Christopher Titus Movies
An emotionally tumultuous childhood involving a mentally ill mother and a series of stepmothers helped shape Christopher Titus into the standup comic he became, often coming up with material that came directly from his painful early experiences. He became a successful touring comic, and parlayed that status into a series of television appearances on shows as diverse as 21 Jump Street, Columbo, Union Square, and Damon. In 2000, he started a successful run with Titus, a situation comedy he created and starred in that was based in large part on his dysfunctional relationship with his father. The series ran for three seasons, after which he could be seen in such films as the showbiz comedy Remarkable Power. He was back to prime-time TV in fall 2007, as a cast member of the drama Big Shots, a sort of Sex and the City for men, but the show was canceled after less than a full season. In 2009 he delivered a new stand-up special, Love Is Evol. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- 2009
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The star of the hit sitcom Titus returns to the stage to discuss relationships, dating, marriage, and divorce in this Comedy Central stand-up special that takes an unflinching look at that crazy little thing called love. Christopher Titus may hold the key to saving your relationship. That is, if he doesn't manage to completely destroy it first. Either way, you'll be laughing too hard to care as Titus offers his unique perspective on relationships and romance. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2007
Created by Jon Harmon Feldman (whose previous credits included such worthwhile weeklies as American Dreams), the semi-serious Big Shots was pigeonholed in the trade press as a "Sex and the City for guys." The series traced the activities of four upscale male friends who regularly commiserated over their lives and careers at a posh country club. The designated "moral center" of the series was James Walker (Michael Vartan), who'd become CEO of Amerimart Industries by a fluke (his boss had been killed in a freak accident just before James was to have been fired), but who was determined to be a standard bearer of integrity both in and out of the workplace -- and to tactfully ignore the fact that his wife, Stacey (Wendy Moniz), had been having an affair with his former employer. James' best buds included Brody Johns (Christopher Titus), senior vice president of Alpha Crisis Management, who had trouble "managing" his contentious spouse, Janelle (Charisma Carpenter); Karl Mixworthy (Joshua Malina), chief exec of a huge pharmaceutical conglomerate, tolerably married to Wendy (Amy Sloan) while having an affair with hyper-possessive Marla (Jessica Collins); and Duncan Collinsworth (Dylan McDermott), top man at Reveal Cosmetics, who though long divorced somehow found it difficult to resist the sexual charms of his ex-wife, Lisbeth (Paige Turco), and whose future was jeopardized by an unfortunate one-night stand with a hooker named Dontrelle (Jazzmun), who turned out to be a transsexual. Nor did Duncan's emotional entanglements end there; he also had a lot of trouble relating to his estranged 19-year-old daughter, Cameron (Peyton List), and seemed oblivious to the fact that he was worshipped by his attractive business associate Katie Graham (Nia Long). Also in the cast was Francesca P. Roberts as therapist Dr. Seaver-Filner, who was kept solvent by the repeated visits from the Walkers and the Collinsworths. Big Shots premiered on ABC on September 27, 2007. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Vartan, Christopher Titus, (more)
Brandon Beckner's black comedy Remarkable Power stars Saturday Night Live alum Kevin Nealon as Jack West, an L.A. television personality who's having a very bad time both at work and at home. The ratings for his talk show continue to nosedive, and his wife has been sleeping with a pro baseball player. One day, West comes up with an elaborate plan to get revenge on his straying spouse -- a plan that just might also save his program from cancellation. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Evan Peters, Kevin Nealon, (more)
A woman trying to escape traumatic memories from her past finds history repeating itself in this gory horror story. Joan Burrows (Brittney Wilson) was an ordinary teenager growing up in a small Colorado town until she and a friend were abducted by Ernie Bishop, who ran the local funeral parlor. Joan and her friend discovered to their horror that Ernie was a violent lunatic who performed elaborate torture rituals on young women, and while Joan was able to escape with her life, her friend was killed. Sixteen years later, Joan (now played by Angela Bettis), who bears a facial scar and vivid memories of the attack, returns home for the first time to visit her older brother Jeff (Christopher Titus) and his daughter Olympia (Kirby Bliss Blanton), who has been voted queen of the local high school's senior prom. However, the mutilated bodies of Olympia's friends and classmates are soon littering the town, and both Joan and Jeff suspect that Ernie is back and up to his old tricks. Scar was produced in two versions -- one in a new 3-D process, the other shot using High Definition digital video technology. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Angela Bettis, Kirby Bliss Blanton, (more)
Having barely survived a devastating car crash, and still reeling from the breakup of his engagement to girlfriend Erin (Cynthia Watros), hapless auto mechanic Christopher Titus (played by comedian Christopher Titus) manages to summon up the energy and will to appear in the third season of the Fox sitcom bearing his name. The season opener finds Christopher anxious to return to his hobby of street racing, despite the fact that he has not regained full use of his injured left arm. In the next episode, Christopher's hopes of restoring tranquility to his relationship with Erin are dashed when her mixed-up niece Amy (Rachel Roth) moves in with the couple. And in subsequent installments, Christopher plays peacemaker when his pal Tommy (David Shatraw) discovers that his father is gay; Erin inadvertently hurts Christopher's feelings when she trains to become a social worker; and Elizabeth Berkeley guest stars as Christopher's much-talked-about "perfect" sister Shannon, who has always been held up as an example to our disgruntled hero by his own father, the boozing, foul-mouthed, evil-spirited Ken Titus (Stacy Keach). Speaking of Ken, he is anxiously looking forward to testifying against his ex-wife (and Titus' mother) Juanita, who at the end of the previous season had murdered her newest hubby at Christopher and Erin's disastrous wedding ceremony. Played in earlier episodes by Christine Estabrook and Frances Fisher, the role of Juanita Titus is this season essayed by Connie Stevens--but only long enough for the character to commit suicide! Although not technically the series finale, the two-part "Insanity Genetic" is a fitting end for the weekly exercise in daffy dysfunction known as Titus. Returning from Juanita's funeral, Christopher is obsessed with the notion that he has inherited her insanity--then proceeds to "prove" it by causing a disturbance which results in all of his friends and family members being arrested en masse! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Titus, Stacy Keach, (more)
- 2000
Standup comedian Christopher Titus was the titular star of this FOX network sitcom, which could be described as "Seinfeld Dark"--very, very, VERY dark! Opening each episode with a vitriolic, self-deprecating monologue (taped in black in white, in contrast to the dingy colors prevalent during the rest of the proceedings), Titus was cast as "himself"--not a comedian, but instead the owner of Titus High Performance, a garage catering to the sportscar and racing crowd in Southern California. Most of the episodes were inspired by the well-publicized dysfunctional family life endured by Titus in his pre-stardom days, with special emphasis on the fractious relationship between Christopher and his drunken, disreputable, much-married father Ken (Stacy Keach). Christopher's coworkers included his brainless younger brother Dave (Zach Ward) and his obnoxious best friend Tommy Shafer (David Shatraw). Dropping in on occasion was the hero's girlfriend Erin Fitzpatrick (Cynthia Watros), whose primary function was to prevent the various members of the Titus family from killing each other. She nearly failed in this endeavor when Titus' manic-depressive mother Juanita (played at one time or another by Christine Estabrook, Frances Fisher and Connie Stevens), who'd been driven into a mental institution by the overbearingly nasty Ken, escaped from bondage and attempted to murder her loved ones. Ken's reprehensible attitude towards the opposite sex was further demonstrated when, after suffering a heart attack, he inaugurated an affair with his nurse Kathy (Mary Lou Rosato), who proved to be every bit as repulsive and alienating as Ken. Christopher's own love life was scuttled first by an explosion which briefly rendered him brain dead, and then by Erin's terrified reaction to the news that Christopher's mom Juanita has recently bumped off her new husband (Juanita later committed suicide. Boy, that Titus was sure a barrel of laughs!) Near the end of the series, Christopher himself displayed his family's lunatic streak by inciting a riot that resulted in the arrest of practically everyone he knew. In addition to his monologues and various asides to the audience, Christopher would frequently flash back to his miserable childhood, in which was played at various ages by Adam Hicks and Dylan Capannelli. Given the morbid nature of these and other series setpieces, it should not be surprising that Titus was more of a cult favorite than a howling ratings success. Popping up in no fewer than five different timeslots, the series managed to remain on Fox's schedule from March 20, 2000 through August 12, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2000
Season two of the trenchant Fox network sitcom Titus begins as long-suffering garage mechanic Christopher Titus (played by comedian Christoper Titus) being forced to find a new girlfriend for his boozing, mean-spirited dad Ken (Stacy Keach) after scaring off the old man's current amour Nurse Kathy (Mary Lou Rosato). This grim little episode sets the tone for all that is to come throughout the season, as Christopher not only copes with his dysfunctional family but also his none-too-secure relationship with girlfriend Erin (Cynthia Watros) and the galloping neuroses of his best friend Tommy (David Shatraw). Also this season, Christopher barely survives a few more visits from his dangerously manic-depressive mother, with Frances Fisher taking over the role of Juanita Titus from the previous season's Christina Estabrook. Along the way, Titus and Erin become enagaged, but their intended union seems doomed from the outset, especially after the humiliating incidents occurring in "Episode 27" (no kidding, that's the title, even though it's really Episode 21). Later on, Christopher tries to expunge Erin from his life when he crawls into a bottle after losing his car shop; and still later, Erin endeavors to patch up the difference between Christopher and Ken by convincing each man that the other one is dying! But these episode pale into insignifance when compared to "Tommy'd Girlfriend No. 2", in which Christopher's buddy Tommy shows up arm and arm with the waitress with whom Christopher had slept after an argument with Erin during the previous season. Just before the Second Season finale, Christopher is rendered brain-dead after a serious drag-racing accident. Though he recovers from this brush with mortality (and a cerebral journey into "Neutral Space"), our hero is dealt another devastating blow at Season's End, when Erin calls off the engagement after Christopher's mom Juanita commits the unforgivable social faux pas of murdering her current husband at the wedding ceremony! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Titus, Stacy Keach, (more)
- 2000
Weighed down with the dysfunctional family to end all dysfunctional families, auto mechanic Christopher Titus (played by comedian Christopher Titus!) finds that simply surviving from sunup to sundown is a near-insurmountable task during Season One of the Fox network sitcom bearing his name. In the first of the season's eleven episodes, "Sex With Pudding", Christopher suspects that his girlfriend Erin (Cynthia Watros) is cheating on him, and never mind that Erin is virtually the only worthwhile person within the hero's orbit. It's likely that Christopher is merely reacting to past disillusionments, most of them doled out by his burned-out, boozed-up wreck of a father, Ken Titus (Stacy Keach). In recalling the life lessons learned during his miserable childhood while Ken wed one unfortune woman after another, Titus informs the audience "I swore I would never be like my dad. Or my mom. Or my mom. Or my mom. Or my mom. . ." Later in the season, Chris and his brainless brother Dave (Zack Ward fantasize about what life would be like should their dad suddenly vanish (this episode was actually the pilot, but was shown second); Ken frames Dave for a robbery when Dave threatens to move out of the house; Christopher learns to regret the simple question "Want some pie" when he betrays Titus in favor of a flashy waitress named Tiffany; Ownership of a customized hot rod may end up proving that Ken has finally lost what is left of his mind; a case of "road rage" reveals that, contrary to popular belief the Titus family is not the most worthless aggregation on earth; Christopher's manic-depressive mom Juanita (played this season by Christine Estabrook) escapes from a mental institution just long enough to pump drugs into all her loved ones; and Ken gives up drinking, and proves to be a crashing bore when sober. In the season finale, a phony heart attack saves Ken from losing his driver's license--but not from a real heart attack. This episode serves to introduce Mary Lou Rosato as Ken's latest "main squeeze", Nurse Kathy (Mary Lou Rosato). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christopher Titus, Stacy Keach, (more)
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