Movies by Lance Bangs

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

The Work of Director Spike Jonze

When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can happen and frequently does. From the innovative director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation., this superior compilation of music videos, documentaries, interviews, and early rarities offers abundant proof that Jonze is the real deal--a filmmaker ablaze with fresh ideas and fresh ways of filming them. Featuring The Beastie Boys, Bjork, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Fatboy Slim and many others.

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour

A Todd Barry show consists of two things: amazing jokes and amazing crowd work. In September 2013, he went on a tour without the amazing jokes and did entire shows of riffing and bantering with the audience. Filmed in seven west coast cities, “Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour” was directed by Lance Bangs and produced by Louis CK.

Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood

Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood

Because we're only doing this once, and because we know not everyone could get tickets, we are proud to announce the livestream of our sold out 'Rohnert Park' show at The Hollywood Palladium, directed by our old friend Lance Bangs.

Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado

Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado

He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.

Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable

Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable

Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Seth Meyers and Michael Ian Black have a roundtable comedy discussion.

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain

Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers

For an audience of drummers, comedian Fred Armisen shares and demonstrates his thoughts on musical genres, drummer quirks, regional accents and more.

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)

Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)

Jen Kirkman's Netflix produced stand-up special as performed at the North Door in Austin, Texas.

Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin

Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin

In a witty solo show, Brent Morin serves up infectious laughs on the agony of puberty, hot guy problems and the time a girl dumped him for a magician.

David Cross: Oh Come On

David Cross: Oh Come On

Share the laughter, the tears, the gasps, and the salty language that you've come to know and love. Stare into the abyss one more time until the next time and see what makes David Cross one of the top 400 comics in America today.

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

Comedian Michelle Wolf takes on outrage culture, massages, childbirth, feminism and much more (like otters) in a stand-up special from New York City.

Passaic Mosaic

Passaic Mosaic

A short documentary, looking at life in Passaic, New Jersey, whilst the film Be Kind Rewind (2008) is being shot there.

Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days

Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days

A comedy special that explores the difficult journey of losing a loved one. Grief can feel impossible to navigate, but comedian Alyssa Limperis finds humor and lightness in this hilarious, feel-good hour.

Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?

Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?

Incisive comic Jen Kirkman gets real about women's bodies, the value of alone time and an Italian private tour guide who may have been a ghost.

Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair

Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair

Todd Barry is back with a brand new stand up special from The Den Theater in Chicago.

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

A mix of cabaret and standup recorded at Joe's Pub in New York.

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving

Lance Bangs interviews one of the extras whose job is to drive their car in the background of scenes in 'Being John Malkovich'.

Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better

Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better

Filmed at the historic 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, Kyle Kinane's new special delivers wonderfully grim anecdotes filtered through his own optimistic lens. In "I Liked His Old Stuff Better" Kinane chooses to marvel rather than rue such experiences as falling in the shower and receiving pickled eggs as a token of love. It is his second special for Comedy Central.

Daydream Nation

Daydream Nation

A concert film of Sonic Youth performing their Daydream Nation album in full at the ABC in Glasgow.