Canned Laughter

Watch Movie

Canned Laughter

1979

0h 26m

6.5(13 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Robert Box asks his colleague Lorraine out for a date. They go to a restaurant where Dave Perry tries to break it as a stand-up comedian.

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Rowan Atkinson

Robert Box / Dave Perry / Mr. Marshall

Acting

Sue Holderness

Lorraine

Acting

Joan Scott

Mrs. Nolan

No Image

Acting

John J. Carney

Bus Conductor

No Image

Acting

Harry Shacklock

Old Man

No Image

Acting

George Belbin

Passenger

Acting

George Romanov

Foreigner

No Image

Acting

Michael Staniforth

Sanders

No Image

Acting

Martin Wimbush

Lloyd

Acting

Michael Brennan

Security Guard

Acting

Alan Curtis

Head Waiter

Acting

Christopher Lillicrap

Waiter

No Image

Acting

Alan Hay

Pianist

No Image

Similar Movies

7.0

2006

The Science of Sleep

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

Movie

7.0

1930

Playboy of Paris

Yvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris cafe owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a waiter, though he pays little attention to her. Philibert plans to marry his daughter to a wealthy Parisian, but upon learning that Albert is to come into a large inheritance, he conspires to place him under a longterm contract, confident that he willingly will pay a forfeit to break it.

Movie

7.5

1972

Play It Again, Sam

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.

Movie

6.0

2005

Prime

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

Movie

8.0

1964

Server Sundaram

Sundaram, a hotel employee, dreams of becoming an actor. He meets Vijaya, who admires his innocence and sincerity, and falls in love with her. But Raghavan, Sundaram's best friend, hides the fact that he is engaged to Vijaya.

Movie

8.0

1929

Toot Sweet!

Ham is interested in a girl named Marie and wants to impress her. First he buys a car and then he takes her out to a swanky nightclub. During the course of this disastrous date Ham realizes that Marie isn't the nice girl he thought she was: she only went out with him to make her real boyfriend jealous. The boyfriend is a dancer at the club, and when she sees him kissing his dance partner she becomes enraged and smashes up the place, while poor Ham is stuck with the bill.

Movie

7.0

2006

De kik azok a Lumnitzer nővérek?

Olivér and Ficskó are fierce restaurant critics crusading for culinary excellence and mercilessly skewering inept chefs under the pseudonym “the Lumnitzer Sisters.” Offended restaurateurs hire resourceful young manager Milica to unmask, neutralize or recruit the critics - by bribery, seduction or, failing that, elimination. A battle of wits unfolds as Milica’s schemes clash with the critics’ razor-sharp reviews.

Movie

5.7

2004

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

Movie

5.7

2006

Caffeine

A fanciful battle of the sexes ensues when the relationships of the staff and patrons of a quirky London café are unexpectedly turned upside down by sudden revelations of terribly embarrassing secrets having to do with their sexual misadventures. The food is not that good, but you can be yourselves and show yourselves for what you are: maniacs, perverts, gays, cheaters, violent old women, cross-dressers, whining singers, broken hearts... Come in, there is room!

Movie

6.6

1916

The Rink

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

Movie

7.2

1959

Operation Petticoat

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Movie

7.0

2020

Holidate

Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

Movie

5.2

2001

Girls on Top

The adventures of three teenage girls - Inken, Vicky and Lena - and their quest to have their first orgasm.

Movie

5.6

2006

Employee of the Month

When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.

Movie

5.5

2006

School for Scoundrels

In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.

Movie

6.8

2007

I Served the King of England

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

Movie

5.7

1996

First Kid

Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.

Movie

6.0

1913

Fatty's Day Off

Fatty's Day Off is a 1913 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Avery.

Movie

5.7

2008

Chef's Special

Maxi thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a successful restaurant in Chueca and is living his life as a gay man without much complex. But when his son Edu and his daughter Alba appear, and a new attractive neighbor comes along, it will have a strong effect on his life resulting in his values being challenged for ever.

Movie

4.9

1930

Follow the Leader

A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.

Movie

Recommended Movies

7.7

2015

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton.

Movie

6.8

2013

Much Ado About Nothing

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

Movie

7.4

2020

Sincerely Louis C.K.

Louis C.K. muses on religion, terrorism, small towns, Florida, disabilities, dogs, Auschwitz, marriage, sex, vegans, and his personal sexual controversy, in a live performance from Washington, D.C.

Movie

6.2

2020

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill

Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.

Movie

7.5

1992

Bill Hicks: Relentless

Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, and drugs and music.

Movie

6.2

2013

The Hangover Part III

This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.

Movie

6.2

2015

The Audition

Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.

Movie

5.9

2001

One Night at McCool's

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...

Movie

7.3

1987

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

Movie

7.8

2010

Louis C.K.: Hilarious

In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.

Movie

6.7

2025

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...

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

Movie

7.5

1999

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the original special that gave birth to the long-running award-winning HBO series.

Movie

7.7

2018

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

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

Movie

5.8

2009

The Slammin' Salmon

The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.

Movie

7.5

2017

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation

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

Movie

6.3

2025

Drop

Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.

Movie

6.8

2023

Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs

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.

Movie

7.6

2019

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

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

Movie

7.3

2009

Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man

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.

Movie

7.2

2021

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

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.

Movie