Known for Directing
Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963) is an American television director.
Born
September 3, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Filmography
59 films, 37 shows


The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026 · 2h 52m · US
Kevin Hart is in the hot seat and ready for all the smoke as roastmaster Shane Gillis and a dais of A-listers unleash a raw and ruthless night of laughs.


Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · 1h 56m · US
Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.


SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · 3h 1m · US
Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.


Carrie Underwood: Reflection
2025 · 1h 32m · US
A showcase of Underwood's greatest hits from her nearly 20-year career as an award-winning artist, utilizing extravagant production elements like special effects, pyrotechnics, and state-of-the-art visuals and audio technology.


Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 · 43m
Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning".


An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · 1h 24m
Hope you've got an appetite for a buffet of Thanksgiving-themed SNL sketches from the past 50 years, from musical tributes to commercial parodies to dinners that go horribly, hilariously wrong to cat adoption events filled with sexual tension. Don't miss A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, which compiles two hours of the best SNL sketches about and inspired by the holiday.


The Roast of Tom Brady
2024 · 2h 59m · US
Offensive lines. Full-contact comedy. Kevin Hart hosts this all-star roast of NFL legend Tom Brady.


Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes - At Home Holiday Special
2020
The show features over 140 performers, lavish sets and costumes and an original musical score. The 90 minute revue combines singing, dancing and humor with traditional scenes in spectacular stage settings. The star performers are the women's precision dance troupe known as the Rockettes. Since the first version was presented in 1933, the show has become a New York Christmas tradition seen by more than a million visitors a year.


VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020 · 45m · US
Some of the biggest names in comedy and music come together for a nonpartisan comedy special event to provide information on voting so that every voter has the knowledge and incentive to participate in the 2020 fall US election.


Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma
2018 · 1h 5m · US
Bill Maher will be bringing his stand-up show to screens this summer with when he appears on stage from Tulsa in Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma.


Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
2017 · 1h 19m
Alec Baldwin, one of entertainment's most iconic actors, is honored in an exclusive black tie evening full of comedic tributes, candid personal stories and a few surprises.


Adele: Live in New York City
2015 · 1h · US
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Adele performs a special one-night only concert in New York at Radio City Music Hall. This extraordinary performance marked the artist's first concert in the U.S. since fall 2011 and her largest show in New York to date.


An SNL Valentine
2015 · 1h · US
An SNL Valentine is a primetime special that features a variety of Saturday Night Live sketches, themed towards Valentine's Day.


The Maya Rudolph Show
2014 · 1h
Maya Rudolph's take on the variety show special with guest stars in the vein of the Carol Burnett Show.


The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · 2h 15m · US
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.


Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving
2013 · 48m · US
Karen is on first visit to new boyfriend's parents when she discovers something odd about his eating habits.


Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas
2012 · 1h
Blake Shelton hosts a star-studded event that includes comedy bits, performances of classic holiday songs and new music.
American Judy
American Judy
2012 · 30m
Judy moves from L.A for a man she loves and finds herself raising his children and making friends in a small suburban town.


Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts
2011 · 58m · US
Daniel Tosh performs in front of a live San Francisco audience in this stand-up special for Comedy Central, and touches on topics ranging from sports and pop culture, to religion and politics.


Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · 1h 18m · US
Filmed at the New York Comedy Festival, comedian Patrice O'Neal stars in his first and only full-length stand-up special. Featuring 40 minutes of additional content not seen on television, Patrice brings his trademark absurdism and friendly yet no-holds-barred style to material on race and gender politics, relationships and more.


The Women of SNL
2010 · 1h 36m
A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.


SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009 · 1h 43m · US
Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features favorite holiday-themed sketches from SNL's 35-year history.


Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me
2009 · 1h 30m · US
Smart. Outspoken. Opinionated. Three-time Emmy Award winner Wanda Sykes is back! Reigning over everything from television sitcoms to feature films, this comedienne extraordinaire has returned in her second solo HBO comedy special, I’MA BE ME. Live from Washington, D.C. and edgier than ever, Wanda holds nothing back as she riffs on the perks of having a Black president, coming out, getting married, motherhood, aging, and twenty-first century pirates. With her trademark wit, Wanda shocks and astonishes at every turn in this feature-length special.


Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 · 1h 45m · US
Amy Poehler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.


Radio City Christmas Spectacular
2008 · 1h 24m
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is an annual musical holiday stage show presented at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The show features over 140 performers, lavish sets and costumes and an original musical score. The star performers are the women's precision dance troupe known as the Rockettes. Since the first version was presented in 1933, the show has become a New York Christmas tradition seen by more than a million visitors a year.


Dave Attell: Captain Miserable
2007 · 58m · US
Dave Attell is funnier and more outlandish than ever in his first solo HBO, special, a 60-minute concert performed in front of a live audience at The Lincoln Theater, the venerable Washington DC venue. Attell's sarcastic wit and quick-fire delivery prove why he has earned the reputation as a "comic's comic" and was dubbed one of the"25 Funniest People in America" by Entertainment Weekly. His decidedly adult brand of comedy covers everything including alcohol consumption, dating current events and celebrities, and everything else on his mind.


Jim Norton: Monster Rain
2007 · 1h · US
Jim Norton is back on HBO and holds nothing back in this 60-minute concert performed in front of a live audience at The Lincoln Theater in Washington DC. Norton, known for his straight up comedy that sometimes crosses lines no other comedians dare to cross, gives his hilarious perspectives on contemporary issues, dating, celebrities, prostitutes and much more.


Legally Blonde: The Musical
2007 · 2h 3m · US
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.


D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic
2007 · 51m · US
Star actor/comedian D.L. Hughley appears in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live audience at The Lincoln Theater, the venerable Washington DC venue. Hughley, seen previously in Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, keeps the crowd roaring with his hilarious take on politics, childhood, challenging your father to a fight, gluttony, impotence drugs, parenthood and more.


Bob Saget: That Ain't Right
2007 · 1h · US
Well-known television personality Bob Saget -- perhaps best known for his portrayal of squeaky-clean TV dad Danny Tanner on "Full House" -- headlines an unpredictable evening of adult-flavored comedy in this raucous stand-up special. Highlights include Saget's performance of "Danny Tanner Is Not Gay," a pop parody set to the tune of the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way," and the music video "Rollin' with Saget" featuring Jamie Kennedy.


Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal
2003 · 1h 2m · US
In the spirit and set up of Elvis' 1968 concert special, Shania Twain's UP! CLOSE AND PERSONAL performance was filmed in front of an intimate audience that later aired as a NBC concert event special. This unique and magical concert experience containes over 60 minutes of footage including performances of some of Shania's biggest hits and an interpretation of the AC/DC classic "You Shook Me All Night Long," all accompanied by friends and multi-Grammy award winning Alison Krauss and Union Station.


Shania Twain Up! Live in Chicago
2003 · 1h 46m · US
Directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller, the concert was held and filmed on July 27, 2003 at Hutchinson Field in the south-side of Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois; over 50,000 people attended. The concert itself differed from that of the Up! Tour (2003–04), featuring a different stage, setlist and production. Behind-the-scenes footage of the singer visiting local landmarks and events was filmed the same week. The concert film premiered on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on August 19, 2003. The special was watched by over 8.87 million viewers, becoming the second-most-viewed concert film on television, behind Celine Dion's A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (2003).


Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002 · 1h 12m · US
The best skits from Will Ferrell's days on Saturday Night Live 1995-2002


NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · 3h · US
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.


America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · 2h · US
A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the victims and their families,
The Continental: Anticipation
The Continental: Anticipation
2001 · 7m
You've lost your brooch. Your downstairs neighbor, a mysterious bachelor, has found it.


Fiona Apple: MTV Live in New York, 1999
1999 · 42m
Fiona Apple performs for MTV’s “Spankin’ New Music Week Live” at Sony Music Studios in New York City on October 29th, 1999 to promote her sophomore album “When The Pawn…”.


Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · 2h 41m · US
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.


Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998 · 1h 13m · US
Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and Chris Farley put together this hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch celebration! With each one of their memorable characters: Sandler's Opera Man, Spade's sarcastic news commenator, Rock's Nat X, Schneider's Richard the Copy Guy, and Farley's host of the Chris Farley Show. - Written by Dylan Self


James Taylor: Live at the Beacon Theatre
1998 · 1h 49m · US
James Taylor: Live At The Beacon Theater is the documentation of an incredible live performance by soft rock singer-songwriter James Taylor. This live concert features many of Taylor’s greatest hits performed in front of an intense audience. These hits include, but are not limited to the songs Fire and Rain and Sweet Baby James from the many multiplatinum albums by this enduring artist. As a bonus in this film, Taylor also shares the stories behind his many songs and how he came to write them. He also talks candidly about his career in this fabulous performance, which is a testament to his great talent and creative abilities.


Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998 · 1h 8m · US
Chris Farley was one of the most popular comedians of the 1990s, thanks to his hilarious skits on "Saturday Night Live," which featured Matt Foley, everyone's favorite motivational speaker, the Chippendales dancer (alongside Patrick Swayze) and more. This program pays proper homage to Farley, who was an "SNL" cast member starting in the spring of 1990, with numerous clips and exclusive backstage footage.


Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · 1h 24m · US
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.


Fiona Apple: MTV Unplugged
1997 · 21m · US
Aired on July of 1997, this installment in MTV's "Unplugged" series sees the legendary Fiona Apple performing a live acoustic show. The performance includes the songs "Shadowboxer", "Sleep to Dream", and "Criminal" off her debut album "Tidal", and a cover of "Angel" by Jimi Hendrix.


Jon Stewart: Unleavened
1996 · 42m · US
Jon Stewart performs a solo standup routine, telecast live from Miami, Florida.


Eagles: Hell Freezes Over
1994 · 1h 39m · US
The Eagles performed live for the first time in April 1994 after a fourteen-year-long hiatus. Their reunion album’s name was in reference to Don Henley’s quote after the band’s breakup in 1980, when he commented that they would only play together again “when Hell freezes over”. Recorded at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California for an MTV special, the live sessions produced eleven tracks for the album, including a new acoustic version of “Hotel California”.


Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994 · 1h 12m · US
Tony Bennett's MTV Unplugged The Video features 22 of Tony's greatest songs recorded in the unplugged setting. Also included are bonus tracks -- the music video for ""Steppin' Out With My Baby"" -- and more.


MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993 · 45m
An edited version of Nirvana's historic acoustic performance at Sony Music Studios in New York City, presented in a 45-minute television format for MTV. Recorded on November 18, 1993, the broadcast features a selection of their classic tracks, including 'About a Girl', 'Dumb', and 'All Apologies'.


Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 · 1h 6m · US
A live album by American rock band Nirvana, the album features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged.


Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993 · 1h 17m · US
Just under a month after the taping of the legendary 'Unplugged', Nirvana would go on to record a concert for MTV during their 'In Utero' tour........it would be their last.


Stone Temple Pilots: MTV Unplugged 1993
1993 · 24m · US
Stone Temple Pilots, the hard rock sensation based south of Los Angeles, taped a performance for "MTV Unplugged" in New York City in November of 1993. Band members Weiland (vocals), Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitars) and Eric Kretz (drums) perform a rockin' acoustic set featuring tracks off their debut album Core. Recorded 17 November 1993 at Sony Music Studios - New York. Set List: 1. Crackerman; 2. Creep; 3. Andy Warhol; 4. Plush; 5. Big Empty; 6. Sin; 7. Wicked Garden; 8. Sex Type Thing.


Neil Young: MTV Unplugged
1993 · 1h 6m · US
Unplugged is a 1993 live album by Neil Young. It contains a previously unreleased song "Stringman", that dates from 1976. The taping of the show was also released on VHS. The recording of this installment of the MTV series "Unplugged" was rife with tension, as Young was not happy with the performances of almost everyone in the band. In fact, the released version is actually the second attempt made at recording a set suitable for airing and release.
Arrested Development: MTV Unplugged
Arrested Development: MTV Unplugged
1993 · 44m
Performing live at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on December 17, 1992, their performance was recorded for the MTV Unplugged television series.


Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
1991 · 1h 30m · US
Compilation of Halloween themed sketches from various seasons of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Wayne's World's Wayne and Garth.
R.E.M.: This Film Is On
R.E.M.: This Film Is On
1991 · 50m
This 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles from Out of Time ('Losing My Religion', 'Shiny Happy People', 'Near Wild Heaven' and 'Radio Song') in addition to videos to the album tracks 'Low', 'Belong', 'Half A World Away' and 'Country Feedback'; an acoustic performance of 'Losing My Religion' from The Late Show; and a live acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' from MTV Unplugged. Also included is 'Endgame', an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and several avant-garde clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed by Michael Stipe.


R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991 · 48m
1. World Leader Pretend 2. Half a World Away 3. Disturbance At Heron House 4. Swan Swan H 5. Radio Song 6. Low 7. Perfect Circle 8. Fall On Me 9. Belong 10. Love is all Around 11. End of the World 12. Losing My Religion 13. Pop Song 89 14. Summertime