Movies: Richard Lewis

Back in 1968, Bucky and the Squirrels topped the charts with their dance hit 'Do the Squirrel.' Unfortunately, on their first promotional tour, the plane carrying the band crashed and disappeared somewhere in the Swiss Alps - never to be heard of aga...

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....

Originally a pilot that aired as a late movie on the CBS network. it was never picked up to continue as a series. It featured Phil Hartman, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, and has appearances by young Bob Saget and Emo Phillips. Very obscure, it wasn'...

A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May....

The third event from Comic Relief USA. Hosted, as with the first two specials, by Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams. The event debuted the song "Mr. President"—written by Joe Sterling, Ray Reach and Mike Loveless, and sung by Al Jarre...

Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else....

A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis as a fictionalized version of himself - a young New York comic who comes out to Los Angeles to seek his fame and fortune....

People are trapped in a solitary building of infinite corridors and rooms where there appears to be no exit yet perhaps it is all part of an experiment....

In-depth documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression....

The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis....

Richard Lewis plays coach Steven Adler, a one time high profile division one college basketball coach haunted by the demon of having lost five championship titles. Now he finds himself wasting away in a slack-jawed, low profile town coaching a second...

The One, the Only... Groucho is a documentary that celebrates the life and legacy of Groucho Marx, the legendary comedian, actor, gameshow host and master of quick wit....

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production....

Six people. One weekend. The possibilities are endless when city meets country in this roundelay of old flames, new flings, and last chances....

To celebrate the "birthday" of the famous Improv comedy club, 6 famous comedians get up on stage and do their thing. However, to make things interesting, while each one does his particular routine, the other 5 comics sit at the back of the stage and ...

Tim & Eric are joined by Zach Galafianakis in the warped sitcom...

A live performance by "neurotic" stand-up comedian Richard Lewis. Includes tongue-in-cheek interviews with fellow comedians....

Emily @ the Edge of Chaos interweaves Emily Levine’s live performance with animation, appearances by scientists, and animated characters. The film uses physics, which explains how the universe works, to explain our metaphysics – the story of our valu...

Taped in Chicago for HBO in 1990. The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis....

A brief look at Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's 2,000 Year Old Man routine and how it influenced countless comedians since its inception....