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” […]
Continue ReadingNetflix just released the trailer for Marc Maron’s standup special premiering next month. Filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, Marc Maron: Too Real follows Maron as he he “discusses everything from art and aging to his relationship with his parents and the longevity of the Rolling Stones.” Also, as the trailer reveals, he also […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, Netflix announced that it ordered two standup specials from Jerry Seinfeld, and the title and premiere date for the first special were revealed today. Titled Jerry Before Seinfeld, the first hourlong special was taped at The Comic Strip in New York, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, it includes some of Seinfeld’s earliest […]
Continue ReadingMarc Maron has a brand new standup special premiering in just a few weeks. During his appearance on The Tonight Show last night, Maron revealed that he has a new special in the works titled Marc Maron: Too Real. Filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, the special follows Maron as he “discusses everything from […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central Presents, Last Comic Standing, and Comedy Knockout alum Lynne Koplitz makes her Netflix standup special debut later this month, and today the streaming network released the trailer. Titled Hormonal Beast, the special was taped in New York City and debuts on Netflix Tuesday, August 22nd. Here’s the logline: Unabashed, menopausal New Yorker and […]
Continue ReadingIt’s actually nice that only three specials came out last month. We needed some room to breathe, take a break from our screens, get outside, and enjoy summer. Or just stay in our air conditioned apartments and binge on Ozark. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what dropped in July. Erik Griffin […]
Continue ReadingThe observation “Wow, everyone has a Netflix special these days!” has already become hack. Netflix has been inching its way toward becoming a full-blown standup monopoly, putting out 25 specials last year and promising to release a new one every week in 2017. With those numbers, odds are that you the reader will probably have […]
Continue ReadingThroughout his 20 years performing standup, Maz Jobrani (author of the best-selling I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One on TV and current star of Superior Donuts on CBS) has always been heavily influenced by current personal circumstance. After being given the comedy class homework of writing jokes about the statement “It’s hard being […]
Continue ReadingSeason 1 of Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level closes out this Sunday with comedian Ray Grady. Grady, a Chicago native and former telephone/cable contractor, has been in the game for 15 years thanks to a push from a former boss and some tough love from his barber. Since then he’s toured the country doing […]
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