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Watch The Premiere of Stand Up Planet Tonight

May 14, 2014

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Watch The Premiere of Stand Up Planet Tonight

International stand up documentary special, Stand Up Planet hosted by Hasan Minhaj, is premiering tonight on KCET, Pivot, and LinkTV (find local listings and times at link).

We got a chance to see it and how it found great stand up comedians in India and South Africa doing material about their countries most vital issues much like many great comedians in America do. So, really, do watch it as it’s hilarious, eye-opening, and should be made into a series.

The One and Only Bill Cosby Gives Some Advice for Comedians on Stand Up Planet

April 24, 2014

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The international comedy docu series Stand Up Planet premiering on May 14th on LinkTV, PIVOT, and KCET, had the living comedy legend Bill Cosby on the show giving advice to comedians Hasan Minhaj, Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, and really all comedians coming up now.

Watch parts one, two, three, four, five, and six now.

Here’s a Trailer for Stand Up Planet That Explores Comedy In Some of the Most Unlikely Places

April 21, 2014

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On May 14th, LinkTV, KCET, and Pivot will all be airing the stand-up documentary series Stand Up Planet that has host and great comedian Hasan Minhaj delving into how comedy finds its way into every corner of the world and how it opens up discussion on issues in places that most of us would think it would be near impossible to do so.

It features international comedy acts and comedians that you probably know and love from here in the U.S. such as Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Tanmay Bhat, James Adomian, Nate Bargatze, Michelle Buteau, and John Vlismas as well as the likes of legends Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Bill Cosby.

Watch the trailer here.