Netflix is closing out 2017 with the final standup special of the three-special deal it made with Dave Chappelle last year. Following The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas earlier this year, the streaming network announced today that the third special, titled Equanimity, will debut on New Year’s Eve next month. […]
Continue ReadingMaria Bamford’s Lady Dynamite returned to Netflix with its second season last Friday, and it’s turned up the absurdity on Maria’s world even higher. Now with flashes back to 1987 Duluth and flash forwards to Maria creating a meta version of Lady Dynamite itself, audiences get a deeper look into the various personalities in Maria’s […]
Continue ReadingIt appears that Todd Barry is the comedian wrapping up Netflix’s one stand-up-special-per-week experiment with the release of his comedy… MORE
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In September, billboards proclaiming “Netflix Is a Joke” popped up overnight in Los Angeles and New York. While some thought it was a shot by its competitors Hulu or Seeso (RIP), it turned out to be a lame attempt at guerrilla marketing by the tech-entertainment behemoth. Since their industry disrupting blitz began in 2013, Netflix has […]
Continue ReadingAt the beginning of the summer Judd Apatow made the announcement that he was returning to stand-up comedy with a… MORE
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Back in June it was announced that Judd Apatow would make his standup special debut on Netflix this year, and today the streaming network dropped the trailer. Titled Judd Apatow: The Return, the special was taped at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival in July, marks Apatow’s return to standup after 25 years away, and heads […]
Continue ReadingGood news for Gad Elmaleh and Gad’s fans today! Netflix announced Elmaleh will star in an eight-episode series based on his life, career and move from France to the United States, called Huge in France, as well as a second English language stand-up special. His first comedy special in English, Gad Gone Wild, premiered on Netflix this […]
Continue ReadingWithin hours of The New York Times story publishing on-the-record accounts of women recounting incidents in which Louis CK forced them to watch him masturbate, Netflix announced it has dropped plans for the second in a two-special deal with the comedian, while HBO not only unlisted him from its upcoming Night of Too Many Stars […]
Continue ReadingFrench comedian Gad Elmaleh is heading to Netflix to star in his own series. According to Deadline, the streaming network has ordered a half-hour comedy series based on Elmaleh’s life called Huge in France. The eight-episode series follows Elmaleh “at an emotional crossroads” as he leaves a successful comedy career in France “and moves to […]
Continue ReadingBrian Regan is a stone cold killer stand-up comic. He’s been selling out theaters all over the country for years… MORE
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