Kevin James is the latest comedian heading to Netflix
Apparently, Kevin can’t wait… to head to Netflix, like seemingly every other comedian these days. Kevin James is the latest to announce plans for a Netflix exclusive stand-up special, to air sometime in 2018. Netflix’s official release highlights some other recent stand-up acquisitions, and it’s an incredible list — with even unexpected names like James heading […]
Here’s the trailer for Jo Koy’s latest special, “Live from Seattle”
Jo Koy’s new special, Live from Seattle, isn’t out until later this month, but you can take a quick look at the hour – shot live last year in, you guessed it, Seattle – right now. This is the third special for Koy, a former Chelsea Lately and ComicView regular, and about the thousandth special for Netflix, who released two new […]
Here’s your first look at Norm MacDonald’s latest special, “Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery”
Finally, Norm MacDonald is back at it – stand-up, that is, with an all-new special out next week on Netflix. We finally have our first look at MacDonald’s latest special, which is titled Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery, and covers all kinds of topics, from… Hitler’s dog, to gossip and trickery, to name a few. […]
This week on TV: Tracy Morgan is staying alive with a return to stand-up
Ever since his major 2014 car accident, Tracy Morgan has been working to not only rehab his body, but he has been ticking off milestones in is professional comedy career. He returned to the stage, he once again took to studio 8H to host Saturday Night Live, and now he’s going to check off another […]
Judd Apatow to tape his first stand-up special for Netflix
Judd Apatow has made a lot of accomplishments; yet until this moment in time he has not crossed stand-up comedy special off his list of them. That will change as the streaming giant Netflix announced they will premiere Apatow’s debut stand-up comedy special on its platform. Apatow, who has absolutely been performing stand-up in clubs […]
T.J. Miller proves once and for all he’s the master of the absurd in “Meticulously Ridiculous”
T.J. Miller does not give a f*ck. Not one. Not even a f*ck of the flying variety. Zero. F*cks. It’s a theme that runs through his new HBO hour special, Meticulously Ridiculous, and he makes it clear from the start, spastically grabbing a bottle of water and “accidentally” drenching himself. That’s how he begins, with […]
DeRay Davis to tape his next stand-up special for Netflix
When he’s not hilariously contributing to the the sketch “Between Two DeRays” on Hood Adjacent, DeRay Davis will be prepping to tape a new stand-up comedy special for Netflix. It will be Davis’ first for the streaming giant and a followup to the 2011 special, Power Play. In the time between, the comedian has hosted […]
Demetri Martin shows off his cleverness on “The Overthinker”
Demetri Martin is smarter and cleverer than you and this is something you need to learn to live with. No, this is not his word. This is just facts. Martin’s new special, The Overthinker, is his second for Netflix and the title sums up his comedic styling perfectly. Often described as one-liner or short-form, Martin […]
This week in comedy: why be normal when you can be special
This week the new Netflix series Special hit the streaming giant. It’s based on the memoir from Ryan O’Connell I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves and executive produced by Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory). O’Connell also stars in the series as a gay man living with cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite […]
Byron Bertram Brings His Boisterous Accents & Style To His Debut Special “Live From The Biltmore”
Courtesy of Byron Bertram. Byron Bertram blazed his own trail to The Biltmore. With his masterful voices and accents, the Canadian stand-up comedian returns home to Vancouver, Canada to record his debut comedy special Live From The Biltmore. Bertman is one of the top working Canadian comedians of his time performing in over 30 countries. […]