After a jam-packed March, April eased up a bit in terms of standup special quantity, but delivered some serious quality offerings. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what dropped last month. Louis C.K. – 2017 (Netflix) 2017 is Louis’ seventh special and the first in which he wears a suit. Through longer-than-usual […]
Continue ReadingTracy Morgan’s new standup special premieres in one week, and today Netflix released the first trailer. Titled Staying Alive, the special was filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey and follows Morgan as he “attempts to find the funny in the aftermath of his near-fatal accident in July 2014.” Check out the trailer […]
Continue ReadingAl Madrigal is making up for lost time and he doesn’t have much time left. Don’t worry, he’s fine. But in his own words, he “started late” and has given himself until the age of 50 to see what he can accomplish with his comedy career. If this year is any indicator, the accomplishments will […]
Continue ReadingWe are all familiar with the old adage that “we laugh to keep from crying.” But what’s wrong with a healthy dosage of both? You’ll experience plenty of laughter — as well as some cathartic tears — while watching Chris Gethard’s new HBO special Career Suicide, a hilarious and heartbreaking one-man show framed around his failed […]
Continue ReadingNetflix 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 […]
Continue ReadingLast month, Netflix announced a new standup special from Norm Macdonald was in the works, and today the streaming network released a very short teaser to get you excited. Titled Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery, the special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston and follows Macdonald as he “delivers sly, deadpan […]
Continue ReadingIn her sublime new Netflix standup special, Old Baby, premiering today, Maria Bamford performs a comedy set in increasingly larger venues. What begins as a few jokes in front of a mirror progresses to a living room, onto a bowling alley, and so on, until she goes out with a bang on a big stage. […]
Continue ReadingIn her sublime new Netflix standup special, Old Baby, premiering today, Maria Bamford performs a comedy set in increasingly larger venues. What begins as a few jokes in front of a mirror progresses to a living room, onto a bowling alley, and so on, until she goes out with a bang on a big stage. […]
Continue ReadingBeing born in India, raised in Africa, and schooled in the United States has given comedian Vir Das a unique perspective on what is globally funny. After dabbling in comedy while attending college in the US, Das headed back to India to take a job as a VJ in Bombay. He lost the job in […]
Continue ReadingMaria Bamford has a brand new standup special premiering on Netflix next week, and today the trailer was released. Titled Old Baby, the special looks like a worthy meta follow-up to 2012’s The Special Special Special, only instead of performing at home in front of her parents, this time Bamford spends her set morphing from […]
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