like Billy Gardell: Halftime

If you enjoyed Billy Gardell: Halftime, will enjoy these picks that questions the purpose and weight of our choices while maintaining targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this definitely worth a watch.

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Me Time
5.9

Me Time

2022

With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.

Louis C.K.: Oh My God
7.6

Louis C.K.: Oh My God

2013

Filmed at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on February 15th and 16th, 2013, Oh My God is Louis C.K.'s fifth stand-up special, his first for HBO since 2007's Shameless, and his first since winning a Emmy Award for writing on his acclaimed show on FX, Louie. Performed in the round in front of a live audience, he discusses such topics as the food chain, animals, divorce, strange anecdotes, broken morality, murder and mortality.

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
6.9

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

2023

From his onstage tackle to the slap heard round the world, Dave Chappelle lets loose in this freewheeling and unfiltered stand-up comedy special.

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...
6.7

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...

2025

Facing a world gone sideways, comedy icon Dave Chappelle delivers bold truths and potent punchlines in this no-holds-barred special.

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
7.5

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation

2017

Comedy juggernaut Dave Chappelle's fourth Netflix Special, taped on November 20th, 2017 at Los Angeles' Comedy Store.

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
8.1

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

2000

Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.

Ricky Gervais: Mortality
6.9

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

2025

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.

Rowan Atkinson Live
8.1

Rowan Atkinson Live

1992

Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are lessons on Shakespearean acting, a school headmaster meeting with the father of a boy he's beaten to death, and tips for having a successful date.

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Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man
7.3

Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man

2009

Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in this live stand-up performance where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
6.0

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
6.7

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

2013

In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
7.6

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

2019

Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special.

Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same
7.6

Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same

2012

Taking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.

Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs
7.0

Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs

2023

In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth.

Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal
6.9

Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal

2020

In his debut standup special, Good Deal, Jimmy will tell you all about his take on Asian representation, how he learned to speak English from rap videos, dating tall women, and pursuing his dreams only to disappoint his old school Chinese parents. From assimilation to representation, Jimmy O. Yang delivers an absolutely hilarious hour of comedy in Good Deal.

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
7.5

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity

2017

Comedy legend Dave Chappelle returns to his roots with an all-new stand-up special filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Ricky Gervais: Out of England
7.1

Ricky Gervais: Out of England

2008

Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director.

Ricky Gervais: Humanity
7.7

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

2018

In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.

Jack Whitehall: At Large
6.8

Jack Whitehall: At Large

2017

Comedian Jack Whitehall takes the stage to tell stories about drinking, drugs, a Google Maps van and his ongoing rivalry with Robert Pattinson.

Dave Chappelle: The Closer
7.2

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

2021

As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest.

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These recommendations share core qualities with Billy Gardell: Halftime (2011): Comedy themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Billy Gardell: Halftime.

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