Twenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her generation. The groundbreaking comic returns to the Great White Way in this HBO special that has her revisiting some of her earlier characters, such as the belly-aching druggie Fontaine, as well as new avatars such as Lurleen, a Southern belle facing menopause.

Whoopi Goldberg in her original one-woman show.

Whoopi Goldberg is an award-winning comedian actress and human rights advocate. She has achieved amazing success in the entertainment industry. From the streets of New York to the stage of Broadway and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this is her story.

HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly.

A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World," Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism and performed up until her death in 1975. A true passion project for first-time director Whoopi Goldberg, the documentary shows Mabley's historical significance and profound influence as a performer vastly ahead of her time.

Whoopi Goldberg, riding the fame of stand-up comedy and having made the transition to feature films, goes back to her stand-up roots by doing an entire show as one of her many characters, Fontaine. Whoopi brings to life her popular alter-ego, Fontaine, a street-smart tough talking ex-junkie who eagerly shares thoughts on dealing with life, sex and drugs and other issues of contemporary life. Taped live at the Mayfair Theater in Santa Monica.

These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when his client confesses to killing his wife. In "What Shall We Tell Caroline?" a father with good intentions tries to protect his wife and daughter from the bad things in life.

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and discovers that he was framed for wrong-doings by a corrupt cop.

Modern day western about two very different brothers, who join forces to clear their family name, from the shadow of their dead brother's blame for a bloody unsolved robbery.

Whoopi was an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around the events and people at her hotel, the Lamont Hotel, in New York City. The show aired on Tuesdays from September 9, 2003, on NBC to April 20, 2004.