Last month, Netflix ordered two standup specials from Louis C.K., and the trailer for the first special dropped today. Titled 2017, the special was filmed in Washington DC was debuts next Tuesday, April 4th — just a few days before C.K. returns to host Saturday Night Live for the fourth time on April 8th. Check […]
Continue ReadingComedian Jo Koy’s new special, Jo Koy: Live from Seattle, begins streaming today on Netflix. Koy has come a long way since his early days performing in whatever Las Vegas rooms he could start DIY shows in. He eventually became a regular on Chelsea Lately, released two one-hour Comedy Central specials, and is one of […]
Continue ReadingFormer 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 […]
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle’s two new standup specials The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas debuted on the streaming network today, and so far critics are showering Chappelle’s big comeback with mostly positive reviews — though there are a few critics who have called out some of Chappelle’s more questionable bits as transphobic, “unfortunate,” […]
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle’s two new standup specials The Age of Spin and Deep in the Heart of Texas debuted on the streaming network today, and so far critics are showering Chappelle’s big comeback with mostly positive reviews — though there are a few critics who have called out some of Chappelle’s more questionable bits as transphobic, “unfortunate,” […]
Continue ReadingEvery year, Comedy Central selects a handful of up-and-coming comedians to star in their own 30-minute The Half Hour standup specials, and the network just revealed the 14 comics chosen for this year’s sixth season, which will be called Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. This year’s specials will tape at The Civic Theatre in New Orleans […]
Continue ReadingNetflix just added another standup special to its lineup. The streaming network announced today that it’s ordered a new standup special from Kevin James, which will tape later this year and debut sometime in 2018. James joins a huge list of comics with Netflix specials in the works including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., […]
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer’s new Netflix standup special The Leather Special debuted on the streaming network last week, and if you were to believe a lot of the news headlines today, Schumer’s fans really, really, really hate it. Outlets like Decider, Yahoo, and The Wrap are reporting that Netflix viewers have been slamming The Leather Special with […]
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle has three standup specials headed to Netflix, and today the streaming network released the trailer for the first two, which are from Chappelle’s “personal comedy vault.” The first special, The Age of Spin, was filmed at The Palladium in LA in March 2016, and the second special, Deep in the Heart of Texas, […]
Continue ReadingJim Norton has a new standup special premiering on Netflix next week. Named after his 2016 Mouthful of Shame tour, the new special hits the streaming network next Tuesday, March 14th. Norton’s last special Contextually Inadequate aired on Epix back in 2015; check out the trailer for the new special above.
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