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Stand Up

  1. profile
    ‘I’m Not Letting You Laugh at Me. I’m Perfect.’Twenty years into his stand-up career, Anthony Jeselnik remains the king of crossed lines.
  2. trailer mix
    Anthony Jeselnik Is Thoroughly Applauded in Bones and AllYour first look at the comedian’s first special in five years, out November 26 on Netflix.
  3. what had happened was
    Jamie Foxx Taped a Netflix Special About His Health Scare“It was an excruciating time, opening those wounds every single day.”
  4. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring death, dads, and Dropouts.
  5. provocation
    Donald Trump Got the Tony Hinchcliffe He HiredThe comedian told racist roast jokes at the MSG rally. With his Kill Tony podcast fans watching, the ensuing backlash might have been the point.
  6. stand-up
    Hasan Minhaj Breaks BadIn his new special, the comedian smartly drops his holier-than-thou progressive image.
  7. superlatives
    Seth Meyers’s Proudest Milestones and Wisest Comedy-Writing HacksPlus the joke he’ll defend to the death.
  8. theater review
    Hannah Gadsby Won’t Give You ClosureThe comedian’s new show, Woof!, offers a kaleidoscopic tour of their current state of mind but no pat takeaways.
  9. just keep clapping
    Ellen DeGeneres’s Netflix Special Has 70 Applause BreaksSeriously. 70. We counted them.
  10. stand-up
    Ellen Needed ThisThe comedian’s final stand-up performance functioned as a kind of therapy — for both DeGeneres and her audience.
  11. comics to watch
    2024’s Comedians You Should and Will KnowTwo dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
  12. comedy review
    No One Loves This More Than Adam SandlerHis new Netflix special is an earnest portrait of a comedian in the middle of constant chaos.
  13. stand-up
    Adam Sandler: Love You | Netflix NY Special Screening
    Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie Created the ‘Worst Venue Ever’ for Love You“It had a real vibe.”
  14. stand-up
    The Daily Show’s Josh Johnson Is Reaching New Prolific HeightsThe comedian has built a community thanks to his weekly stand-up releases — all while balancing a promotion at his Comedy Central job.
  15. stand-up
    Langston Kerman and John Mulaney Made Stand-Up’s Love JonesThe comedians talk shop about their new collaboration and why Kerman is basically Tim Walz.
  16. the great bits
    Taylor Tomlinson’s Always Armed With the UnexpectedHer 2022 Tonight Show set proves that even the most well-trodden topic can feel fresh in the right hands.
  17. gold rush
    How Did the Emmys Get Writing for a Variety Special So Right?In diverging from the general Academy’s preferences, the writers put together one of the strongest categories on the ballot.
  18. comedy review
    Joe Rogan Plays an Unconvincing FoolHis first live Netflix comedy special is as exhausting as it is lazy.
  19. stand-up
    Carmen Christopher Must Bring His Solo Show to EdinburghIn his new special produced by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, the comedian expertly sends up the self-indulgent Fringe hour.
  20. know your demo
    When the Crowd Is the JokeFor most comedy specials, the live audience is just there to react. For these ones, it’s a core part of the concept.
  21. vinyl
    An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartRemembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album.
  22. stand-up
    Comedy’s Benevolent GatekeeperSince 2022, Don’t Tell Comedy has launched dozens of comedians’ careers with its popular YouTube channel. How did it get here?
  23. birthdays
    Lost Richard Lewis Interview Released for His Birthday (Which Is Today)“I don’t have an act. I am the act.”
  24. a long talk
    Ali Siddiq Is FreeHe sold drugs. He went to prison. Then he became stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller.
  25. superlatives
    Tig Notaro on Her Favorite and Most Expensive Jokes“When I would try and stick it into a regular set, it didn’t do well. It just needed me to have cancer.”
  26. in this climate?!
    What’s So Funny About Greta Thunberg?Comedians across the political spectrum can’t stop doing jokes about the Earth-minded Swede.
  27. good one
    John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About UsVulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives.
  28. stand-up
    Nikki Glaser’s Jokes Need No DisclaimersIn her new special, Someday You’ll Die, she calls out comedians who add caveats to their jokes to make them easier to swallow.
  29. tour diary
    The Concierge ComedianFor the first time in his career, Zak Toscani is making a living doing comedy by performing in people’s backyards, basements, and unfinished kitchens.
  30. investor showcase
    Conner O’Malley Solves Stand-Up ComedyIn his first special, he plays an AI evangelist whose new stand-up bot will one day make comedians obsolete.
  31. mother’s day
    15 Comedians Who Dare to Imitate Their MothersCall them momedians.
  32. experiments
    Doing It Live Cuts Both WaysWhat lessons should Netflix take from its live Katt Williams special and Tom Brady roast?
  33. huh
    Why Did Katt Williams’s Special Include a Viral Video from 2006?The live Netflix special also covered hot topics like Nick Cannon’s children and Ozempic.
  34. content warning
    Jerry Seinfeld Performing at Catch a Rising Star
    18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled TodayComedians in cars getting canceled.
  35. the great bits
    Andy Daly Mines Art From Hack-Comedy CriticismHis 2006 Comedy Death-Ray set throws a giant middle finger to everything alt-comedy finds unacceptable.
  36. as seen on tv
    ‘When I First Saw the Show, I Was Furious’Jamar Neighbors is grateful to be in Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, but he has qualms about his depiction.
  37. stand-up
    Steve Jobs’s Ghost Doesn’t Want You to See ThisIn his YouTube special, comedian Nathan Macintosh is as relentless as the spread of the technology he laments.
  38. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
  39. documentaries
    Two StevesSteve Martin’s life is split into distinct halves in Morgan Neville’s refreshing new documentary about the comedy legend.
  40. stand-up
    No One Ends a Comedy Show Like Tig NotaroIn her specials and albums, the stand-up constantly pushes the boundaries of what audiences might expect from a closing joke.
  41. inside job
    How to Turn a Comedy Podcast Into a Comedy DocumentaryAdapting Good One involved Mike Birbiglia’s life story, Ugly Delicious, and Seth Meyers’s bullshit detector.
  42. comedy review
    Jerrod Carmichael Makes the Camera His GodIn his HBO series, the comedian needles at whether the spectacle of his own personality and pain eclipses his ability to care about others.
  43. trailer mix
    Alex Edelman’s Just for Us Soon to Be Available for EveryoneThe comedian’s hit Broadway show makes its HBO debut April 6.
  44. remembrance
    The Master of OversharingNo one channeled their anxiety and neuroses into comedy brilliance quite like Richard Lewis.
  45. rip
    Richard Lewis, Legendary Stand-up and Curb Actor, Dead at 76He died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home on February 26.
  46. stand-up
    Anatomy of a FailYes, Shane Gillis bombed on SNL, but not for the reasons you think.
  47. trailer mix
    Rory Scovel Made the Best Stand-Up Special Trailer EverReligion, Sex, and a Few Things in Between hits Max February 22.
  48. stand-up
    Katt Williams to Create Appointment Viewing AgainNetflix will livestream the comedian’s new special on May 5.
  49. trailer mix
    Taylor Tomlinson Side-Eyes Success in New SpecialHave It All hits Netflix February 13.
  50. the great bits
    Dwayne Kennedy’s Uncomfortable TruthsRevisiting the comedian’s incredible 2002 Letterman stand-up set.
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