Comedy Central Announces Its Next Round of Half-Hour Standup Specials

Comedy Central just announced the next batch of half-hour standup specials as part of its series Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. Like the last round of specials, the series will tape at The Civic Theatre in New Orleans. Here’s the lineup: Emmy Blotnick Tim Dillon Devin Field Megan Gailey Chris Garcia Langston Kerman Mike Lawrence Ryan […]

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Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, and More Show Up in the ‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ Trailer

Last month, Netflix announced that it added a Def Comedy Jam anniversary special called Def Comedy Jam 25, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, D.L. Highley, Cedric the Entertainer, JB Smoove, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan, and tons more show up in the special, which hits Netflix next Tuesday, September […]

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HBO Renews ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ Through 2020

Bill Maher is sticking around at HBO for the next few years. The network announced today that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to Real Time with Bill Maher, which will keep it on the air through 2020. In addition to the renewal, HBO has ordered a standup special from Maher (his 11th HBO standup […]

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Patton Oswalt’s Netflix Standup Special ‘Annihilation’ Premieres in October

Patton Oswalt is heading to Netflix this fall with a brand new standup special. According to Entertainment Weekly, Oswalt’s new hourlong standup special Patton Oswalt: Annihilation will debut on the streaming network Tuesday, October 17th. Filmed at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre, the special follows Oswalt as he covers “social media, robocalls, and, yes, the political climate” […]

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Netflix Adds a ‘Def Comedy Jam’ 25th Anniversary Special

Russell Simmons’s Def Comedy Jam is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a new special on Netflix. The streaming network announced today that the special, titled Def Comedy Jam 25, will premiere sometime this fall and feature talent like Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, D.L. Highley, Cedric the Entertainer, JB Smoove, Tiffany Haddish, Tracy Morgan, […]

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Brad Paisley Plays It Safe in His ‘Comedy Rodeo’ Special

The thought of country singer Brad Paisley having his own Netflix standup special  — even one with several actual comics on the bill — naturally brings about mixed feelings. On one hand, Paisley’s music has always employed a fair amount of humor; on “The Cigar Song,” he tells the tale of a criminal who is […]

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Norm Macdonald and the Art of the Contradiction

Probably the greatest significance of Norm Macdonald’s new Netflix standup special Hitler’s Dog comes with the sparklingly succinct way Macdonald answers the industry’s political correctness controversies, at least from a comedian’s perspective, by situating some of the most repugnant and inflammatory remarks possible in the mouth of a made-up character, the titular dictator’s canine. Of […]

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The Rise of the Non-Traditional Standup Special

Netflix is changing the way we watch comedy specials, and the comics are doing their part too. Where once HBO and Comedy Central dominated the standup field, the streaming service has since convinced household names like Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, and Sarah Silverman to premiere their new material on a laptop screen. What’s more, Netflix […]

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Al Madrigal’s Showtime Special ‘Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy’ Premieres Next Month

Ad Madrigal has a new standup special premiering next month. Titled Al Madrigal: Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy, the hourlong special was directed by Neal Brennan and makes its Showtime debut Friday, May 5th at 9:00pm. In addition to Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy, Showtime will also debut standup specials from Andrew Santino (Home Field Advantage, June 2nd) and […]

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Check Out the Trailer for Jo Koy’s Netflix Special ‘Live from Seattle’

Former Chelsea Lately regular Jo Koy has a standup special premiering on Netflix next week. Titled Jo Koy: Live from Seattle, the special was filmed at the Moore Theatre and marks Koy’s third comedy special and Netflix debut. In the new special, Koy “reminiscences about his angst growing up with a Filipino mom, and jokes […]

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