James McCann’s Ringing In The Holiday Season In July With His “Christmas Special”
Courtesy of Herald-Star/Christopher Dacanay James McCann hails from a land where Santa Claus’ transport of choice is a surfboard, Australia. His hometown Adelaide, South Australia must have influenced his decision to name his July release comedy special, Christmas Special. While odd, having Christmas in the middle of the summer has some perks. Imagine going to […]
Franqi French Is Franqly Fantastically Funny In Debut Special, “Let Me Be Franq”
Courtesy of Franqi French/Instagram Let Me Be Franq is the ballad of BICON Franqi French. In her debut special, French covers everything from family to race to sexuality. The comedian was named one of Variety’s 10 comics to watch in 2020 and she’s currently the reigning champ of NBC’s national stand up comedy competition. French […]
The Fantastically Funny Francisco Ramos Premieres His Latest Rolicking Special, “Venezuela’Merican”
Photo Credit: Hector Sanchez Growing up Venezuelan-American, Francisco Ramos had to learn the lingo and how to do an American accent. This led to the creation of the short videos he posts on the internet of him doing every kind of Duolingo from Argentinian Duolingo to Southern Duolingo. The stand-up comedian has a storied history […]
Ava Val Valiantly Takes The Stage In Her Debut Special “So Brave”
It all began when Ava Val came out to her father at a sports bar as trans. What followed was the sometimes awkward and even traumatizing experiences that often come with transitioning. Val valiantly reclaims these stories on the stage in her debut special So Brave. Bra-sizings and catcalls gone wrong, oh my! Val shares […]
Nick Callas Cracks Us Up In His New Sketch Series And Special “Wolf Pup”
Courtesy of Nick Callas Nick Callas is a multi-hyphenate comedian based in the Big Apple, whose expertise ranges from stand-up, sketch comedy, writing, filmmaking, rap, and even comic book art. Callas’ defiance of the expectations of stand-up bleeds into his sets as he will often be found kicking the air, banging his head against the […]
Ellen DeGeneres Preparing New Netflix Special
For 20 years, Ellen DeGeneres hosted her own syndicated talk show, The Ellen Show. During that time, she became known for a variety of things, including advocating for people to “be kind.” Behind the scenes, there was controversy brewing on mistreatment of both the crew and guests. This is something that DeGeneres has addressed in […]
Check Out The Trailer For Taylor Tomlinson’s New Special, “Have It All”
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson has been having a good year so far in 2024. Her late-night show, After Midnight, premiered last month on CBS. Now, she has a brand-new stand-up special coming out. Today, the first trailer for it dropped. In the special – titled Have It All – “Taylor Tomlinson talks about having your dream job, […]
Jeff Dunham To Release New Comedy Central Special, “I’m With Cupid”
Comedian Jeff Dunham is coming back to Comedy Central with a new stand-up special. The special, I’m With Cupid, is an all-Valentine’s Day themed special. This is Dunham’s 12th stand-up special and features all of his characters, including Walter, Bubba J, Peanut, Jose Jalapeño, and a suspiciously familiar new character. Dunham and his cohorts will spend […]
Eric Andre’s New Special Coming To Adult Swim: Eric André Live Near Broadway
Eric André Live Near Broadway. Courtesy of Adult Swim. Break out the ranch dressing. Eric Andre is bringing his new special to Adult Swim! What to know about Eric Andre’s new special on Adult Swim. The comedian, host of The Eric Andre Show & his comedy podcast Bombing, has been bringing his chaos to the […]
Dave Chappelle Returns to Netflix for New Special, “The Dreamer”
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer. Courtesy of Netflix. In 2021, it was speculated that Dave Chappelle’s stand-up special, The Closer, would be his last for the streamer. It was also the end of his deal with Netflix, so many were left assuming that it could be a bit before we saw another new special from the comedian. […]