Best Comedy Specials
by adrianhertz | created - 27 Sep 2022 | updated - 27 Sep 2022 | PublicBest Comedy Specials
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1. Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Music
Bo Burnham tackles life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans in his dazzling new stand-up special.
Directors: Bo Burnham, Christopher Storer | Star: Bo Burnham
Votes: 16,465
2. Daniel Sloss: Live Shows (2018)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy
The dark mind of Daniel Sloss is back, and he's ready to find the funny in some very taboo topics, from the deeply personal to the highly irreverent.
Star: Daniel Sloss
Votes: 4,098
3. Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 79 min | Comedy
Live performance of British comedian Ricky Gervais filmed in London's Eventim Apollo.
Director: John L. Spencer | Star: Ricky Gervais
Votes: 23,795
4. Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, drugs and music.
Director: Chris Bould | Star: Bill Hicks
Votes: 2,641
5. Joe List: This Year's Material (2022 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Joe List discusses riding a rollercoaster with children, intercourse with his wife, watching sexy movies with his parents and much more
Director: Jason Katz | Star: Joe List
Votes: 187
6. Dave Attell: Hey, Your Mouth's Not Pregnant! (2006 Video)
48 min | Comedy
Star: Dave Attell
Votes: 74
7. Dave Attell: Road Work (2014 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
Veteran New York City comic Dave Attell is back with his Comedy Central stand-up special "Road Work." This unique special cuts together multiple performances from Attell's past tour. From ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Gawlik | Star: Dave Attell
Votes: 509
8. Sam Morril: I Got This (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy
Sam Morril compares wearing a condom to doing volunteer work, wonders if murderers critique each other's work and recalls befriending a vigilante in Cleveland.
Director: Jason Katz | Star: Sam Morril
Votes: 552
9. Mark Normand: Out to Lunch (2020 TV Special)
53 min | Comedy
Mark Normand returns for a third comedy hour to cover it all: drinking, anxiety, gays, naughty words, trans, race and the ladies.
Director: Jakob Markovits | Star: Mark Normand
Votes: 964
10. Shane Gillis: Live in Austin (2021 TV Special)
48 min | Comedy
A live comedy special.
Director: John McKeever | Stars: Shane Gillis, Kilah Fox, Matt McCusker, Tommy Pope
Votes: 1,288
11. Dan Soder: Son of a Gary (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy
The comic discusses drug dogs at the airport, the customer service generation and other topics.
Director: Christopher Storer | Star: Dan Soder
Votes: 435
12. Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy
Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Director: Keith Truesdell | Stars: Chris Rock, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Monteria Ivey
Votes: 7,520
13. Louis C.K.: Shameless (2007 TV Special)
TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy
In his first one-hour special, comedy and television star Louis C.K. returns to HBO for an hour of no-holds-barred, adults-only stand-up comedy taped before a live audience at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.
Director: Steven J. Santos | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 9,059
14. Louis C.K. Oh My God (2013 TV Special)
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy
In February, 2013, Louis brings his impish nihilism to Phoenix, Arizona. He talks about an old lady and her pet, living in Manhattan, experiencing his body's aging (he's 45), men's ... See full summary »
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 9,803
15. George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (1992 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Comedy
When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin' In New York." The reasons are several: It was his first HBO show done live; it was the first he... See full summary »
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 4,055
16. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy
Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 4,700
17. Louis C.K.: Hilarious (2010 TV Special)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
In this unique and dynamic live concert experience, Louis C.K.'s exploration of life after 40 destroys politically correct images of modern life with thoughts we have all had...but would rarely admit to.
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 12,833
18. Bill Burr: Paper Tiger (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 67 min | Comedy
Bill Burr unloads on outrage culture, male feminism, cultural appropriation, robot sex and more in a blistering stand-up special shot in London.
Director: Mike Binder | Star: Bill Burr
Votes: 12,584
19. Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust (2010 TV Special)
75 min | Comedy
Share this *Alcoholocaust: (Meaning: The aftermath of a drinking party, usually resulting in every available horizontal surface being covered in empty booze containers, spilled beverages ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Kirkby | Star: Jim Jefferies
Votes: 2,807
20. Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016 TV Special)
TV-MA | 86 min | Comedy
Jim Jefferies talks about family life and challenges the idea of American freedom live on stage in Nashville, Tennessee.
Director: Ryan Polito | Star: Jim Jefferies
Votes: 5,895
21. Jim Jefferies: Contraband (2008 TV Special)
71 min | Comedy
Comic Jim Jefferies talks about pregnant teenagers, his grandmother, pedophiles, the afterlife, being in a gay club in South Africa, having cancer, being punched on stage, and more.
Director: Paul M. Green | Star: Jim Jefferies
Votes: 1,267
22. Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007 TV Special)
R | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own ... See full summary »
Director: Milton Lage | Stars: Doug Stanhope, Amy Bingaman
Votes: 1,208
23. Doug Stanhope: No Place Like Home (2016 TV Special)
Not Rated | 71 min | Comedy
Doug Stanhope performs live in his hometown of Bisbee, Arizona, tackling an assortment of hard-hitting issues, from caring for the mentally-ill, to Vietnam vets being locked up abroad, and ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Hennigan | Star: Doug Stanhope
Votes: 711
24. Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch (2013 TV Special)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Named after Hitler's first failed coup attempt, Beer Hall Putsch draws you deeper into the acerbic comic's clear-sighted view of the world with his newest one hour stand-up special recorded live at Dante's in Portland.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Stars: Doug Stanhope, Andy Andrist, Kristine Levine
Votes: 1,164
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