Special Tapings Radar: The Funniest Comics Taping Comedy Specials This Month (September 2024)

L to R clockwise: Liz Miele, Roy Wood Jr., Joe DeRosa, Dean Delray, Nick Thune & Aaron Weber.

With Labor Day around the corner & September being upon us, we reflect on the many funny comedy specials released so far this year. Among the comics who've taped and released specials this year include Hannah Berner's We Ride At Dawn on Netflix & Hannah Einbinder's Everything Must Go on Max. Forthcoming specials from tapings earlier this year with dates include Mike Cannon's Traumatized Animal premiering on YouTube September 15th and Deon Cole's Ok, Mister premiering on Netflix September 17th.

And now, we have our latest lineup for September 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 August'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 September (read until the end to see a bonus comic also reportedly taping a special this month)!

Aaron Weber is a standup comedian based in Nashville, TN and is a regular performer at the world famous Grand Ole Opry. He made his debut in 2019 at the age of twenty-eight, making him the youngest standup comedian ever to step into the Opry circle. Later that year, he made his television debut on the Opry’s Circle Network, hosting two episodes of Stand Up Nashville. You can catch Aaron on The Nateland Podcast with Nate Bargatze and Brian Bates, on which the three Nashville-based comedians tackle important world issues like animals, calendars, and Rhode Island. Weber headlines comedy clubs across the country, and has been named a New Face 2021 at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.

Weber will be taping his new special on September 5th-7th at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville, Tennessee with the help of Nate Bargatze & Nateland Entertainment. Tickets are sold out for the show's taping on the 7th, but tickets are still available on the two shows September 5th & 6th!

Nick Thune, comedian / actor, hails from the Great Northwest (Seattle), where he spent his early years growing up. Nick’s absurdist view and deadpan wit have distinguished his unique style of storytelling mixed with one-liners.

Nick has appeared on The Tonight Show 10 times, Conan 2 times, and Late Night 1 time. On each occasion, he won. He performs comedy to sold out crowds across the country and around the world, and has been featured at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, South By Southwest, Bonnaroo, The Moontower Comedy Festival, The Dublin Comedy Festival, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and many more.

Catch Thune taping his next special (also being produced by Nate Bargatze & Nateland Entertainment) September 8th at The Lab at Zanies in Nashville, TN. Tickets are available here!

Dean Delray is a case study of turning passion into a labor of love, merging his affinity with music and comedy into a thriving career on stage and a growing podcast network. When he’s not talking to musicians on his podcast, Let There Be Talk, chances are he is headed to his next stand-up comedy gig, having performed almost 5,000 times over the past 12 years.

Delray's first special taping is shaping to be an unforgettable one. Not only is he bringing the legend Bill Burr out to warm up the show, but the venue is pretty legendary: it's going down in a case at The Caverns just outside of Nashville in Pelham, TN. Catch this special one night only event on September 8th at with two shows at 6:00 PM (currently sold out) & 9:30 PM, tickets are available here!

Roy Wood Jr. played a big part of “The Best F#@ing News Team" as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for EIGHT years. He'll next be seen hosting his newest comedy panel talk show Have I Got News For You on CNN with Amber Ruffin & Michael Ian Black.

His first one-hour stand-up special, "Father Figure,"  premiered on Comedy Central in 2017! His 2nd one-hour Comedy Central special, "Roy Wood Jr.: Nobody Loves You," debuted in 2019! His 3rd comedy special, "Imperfect Messenger," debuted in 2021!

Wood Jr. will be taping his fourth special for Hulu (as previously reported) on September 7th at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC. Tickets for both shows are completely sold out!

Joe DeRosa has made a name for himself in comedy and entertainment with six top-ten charting stand-up albums and a multitude of performances on television, radio, and in comedy clubs across the country and around the world. Joe’s most recent one hour special titled You Let Me Down premiered on Comedy Central in 2017, which he wrote, performed and directed. This year, he's been busy out on the road playing his newest show I Never Promised You A Rose Garden which will be coming to a screen near you soon.

DeRosa's taping his next special September 14th at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA. Both shows are currently sold out, however you can join the waitlist here in case anymore tickets open up!

Liz Miele is a New York comic that has appeared on Comedy Central, FOX, AXS TV, Hulu, NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and CBS’s After Midnight. She's been featured in The New Yorker, NY Times, Runner's World, Psychology Today and The Guardian. She has several viral videos on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok including jokes “Feminist Sex Positions,” "Dating Is Harder for Comedians," and "F*ck Finland".

She regularly tours internationally and has five albums with a combined 6+ million views on youtube. Her last special was listed on the New York Times, Paste Magazine and Interrobang “Best Comedy Specials of 2022” list. Her new special “Murder Sheets” premiered April of 2024. Her book "Why Cats Are A**holes" was published March 2021. She has a weekly podcast with comedian Maria Shehata called 2 Non-Doctors.

Catch Miele taping her sixth stand-up special, Space Camp, at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY on September 15th. Tickets are available here!

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