In the final special of her historic career, Ellen gets candid about fame, parallel parking and her life since getting "kicked out of show business".
"It's a little raw and crude right now, but I want this to be 'My Rotten Life' as a dessert, not as a liver pill." Cult film actress Susan Tyrrell (Fat City, Forbidden Zone, Cry-Baby) performing her one woman semi autobiographical musical show at La Cage, Los Angeles, 1992.
Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
After many adventures, a young female switchboard operator starts a love relationship with a serious young man. But while he's away on business, she gets lonely and succumbs to her colleague's passes.
On stage, the actress talks about her life in the 20th-century French theatre, the great authors she played and the famous stage directors of the time who directed her.
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It later played at Berkeley Repertory before opening on Broadway in October at Studio 54. The show takes audiences on a comic tour of Fisher's messy personal life and career. The actress-writer recounts stories about her work on the "Star Wars" series as well as her relationship with her parents Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She also discusses her much-publicized problems with alcohol and drugs.
Montreux Comedy Festival 2017 - Best Of
A show, a single objective: to push the limits of fun! On the program: laughter, sharing, dancing, singing, disco balls, glitter, dreams and incredible surprises. Prepare to experience an extraordinary evening!
Audrey Lamy, nominated for the Molières, lights up the stage with all her talent and her fantasy, linking unique and hilarious characters: a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown, a nymphomaniac girlfriend found on Facebook or even a more than shooting star of the "Poop Academy"...
Marking 40 years in show business, legendary comedian and entertainer Ken Dodd presents this comedy extravaganza, entertaining a host of celebrities including Frank Carson, Samantha Fox and Warren Mitchell.
Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.
More mature without being wise, as incredible as it is true, Cathy Gauthier is about to dazzle you with a third, more personal and authentic show. Between her childhood memories, which are unusual to say the least, and her enlightened view of current realities, the one who dreamed of being a “beautiful princess” has amassed her share of hilarious disillusionments. She shares them without restraint, with the energy and rhythm that make her a great comedian.
Caroline Estremo, a nurse by profession, decided to bring her first book to the stage: "#infirmière". Instead of plunging into tragedy, she opts for humor: "I wanted to talk about it with humor, because it's more listenable for the general public. We've been on strike for years, marching in the streets, but I have the impression that people no longer hear us or see us. So I chose a different strategy: to make people laugh and make them laugh." It is thus that her one-woman show was born.
Anna has got a new job, including her new own office, but now she has to figure out what to do there.
Chantal Ladesou - J'ai l'impression que je vous plais
Nawell Madani – C’est moi la plus belge!
Carte Blanche à Anne Roumanoff
Agnès Soral - Agnès Soral aimerait bien vous y voir
Le bal des désobéissantes