This Week In Comedy: comedy icons Kevin Hart & Chris Rock take us on an intimate journey through their lens of stand-up in their new documentary, Headliners Only, premiering on Netflix. The new documentary “goes behind the scenes of the friendship and mentorship that the two comedians fostered on their co-headlining ‘Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed’ tour.”
Also this week, Maria Bamford's newest comedy special, Local Act, releases with Comedy Dynamics & Leo Reich's new special, Literally Who Cares?!, premieres on HBO.
Plus, some new shows & movies premiere this week. After 23 long years, stop motion animation fans will finally get the anticipated Chicken Run sequel, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, premiering on Netflix.
Monday
- Television: Mark Wahlberg on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Television: Kumail Nanjiani on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Television: Kal Penn guest hosts The Daily Show this week
Tuesday
- Stand-Up: The new documentary, Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only, premieres on Netflix
- Stand-Up: Maria Bamford: Local Act releasing via Comedy Dynamics
- Stand-Up: Mike Cannon: White Privilege Homeless premieres on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel at 7 PM CT
- Television: Kate McKinnon on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: Keegan-Michael Key on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Wednesday
- Television: Timothée Chalamet on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Thursday
- Stand-Up: Brendan Eyre: Desiree premieres on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel at 7 PM CT
- Television: Tracee Ellis Ross & Mike Birbiglia on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: Jason Mantzoukas on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Friday
- Stand-Up: Shawn Carter releases his new comedy album, Boston to Bristol, via Blonde Medicine
- Movies: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix
- Movies: The Family Plan, the new action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, premieres on Apple TV+
- Movies: Wonka opens in theaters
- Television: New A24 comedy series from Kat Sadler, Such Brave Girls, premieres on Hulu
- Television: New limited animated series, Carol & The End Of The World, premieres on Netflix
Saturday
- Stand-Up: Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! premieres on HBO
- Television: New episode of Saturday Night Live with host, Kate McKinnon, & musical guest, Billie Eilish