Equanimity and The Bird Revelation, the two newest stand-up specials from Dave Chappelle, will begin streaming at midnight PT tonight on Netflix.
Not only is it another midnight countdown you ought to look forward to, but The Bird Revelation is particularly intriguing since it was recorded in November 2017.
You can start counting down now to midnight tonight FYI.
Upset with what you got for Christmas or with Christmas in general?
Whatever the case may be, Todd Barry’s brand new stand-up special Spicy Honey should make up for whatever your sour about. It’s another hour of his expertly crafted wry observations, dabbed with Barry’s finely tuned, whipsmart crowd work.
Watch a trailer for it here, then look for Spicy Honey on Netflix.
A few things to get really excited about here is that the one and only David Wain is at the helm, the cast includes all of your favorite comedy stars (Matt Walsh, Will Forte, Jon Daly, Rick Glassman, John Gemberling, etc.) and they have Martin Mull playing a modern day Doug Kenney, the co-founder of National Lampoon, that is a bit argumentative throughout the telling of the story of National Lampoon’s rise to prominence.
See for yourself in the trailer for A Futile and Stupid Gesture, then look for it on Netflix on Friday, January 26th.
Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky’s adaptation The Polka King follows the true story of how a beloved local music legend dubbed The Polka King got caught up in a ponzi scheme and the inevitable chaotic aftermath that follows.
Playing the titular Polka King will be none other than Jack Black, which makes us want to believe that this character is somehow a distant relative to Dewey Finn, Black’s seminal character in 2003′s School of Rock.
Also, Jenny Slate, Vanessa Bayer, Jason Schwartzman, JB Smoove, and Jackie Weaver make what look to be a pretty fantastic supporting cast.
See for yourself in the trailer here.
The Polka King will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, Jan. 12th.
Former Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson has spent a good deal of his career on a television in a finely tailored suit.
Now, since it has been years since he left that gig, Craig can really ease into a look all his own with an unbuttoned short sleeve shirt and Chuck Taylors for his new hour special coming to Netflix, Tickle Fight. Also, you can see that he’s quite a fan of tattoos as well, which might leave you wondering what sort of guy used to host The Late Late Show (for our money he was one of the best interviewers in late night)
See for yourself in this trailer.
Even if you had a Thanksgiving dinner where you faked your way through being “thankful” and stayed quietly, passive aggressive near family members you can’t stand, you can actually be thankful for the Thanksgiving surprise of the revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 getting another season over at Netflix.
That’s especially amazing because, if you remember, this all started from just a Kickstarter campaign.
What will be interesting here is to see a brand new special, Equanimity, from Dave Chappelle as opposed to two hours that were taped and then shelved until they were sold to Netflix much later. That was the case with the two specials released earlier this year.
Lord knows that there are plenty of things for Dave to weigh in on including with what went on around his SNL monologue with Trump, apologize for saying to give Trump a chance, and, maybe, his stance on trans people.
Also, it would be nice to end 2017/starts 2018 with a great hour from Chappelle. Look for Equanimity to start streaming on New Year’s Eve.
On December 12th, a brand new comedy special from Judd Apatow will stream on Netflix. It won’t be some sort of variety TV special. It will be an hour of stand-up special from the writer/director/producer that used to do stand-up several years ago, first coming up with Adam Sandler before heading off to writing gigs at places like The Larry Sanders Show.
As it turns out, the idea of Judd Apatow: The Return as a stand-up special has caused some alarm for comedians who he has personally worked with behind the camera over the years.
See for yourself in this trailer what Chris Gethard, Amy Schumer, Mike Birbiglia, and more have to “say” to Apatow about returning to doing stand-up.
In terns of snagging specials from the biggest names in comedy (Chappelle, Seinfeld, CK, etc.), Netflix has had a banner year.
So, as 2017 ends, why not release a special from another comedy giant, Brian Regan?
That’s exactly what they’re doing with his latest hour Nunchucks and Flamethrowers.
Watch the trailer here, then look for this new Regan hour to stream on Netflix, Tuesday, November 21st.
In preparation for what should be a taping of a wonderful special, Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher are doing dates all around LA together as part of their “Honeymoon Tour”.
Coming up, you can catch them both at:
Flappers Burbank Thurs. 11/9 8PM $20/2 item min.
UCB Franklin Wed. 11/15 8PM $7
Irvine Improv Sun. 11/19 7PM $25/2 item min.
Hollywood Improv Sat. 11/25 10:30PM $18/2 item min.
If you happen to be in Austin, TX, you can catch the actual taping. Info in poster below.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
This week, Judah Friedlander’s latest hour of stand-up dropped in the form of what looks like Netflix’s most gritty looking stand-up special yet.
America Is The Greatest Country in the U.S., like Dave Attell’s Road Work, is a compilation of several different performances, which gives you a true sense of what watching Friedlander on any given night might be like. You can see his cool wits about him over a plethora of nights pre- and post- 2016 election as he exquisitely does crowd work in NYC’s hallowed comedy club, The Comedy Cellar.
The thesis suggested by the title allows for Judah to satirically point out what makes America #1, spinning our issues of gun control, healthcare, immigration, etc. into positives. Taping it at The Comedy Cellar also brings in a very diverse crowd, often a bunch of international tourists that Judah uses to his advantage when pointing out “why” America, once again, is the best. That being said, Judah does have a few choice digs against Trump that don’t quite break from the premise.
So, when get you chance, be a patriot for once and give Judah Friedlander: America Is The Greatest Country in the United States a watch.
Interestingly, all of these comedians have done specials. A few of them have even done entire hour comedy specials on television already and are now doing half-hour specials on Netflix.
As the streaming service giant wheels and deals in Seinfelds, Rocks, and Chappelles, it’s pretty clear that Netflix has reorganized the pecking order in who gets what when it comes to their comedy specials.
Rest assured, the talent is clearly stacked here with Aparna, Kinane, Feinstein, Morin, Yashere, and List and you ought to go to the tapings happening on Sunday, November 5th and Monday, November 6th at Globe Theater in DTLA (RSVP for free tickets here).
Netflix Renews Their True Crime Mockumentary ‘American Vandal’ For a Second Season
Netflix really wants to run the table on programming by not only having some of the best true crime documentary series around, but also spectacularly parodying them as well.
Look for season 2 of American Vandal to come next year.
Big Mouth Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
“Get ready for more #BigMouth… Coming in 2018.“ -@bigmouth
The honest, but blue animated series about puberty (based on the puberty of Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg) has only upped Netflix’s profile in the adult animated series arena (BoJack Horseman and F Is For Family being the others).
A second season slated for 2018 will be awaited for excitedly.
This Halloween, if you want something that has nothing to do with the Halloween spirit, Judah Friedlander’s new hour special on Netflix, entitled America Is The Greatest Country in the U.S. will be up for streaming.
Get a taste of how Judah makes the case for the name of this special with this trailer.
1999′s Man On The Moon, which had Jim Carrey star as legendary comedian and performer Andy Kaufman brought Carrey to whole new level of method acting where he, seemingly, never stopped being Andy Kaufman whether on camera or off.
This documentary, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond shows never before seen behind the scenes footage from the making of Man On The Moon spliced with interviews from modern day Jim Carrey commenting on what was going in his head.
For comedians, comedy fans, film buffs, actors, and more, this documentary gives a look, like you very likely have never seen before, of what really disappearing into playing someone else is like in real life.
See for yourself in the trailer.
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, November 17th.
The combination of Maria Bamford, Mitch Hurwitz, and Pam Brady had season 1 of The Lady Dynamite really turn the single camera comedy on its head in a dazzling way.
With season 2 coming up, you might have somewhat high expectations for how Maria’s life and the genre bending, meta nature of the show work together.
Well, the trailer for this new season delivers.
All episodes of The Lady Dynamite season 2 start streaming on Friday, November 10th.
Patton Oswalt’s brand new hour special is now streaming on Netflix. That should be reason enough to carve out an hour today to watch Oswalt showcase his mastery of stand-up comedy.
However, you should watch this latest special as soon as you can, Annihilation, as Oswalt takes everyone on an unforgettable journey through the last year of his life, dealing with the passing of his wife Michelle McNamara and the aftermath. It’s as hilarious as it is heart wrenching and, ultimately, all the more beautiful for it.
Also, the message Patton has at the end is a maxim that we’d all do better to live by.
For those longtime fans, you probably know her as Christina Pazsitzky and are thankful that she finally has an entire hour special on Netflix to unleash her brash, colorful, unfiltered view of the world as a mother, wife, and human being.
For newbies, may we introduce you to Christina P., a fierce, yet delightful comedic voice that is lovingly presented in this first hour special, Christina P: Mother Inferior.
It’s streaming now on Netflix and you should go watch it (especially if you feel like, for some reason, you want to see more of women triumphing in entertainment/comedy/etc. right now).
Ali Wong’s Next Comedy Special Will Be Coming to Netflix in 2018
Ali Wong represents an important landmark in Netflix comedy specials for how much it catapulted in her to the stardom that she has now and how much brighter it made Netflix’s comedy branding look.
After Wong’s Baby Cobra came some of Netflix’s biggest acquisitions and original specials came including ones from Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Amy Schumer, and Jerry Seinfeld.
So, looking forward to a TBD date in 2018, Wong’s next special, which was just taped this weekend, is something that you absolutely need to be on the lookout for.
Netflix Orders Natasha Lyonne/Leslye Headland/Amy Poehler Comedy to Series Starring Lyonne
The premise of following “a young woman named Nadia (Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City,” is something that leads to plenty of intriguing possibilities, especially since this is only one of Natasha’s party stories.
BoJack Horseman Renewed for Fifth Season
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of Netflix’s most critically acclaimed comedies (just look up how many favorable think pieces are written about it) is getting another season.
Netflix announced the renewal with this delightful .gif.
So, add another season of BoJack Horseman as something positive to look forward in the not so distant future.
As they’ve already hinted at, Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg’s animated comedy Big Mouth, Netflix’s latest animated series geared towards adults, will revel in the surprising highs and the gross lows of puberty. In fact, there’s a bit of magical realism woven through that might just set this series apart from other coming-of-age animated series.
See for yourself in the full trailer here.
If you were to imagine a few years ago whether a dark, dramatic animated comedy about a former sitcom star horse dealing with his own existential crises would not only make it through 4 seasons, but be one of the more celebrated animated comedies on television, you might have had second thoughts.
Yet, season 4 of BoJack Horseman has arrived today as one of the more anticipated blocks of television from Netflix this year. All episodes are now streaming.
Here are two little nibbles from the new season if you need a taste (or somehow don’t have access to a Netflix account).
You’ve got to wonder if this is what one of many corners in Maria Bamford’s mind looks like.