Best Stand up comedy specials
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1. 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
2. Brad Williams: Fun Size (2015 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Brad Williams' standup topics include his experiences as a little person and how to please your woman in bed.
Director: Scott L. Montoya | Star: Brad Williams
Votes: 478
3. Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 68 min | Comedy
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres performs a live stand-up comedy set in Seattle.
Directors: Joel Gallen, Tig Notaro | Stars: Laura Dern, Portia de Rossi, Ellen DeGeneres, Eddie Vedder
Votes: 4,871
4. Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 77 min | Comedy
Comedian Bill Burr takes the stage in Nashville and riffs on such topics as overpopulation, fast food, dictators and gorilla sign language.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Star: Bill Burr
Votes: 8,223
5. Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 63 min | Comedy
Noah's South African roots and upbringing merge into his recent American experience making for funny and human juxtapositions and observations.
Director: David Paul Meyer | Star: Trevor Noah
Votes: 4,776
6. Vir Das: Losing It (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 67 min | Comedy
Losing It is a Vir Das Journey of Africa , India and America and religions. He touches many topics with audience laughing throughout.
Director: Marcus Raboy | Star: Vir Das
Votes: 1,398
7. Russell Brand: Re: Birth (2018 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Russell Brand gets loquacious in London as he ruminates on the state of the world and marvels over how his life changed the moment he became a father.
Director: Chris Howe | Star: Russell Brand
Votes: 1,332
8. Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.
Director: Leslie Small | Star: Kevin Hart
Votes: 5,094
9. Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 69 min | Documentary, Comedy
Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.
Directors: Jon Olb, Madeleine Parry | Star: Hannah Gadsby
Votes: 13,559
10. Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 67 min | Comedy
Trevor Noah's Netflix one hour standup special. Amazing comedy covering race in America, immigration politics, international relations and more.
Director: David Paul Meyer | Star: Trevor Noah
Votes: 5,909
11. Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983 TV Special)
Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy
Eddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape.
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Eddie Murphy, James Argiro, Gus Loundermon, Brian O'Neal
Votes: 18,496
12. Kenny Sebastian: The Most Interesting Person in the Room (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 67 min | Comedy
Fusing his musical and stand-up chops, Kenny Sebastian gets analytical about frumpy footwear, flightless birds and his fear of not being funny enough.
Directors: Angshuman Ghosh, Neville Shah | Star: Kenneth Sebastian
Votes: 1,059
13. Vir Das: For India (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 75 min | Comedy
From the Vedas to Vasco da Gama to vacuous Bollywood plotlines, Vir Das celebrates the history of India with his one-of-a-kind perspective.
Directors: Ajay Bhuyan, Vir Das | Star: Vir Das
Votes: 1,524
14. Pata Nahi Par Bolna Hai: A Comedy Special by Karunesh Talwar (2019 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
Karunesh talks about the "Indian Uncle" and what problems has the "Uncle" species caused all over the world.
Director: Yashowardhan Mishra | Star: Karunesh Talwar
Votes: 257
15. Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 72 min | Comedy
Revisiting life goals set in a letter written as a teen to his future self, comedian Kanan Gill reports back on if he's lived up to his own expectations.
Director: Neville Shah | Star: Kanan Gill
Votes: 1,088
16. 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: 12,579
17. Louis C.K. 2017 (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 74 min | Comedy
Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers, and more in a live performance from Washington D.C.
Director: Louis C.K. | Stars: Louis C.K., Joe List
Votes: 10,859
18. Jimmy Carr: Funny Business (2016 TV Special)
TV-MA | 62 min | Comedy
A man, with an incredibly stupid laugh, tells jokes to an audience.
Director: Sam Wrench | Star: Jimmy Carr
Votes: 4,827
19. Aalas Motaapa Ghabraahat (2021 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
Karunesh gives another hilarious performance that's filled with astute observations.
Directors: Omar Iyer, Nayantara Kumar, Savinay Shetty | Star: Karunesh Talwar
Votes: 289
20. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy
John Mulaney relays his childhood and Saturday Night Live (1975), eviscerates the value of college, and laments getting older in this comedy special. Other topics include the church, his family, President Trump and pedophiles abducting kids.
Director: Alex Timbers | Stars: John Mulaney, Jon Brion, Carole Shelley
Votes: 9,066
21. Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) (2015 TV Special)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Demetri Martin performs his newest stand-up routine at The Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Star: Demetri Martin
Votes: 2,376
22. The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 67 min | Comedy
Dave Chappelle gives his usual skewed insight into the topics of race, technology, OJ Simpson, and more in a stand up special filmed in Hollywood.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 13,483
23. Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same. (2012 TV Special)
TV-MA | 69 min | Comedy
Funnyman Bill Burr takes the stage to uncork a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Stars: Bill Burr, Paul Virzi
Votes: 8,049
24. Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 72 min | Comedy
As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight; and get a few things off his chest.
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Daphne Dorman
Votes: 28,833
25. 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
26. Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit (2019 TV Special)
61 min | Comedy
Director: Brian Klein | Star: Paul Chowdhry
Votes: 235
27. Joe Rogan: Strange Times (2018 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Outspoken as ever, comedian Joe Rogan takes on current culture, pro wrestling, pot laws, cats, vegans and more in a stand-up special shot in Boston.
Director: Anthony Giordano | Star: Joe Rogan
Votes: 4,757
28. Life is Good by Ashish Shakya (2020 TV Special)
54 min | Comedy
Life Is Good is Ashish Shakya's first-ever comedy special that has been honed over the last two years of his career, or the last 34 years of his existence - whichever backstory you prefer. ... See full summary »
Director: Karan Asnani | Star: Ashish Shakya
Votes: 89
29. Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Taylor is a girl struggling with mental health, grief and dating. Follow her journey as she shares an intimate look of her life in a hilarious way.
Director: Kristian Mercado | Star: Taylor Tomlinson
Votes: 3,762
30. Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy
Jimmy Carr finds humour in the darkest of places in this stand-up comedy special. This special features Jimmy's trademark dry, sardonic wit and includes some jokes which Jimmy calls "career enders".
Directors: Brian Klein, Amanda Baker | Star: Jimmy Carr
Votes: 6,042
31. Bo Burnham: Inside (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
Director: Bo Burnham | Star: Bo Burnham
Votes: 54,473
32. Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Comedy
Features comedian Hasan Minhaj as he shares his thoughts on fertility, fatherhood, and freedom of speech by discussing some of his recent life events.
Director: Prashanth Venkataramanujam | Stars: Hasan Minhaj, Ammad Quraishi
Votes: 2,350
33. Demetri Martin: The Overthinker (2018 TV Special)
56 min | Comedy
With his signature one-liners and drawings, Demetri Martin muses on doughnut holes, dogs, sports bars, the alphabet's most aggressive letters and more.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Star: Demetri Martin
Votes: 1,906
34. Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Bill Burr sounds off on cancel culture, feminism, getting bad reviews from his wife and a life-changing epiphany during a fiery stand-up set.
Director: Mike Binder | Star: Bill Burr
Votes: 7,181
35. Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy
Follows Ricky Gervais as he gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough.
Director: John L. Spencer | Star: Ricky Gervais
Votes: 23,513
36. Zakir Khan: Tathastu (2022 TV Special)
94 min | Comedy
Zakir talks about his experience of growing up with his grand-father and the influence he had on his life.
Star: Zakir Khan
Votes: 4,072
37. Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (2022 TV Special)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
In his third special show, comedian Trevor Noah talks learning German, speaking ill of the dead, judging people in horror movies, dealing with modern communication, and ordering Indian food in Scotland.
Director: David Paul Meyer | Star: Trevor Noah
Votes: 2,673
38. Vir Das: Landing (2022 TV Special)
66 min | Comedy
Vir Das is an Indian comedian, actor and musician. In this, his fourth stand up show filmed in New York, Vir looks back at growing up in India and his move to America.
Director: Vir Das | Star: Vir Das
Votes: 1,171
39. John Mulaney: Baby J (2023 TV Special)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
A chaotic intervention. An action packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.
Director: Alex Timbers | Star: John Mulaney
Votes: 6,243
40. Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy
Jack Whitehall hits the stage with hilarious tales about happy couples, life in hotels, human stupidity and his well-traveled father.
Directors: Dave Skinner, Freddie Waters | Stars: Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall
Votes: 1,843
41. Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (2023)
51 min | Documentary, Comedy
In her new comedy special, Emergency Contact, Amy Schumer once again talks about her life in an uncensored and hilarious way.
Director: Amy Schumer | Star: Amy Schumer
Votes: 1,599
42. Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger (2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Comedy
No topic is safe in this unfiltered stand-up set from Andrew Santino as he skewers everything from global warming to sex injuries to politics
Director: Andrew Santino | Star: Andrew Santino
Votes: 1,351
43. Mann Pasand (2023 TV Special)
94 min | Comedy
In his hilarious new special, Zakir recounts stories of his childhood friendships with boys, adult relationships with girls, and the clashes that ensue between them on one fateful Goa trip.... See full summary »
Director: Nishant Nayak | Star: Zakir Khan
Votes: 758
44. Trevor Noah: Where Was I (2023)
TV-14 | 68 min | Documentary, Comedy
Trevor Noah recounts his amusing travels around the world, from foreign national anthems to different cultural norms.
Director: David Paul Meyer | Stars: Trevor Noah, Neil Diamond
Votes: 2,359
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