Comedy Specials
by fstumpo1 | created - 09 Mar 2017 | updated - 11 months ago | Public- Genres
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1. John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (2015 TV Special)
TV-MA | 62 min | Comedy
Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former SNL writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton.
Director: Rhys Thomas | Stars: Petunia, John Mulaney, Amanda Walsh
Votes: 9,552
2. 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: 9,801
3. Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
Ali Wong's stand up special delves into her sexual adventures, hoarding, the rocky road to pregnancy, and why feminism is terrible.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Star: Ali Wong
Votes: 7,876
4. 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: 5,908
5. Dane Cook: Vicious Circle (2006 TV Special)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy
Vicious Circle captures the hottest comic in America in his first HBO comedy event, a unique "in the round" performance before his hometown Boston fans.
Director: Marty Callner | Star: Dane Cook
Votes: 2,816
6. Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 71 min | Comedy
In her first comedy special post-health scare, Sarah Silverman shares a mix of fun facts, sad truths and yeah-she-just-went-there moments.
Director: Liam Lynch | Stars: Sarah Silverman, Troy
Votes: 3,975
7. Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy
Three minutes into her set, Amy Schumer claims that all good comedians have a "leather special," where they wear all leather and regret it later in their careers--this is hers. Amy muses on... See full summary »
Director: Amy Schumer | Stars: Amy Schumer, Kim Caramele
Votes: 10,581
8. The Standups (2017– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy's freshest voices take the stage in LA for six half-hour specials packed with sly jokes, hilarious anecdotes and awkward confessions.
Stars: Dan Soder, Beth Stelling, Fortune Feimster, Nate Bargatze
Votes: 1,434
9. Ari Shaffir: Double Negative (2017 TV Special)
Comedy
Comedian Ari Shaffir steps outside of his yamaka to expose the uncomfortable truth that children are trash, and becoming an adult also brings about its own greasy problems.
Director: Eric Abrams | Star: Ari Shaffir
Votes: 778
10. Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017 TV Special)
TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage at the comedy club where he began his career to recount his early life.
Director: Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Brogan, Mark Schiff, Carolyn Liebling
Votes: 6,056
11. Margaret Cho: PsyCHO (2015 TV Special)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Margaret Cho performs in front of a live audience in this provocative and hilarious comedy special event, tackling off-limits issues from Boko Haram to female empowerment with her razor sharp insight and wit.
Director: John Asher | Star: Margaret Cho
Votes: 411
12. Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018 TV Special)
TV-MA | 64 min | Comedy
Comedian Ali Wong performs her live stand-up set at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Star: Ali Wong
Votes: 5,532
13. 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: 13,556
14. Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here (2018 TV Special)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy
Comedian Tig Notaro performs a stand-up set at the historic Heights Theater in Houston.
Director: Tig Notaro | Stars: Indigo Girls, Tig Notaro, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers
Votes: 1,522
15. Def Comedy Jam 25 (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Def Comedy Jam 25 celebrates the impact and legacy of the groundbreaking HBO comedy series Def Comedy Jam, which debut 25-years ago running from 1992 to 1997. Def Comedy Jam 25 celebrates ... See full summary »
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Bill Bellamy
Votes: 1,200
16. The Comedy Lineup (2018)
TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy
Substantial laughs. Bite-sized specials. Spend an evening with the next generation of stand-up comedy stars.
Stars: Aisling Bea, Janelle James, Michelle Buteau, Phil Wang
Votes: 556
17. Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
Wanda Sykes, delivers a sharp-witted and hilarious critique on the state of the world, addressing her perspective on the current political and cultural climate, which she can only describe as, well - not normal.
Director: Linda Mendoza | Star: Wanda Sykes
Votes: 2,090
18. 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
19. Comedians of the World (2019– )
30 min | Comedy
A new comedy event series that will bring together 47 comedians from 13 regions around the world for the series. Each comedian will perform a half-hour stand-up.
Stars: Afonso Padilha, Thiago Ventura, Ellie Taylor, Nick Swardson
Votes: 490
20. Chelsea Handler: Evolution (2020 TV Special)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Comedy
Chelsea Handler is back and better than ever - and not just because she started going to therapy and consuming cannabis. Marking her much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, ... See full summary »
Director: Troy Miller | Star: Chelsea Handler
Votes: 600
21. 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: 54,463
22. Friends: The Reunion (2021 TV Special)
TV-14 | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
"Friends (1994)" reunion special hosted by James Corden in which the main cast revisit the sets of the original show, meet with celebrity guests, do table reads and re-enactments of episodes, and share behind-the-scenes footage.
Directors: Russell Norman, Ben Winston | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 64,858
23. Ali Wong: Don Wong (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy
Ali Wong discusses her deepest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy, and her feelings about single people.
Director: Nahnatchka Khan | Star: Ali Wong
Votes: 3,325
24. Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
Comedian Aziz Ansari's fourth comedy special.
Director: Aziz Ansari | Stars: Aziz Ansari, Phil Hanley
Votes: 2,606
25. Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder (2022 TV Special)
TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy
Follows Atsuko Okatsuka as she peels back the layers of her education as a young person, how it was to talk to strangers, and the pitfalls of being born.
Director: Tig Notaro | Star: Atsuko Okatsuka
Votes: 724
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