(L-R) Marsha Warfield, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard & Wanda Sykes in Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution. Courtesy of Netflix.
This Week In Comedy: the Pride Month festivities continue! Netflix is releasing the first ever feature length documentary exploring the history of queer stand-up comedy with Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, premiering this Tuesday. The celebratory new doc features a show-stopping lineup of comedians including Lily Tomlin, Fortune Feimster, Margaret Cho, Bob The Drag Queen, Rosie O’Donnell and more examining the importance of queer comedy and the obstacles that were faced throughout the last 50 years.
Also this week: Kevin Hart's talk series Hart to Heart returns for its fourth season on Peacock. New episodes begin rolling out weekly this Thursday kicking off with Ben Affleck & later episodes to feature George Lopez, Judd Apatow, Andy Samberg & more.
The latest from stand-up this week features a brand new hour from the hilarious Raanan Hershberg releasing his third special, BRAVE, on YouTube this Thursday. This new hour follows his NYT critically raving hour, Jokes From The Underground, and his debut special, Downhill Ever Since (the audio album from that special is available here on 800 Pound Gorilla). And speaking of 800 Pound Gorilla, Nick Offerman's American Ham will be making its grand debut on YouTube this Tuesday & Adam Ray's newest comedy special, Like and Subscribe, gets its audio album companion release & will also be available for purchase this Tuesday.
And lastly: do not sleep on the indie action-comedy that is Thelma starring June Squibb. One of our writers got to attend the premiere in Los Angeles this past weekend and it's a downright hilarious movie you don't wanna miss. Go see it in the theater this weekend!
Monday
- Television: Eddie Murphy & Matty Matheson on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Television: Lionel Boyce on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Television: Ayo Edebiri on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: Sherry Cola, Solomon Georgio & Debra DiGiovanni on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson
Tuesday
- Stand-Up: Nick Offerman: American Ham premieres on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel at 7 PM CT
- Stand-Up: Adam Ray releases his new comedy album, Like and Subscribe, via 800 Pound Gorilla
- Stand-Up: Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution premieres on Netflix
- Television: Hannah Einbinder on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Television: Eddie Murphy on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: Terry Crews, Joe Manganiello & Patton Oswalt on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson
Wednesday
- Television: Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Michael Che on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Television: Ebon Moss-Bachrach on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: James Davis, Ashley Nicole Black & Laurie Kilmartin on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson
Thursday
- Stand-Up: Raanan Hershberg: BRAVE premieres on YouTube at 7 PM CT
- Television: Kevin Hart’s Hart to Heart returns for Season 4 on Peacock
- Television: Emma Stone on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Television: Jeremy Allen White on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
- Television: Zac Efron on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Television: Jesse Plemons on Late Night With Seth Meyers
- Television: Lisa Gilroy, Reid Scott & Kimia Behpoornia on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson
Friday
- Movies: Thelma opens in theaters
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