L to R clockwise: Iliza Shlesinger, Atsuko Okatsuka, Leslie Jones, Andrew Schulz, Chelsea Handler, & Steve Byrne.
We're a few days now into November and with a new month comes new comedy specials in the works. Among recent specials shot earlier this year & now have premiere dates include Fortune Feimster's upcoming Netflix special, Crushing It, & Michelle Buteau's A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall also premiering on Netflix.
And now, we have our latest lineup for November 2024's Special Tapings Radar. This is where we showcase & highlight all the funniest comedians who are getting ready to record their next stand-up comedy special & album this upcoming month (here's a refresher on specials to look out for coming up from October's radar).
Here are 6 of the funniest comics who you need to see and be in the room for their next comedy special taping if you can (and are still able to if the show hasn't sold out yet). Your chance to be in the room for a live comedy special is closer than you think. Here's everyone you need to pay attention to that's recording their next hour during the month of November!
Iliza Shlesinger
Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows.
In 2022, Iliza released her 6th Netflix stand-up special Hot Forever and her second book All Things Aside. She coined the term "Elder Millennial" in her eponymous stand up special Elder Millennial (2018), which is also the subject of Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over, her “fan-u-mentary” which took audiences behind-the-scenes of her life on tour. Her other stand-up specials are Unveiled (2019), Confirmed Kills (2016), Freezing Hot (2015) and War Paint (2013).
Her podcast, AIA: Ask Iliza Anything (Earwolf), is a fan favorite and features Iliza giving out her barefaced life advice to fan submitted questions. She recently launched Iliza’s Locals, a three-episode series highlighting 18 of her favorite L.A. comedians. The series is currently streaming on YouTube & on 800 Pound Gorilla for an ad free experience.
Iliza taped her new special this past Saturday at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City. The new hour will be premiering on Prime Video!
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones is a stand-up comedian, actress, writer, singer, and game show host. For her six years of work on Saturday Night Live, she is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee as well as a Writer’s Guild Award and NAACP Award nominee. Amongst her many film credits are starring roles in the films Coming 2 America and Ghostbusters. Jones co-hosts the podcast The Fckry with comedian Lenny Marcus, and in 2023, she kicked off a new era of The Daily Show as the program’s first guest host. In her new memoir, Leslie F*cking Jones, she opens up for the first time about how she faltered and triumphed on the road to success and, in doing so, encourages others to let go of the fear and self-doubt that holds them back.
Jones will be taping her next special on November 6th at the Belasco in Los Angeles. Tickets can be purchased here!
Atsuko Okatsuka
Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who was born in Taiwan, spent her childhood in Japan, and is now based in LA. Her debut standup special, The Intruder – directed by Tig Notaro – premiered on HBO and was named the "Best Debut Special of 2022" by the New York Times and one of the "Best Specials of 2022" by Vulture and Variety. Atsuko won the 2023 Gracie Award for "Best Special" and was nominated for "Best Comedian" by the Wowie Awards. She was named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2022, and when she made her late-night stand-up debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Vulture proclaimed she “won late-night.”
Atsuko is currently developing a half-hour comedy series with FX based on her life. Her on-screen credits include History of the World Pt. II (Hulu), Room 104 (HBO), and The Show Next Door With Randall Park (ROKU+). She was recently featured on This American Life with Ira Glass and told the story of how she got to the USA. She was raised by her grandmother, and they created the #DropChallenge together, which has amassed more than 10 million views. Her unique upbringing brings an artfully offbeat, resilient persona that is perfectly embodied in her blunt bangs and bowl cut.
Atsuko's next special will be premiering on Hulu & she'll be taping it on November 9th at the El Capitain Theater in Los Angeles. Tickets can be purchased here!
Steve Byrne
Stand Up Comedian veteran Steve Byrne is proud to film his most prolific work to date and 7th hour special Violent Moderate in Cincinnati. His most recent special The Last Late Night was highly praised and rated at Amazon Prime. Steve has had a prolific career, from having his own sitcom on TBS Sullivan & Son, to 10 appearances on The Tonight Show and having directed the documentary film Always Amazing and the independent feature about his early years in stand up, The Opening Act. He will be filming this special and then prepping to film his next movie that he will write and direct about Caltech’s basketball programs record losing streak in 2025.
Catch Byrne taping his next special on November 15th at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati, OH. Tickets can be purchased here!
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, six-time New York Times best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture. After a strong seven-year run as the host of E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, a tenure in which she was the only female late-night talk show host on-air, she launched her documentary series Chelsea Does followed by her talk show Chelsea on Netflix in 2016. She has penned six New York Times best-selling books, five of which have reached #1, including 2019’s Life Will Be the Death of Me.
In 2021, she launched her iHeart Radio advice podcast, Dear Chelsea, and embarked on the Vaccinated and Horny Tour, bringing her sensational stand-up set to over 90 cities with 115 shows across North America, winning “The Comedy Act of 2021” at the People’s Choice Awards. Following the success of her 2020 HBO Max comedy special Evolution, which earned Chelsea a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album, Handler made her return to Netflix with her critically acclaimed 2022 comedy special Revolution. Handler is currently on her stand-up tour, Little Big Bitch.
Catch Handler taping her next special for Netflix on November 23rd at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ. Tickets can be purchased here!
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz, a New York-native, is known for his hilarious and unfiltered comedy. Schulz’s recent success selling out two Madison Square Gardens, the Kia Forum, as well as two ScotiaBank Arenas in Toronto, follows a sold out tour in Europe and Australia as he's been on his on going Life Tour. Schulz’s stand up and podcast content receives 30 million weekly views across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Schulz’s wildly popular show, Flagrant, is viewed by 4 million devout fans per week, having recently reached 1 billion total views on YouTube. He also co-hosts Brilliant Idiots with legendary radio television personality, Charlamagne tha God. Schulz was most recently seen guest starring on the hit Netflix comedy series Tires starring Shane Gillis & appeared at The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix.
Schulz' next comedy special will be taped for Netflix on Thanksgiving weekend at the Beacon Theatre in New York November 29th & 30th. All shows are sold out!
Check out Schulz' comedy albums 5:5:1, Brilliant Idiot & Views from the Cis available on 800 Pound Gorilla!
