Movies like No Time for Comedy

20 movies like No Time for Comedy, ordered by similarity : Husband Material(2018), The Matinee Idol(1928), That Uncertain Feeling(1941), Show People(1928), Zelig(1983), The Guardsman(1931), 42nd Street(1933), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Hannah and Her Sisters(1986), Always Leave Them Laughing(1949), Tootsie(1982) ...

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No Time for Comedy

Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the ... See full summary »

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Husband Material

A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.

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The Matinee Idol

A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.

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That Uncertain Feeling

A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.

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Show People

A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.

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Zelig

"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.

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The Guardsman

A jealous stage actor disguises himself as a Russian guardsman in order to test his actress wife's loyalty.

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42nd Street

When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

A simple small-town man inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

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Hannah and Her Sisters

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

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Always Leave Them Laughing

A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.

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Tootsie

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.

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Broadway Melody of 1936

Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.

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Twentieth Century

A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.

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No, No, Nanette

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, ... See full summary »

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Sullivan's Travels

A Hollywood director, John L Sullivan, sets out to experience life as a poor, homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.

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Smiles of a Summer Night

A man, his former mistress, his indifferent wife and a jealous suitor engage in a weekend of mate-swapping.

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Sanctuary

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I Love Melvin

Melvin, a photographer for Look magazine, meets Judy and he wants to marry her. Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done.

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Nancy Goes to Rio

A mother and daughter compete over the same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.

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