The critically acclaimed intercontinental dark romantic comedy, Catastrophe, is back for a third go and we can only hope that you’re as excited as we are to see how Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan make a mess of things this time.
So, if you don’t have Amazon Prime already, three seasons of Catastrophe (plus Transparent and Fleabag amongst other things) would be a pretty good reason to sign on.
If you’ve been kind of let down this year by certain big time comedians’ specials, we’re pretty sure Louis C.K.’s latest stand-up special will put a smile on your face.
Update 11/12/17: Well, this is probably not the case anymore since Louis CK has admitted to numerous claims of sexual misbehavior over the years.
Louis C.K. 2017 is his latest hour and just started streaming today at Netflix. From it, we witnessed C.K. melding his absurdist tendencies and dissections of his personal life to a pretty perfect mixture.
Even though he is donning a very fancy suit rather than a plain t-shirt or sweater, C.K. is the most C.K. that we’ve seen yet. He has distilled all elements of his comedy into their purest form for ‘2017′, making for a satisfying special in a year where many high profile comedy releases have been either “OK” or janky at best thus far.
If you’re not already watching it, go watch Louis C.K. 2017 as soon as you can.
In case you’re like the majority of the planet and you weren’t able to go to the Sundance Film Festival this past January and catch a screening of Sydney Freeland and Shelby Farrell’s Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, you can now stream it at your leisure on Netflix, a thing that an constantly increasing percentage of the planet has.
Here’s the trailer in case you forgot about it or haven’t seen it.
Travis, Justin, and Griffin McElroy, who are perhaps one of the best sets of brothers in America, start streaming a TV show based on their advice podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me.
What might that rambunctious, good-hearted tomfoolery that they’re famous for look like on TV? Well, here’s a nice taste of the McElroy brothers being in charge of “Safety Town”.
All episodes of the My Brother, My Brother and Me TV show are now streaming at Seeso.
For comedy, Netflix actually has two new offerings for Valentine’s Day. There’s Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special and, for those seeking something a little (or a lot more dark), there’s the original Netflix film Girlfriend’s Day.
It seems to put Odenkirk in the same sort of chaos that he’s accustomed to on AMC, but in the role of a greeting card writer trying to recapture his former greeting card glory. See all the absurdist comedy madness in the trailer here.
If that’s your idea of Valentine’s, it’s now streaming on Netflix.
It has been years even since David Brent made that cameo on the U.S. version of The Office or gave guitar lessons.
Finally, Ricky Gervais has brought back Brent back in full form, trying to live his dream of becoming a music legend in David Brent: Life on the Road. You can get a taste of it with the trailer.
As of today, the long awaited mockumentary is now streaming on Netflix.
We admit that we’re a little late to the party here as Cristela Alonzo’s Lower Classy started streaming last week.
Still, you absolutely should give it a watch as Cristela gives an hour of stand-up that’s as truthful and funny as it is endearing in all of her observations and stories of her life of being uniquely herself between different worlds.
In fact, Lower Classy serves as a great, hilarious example of why Cristela should probably get another show of her own.
By the way, Netflix already is off to a hot start this year with comedy specials having Cristela’s right in line with specials from Neal Brennan and Bill Burr.
Bill Burr has a brand new hour out on Netflix. As he is one of the best stand-up comedians working today, you might want to make Walk Your Way Out the next thing you watch on Netflix.
The story about the gorilla alone is worth the hour of your time.
Portlandia Season 7 Is Here, Watch First Episode on IFC.com
Season 7 of Portlandia premiered last night and IFC was nice enough to make the whole first episode available for streaming.
Watch Fred and Carrie’s much needed return to television at the link above.
Laurie Kilmartin’s Special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad” Now Streaming at Seeso
Already, Laurie Kilmartin and her new comedy special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, now available on Seeso, has made plenty of year end ‘best of comedy’ lists.
We concur with those lists and think you should watch Laurie’s comedy special tribute to her late father, which combines joke craftsmanship, veteran comedy chops, and a wonderful vulnerability (lovingly accented with interviews with Laurie’s family, Patton Oswalt, Andy Kindler, and Conan O’Brien) usually reserved for solo shows.
You can get two months of Seeso free to watch this special w/promo code: kimartin
FYI, Andy Richter Controls The Universe fans (as well as fans of anything that Andy Richter does and his work on Conan), there’s an Andy Richter holiday special streaming next week on Seeso.
In case you’re not already on board, here’s a promo from Andy himself.
Take a listen or a look at all of his stand-up and you’ll see why Kondabolu could rise to stand alongside John Oliver and Samantha Bee poking fun at those in power that will be unjustly abusing it very soon.
In fact, you can start with his latest album Mainstream American Comic, which Kill Rock Stars has conveniently made available for streaming on YouTube, free of charge. As you might guess at this point, we really dug it.
The Hilariously Twisted Mr. Neighbor’s House Is Now Streaming on Adult Swim
If you’ve ever wanted a bizarro, disturbed version of a show like Mister Rogers Neighborhood, you’ve absolutely got that in Mr. Neighbor’s House.
Brian Huskey along with his co-stars in Mary Holland, Nick Kroll, Jon Daly, and Steve Agee, co-writers Jason Mantzoukas and Jesse Falcon, and director Bill Benz nail the ultra dark humor a mentally and emotionally unstable kids show on pretty much every level and in front of and behind the fourth wall.
We won’t say anymore and just let you enjoy all of Mr. Neighbor’s House’s twists and turns.
The special premiered this weekend, but you can now stream it for free at your convenience at Adult Swim.
The premiere of the long-awaited off-kilter caper comedy Search Party is still a couple of weeks away (Monday November 21st to be exact).
That being said, TBS was nice enough, just like they did with People of Earth, to put the full first episode on YouTube for probably the most convenient way to watch it.
So, start to see why the hell Alia Shawkat is so obsessed with finding this girl named Chantal here, then, on the premiere day, you can binge the whole first season.
Stan Against Evil’s First Episode Now Streaming at IFC
Here’s a nice Halloween treat from IFC.
Dana Gould’s horror comedy Stan Against Evil doesn’t premiere until Wednesday, November 2nd, but IFC was nice enough and timely enough to give the first episode to us all on Halloween.
Watch it at your convenience at the link above.
The series premiere of the alien abduction comedy People of Earth will feature two episodes back-to-back on Halloween night at 9PM on TBS.
As such, TBS was nice enough (or savvy enough) to give the first episode to the Internet by streaming it on YouTube. Hopefully, you’ll dig it and catch the premiere on next Monday on October 31st.
Watch now, in full, free of charge, here.
It’s only in its third season, but Transparent already carries the distinction of being decorated and critically acclaimed like a show much senior to itself.
Season 3 has just started streaming over Amazon and we don’t doubt that creator Jill Soloway will keep her streak going.
Just see what happens when Gaby Hoffmann’s Ali goes to the dentist.
It seems as though the UK is continuing to give very intriguing comedy exports to us Yanks.
The latest series to come stateside is Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s much-buzzed about Fleabag. It started streaming today on Amazon.
These two preview clips might clue you in to what all the buzz is about.
Doug Stanhope’s latest stand-up special, No Place Like Home, is now streaming exclusively over at Seeso. It’s a good reason to get Seeso, but, if you’re stubborn, it’ll come out in other formats in a few months.
It’s Doug’s first special shot in Bisbee, AZ, where Doug currently lives, which should clue you in on his personal he wanted to be with this brand new hour.
You can see for yourself how personal he gets in this clip where he talks about the state of mental health care in this country through the perspective of his girlfriend Bingo.
Tig Notaro has done so many versions of her story from when she was struck down with breast cancer, C Diff, a break-up, and her mother dying including a comedy album, documentary, and a book.
Now, she can add the fictionalized version of that story in the form of her TV show One Mississippi to that list and you can stream it right now over at Amazon.
Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016 Is Now Streaming at Hulu
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s continued important work cleverly bugging folks at both the RNC and DNC is finally here and you should really stay an informed voter/citizen/person by watching it as soon as you can.
If you love BoJack Horseman like we do, today should be a pretty good day for you.
For one, the entire 3rd season of Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s amazing animated dramedy is now streaming at Netflix. Also, announced today, BoJack Horseman is getting a fourth season.
So, whatever cliffhanger you’re left at when you inevitably binge watch the whole thing this weekend, take comfort that more of your favorite conflicted celebrity horse is coming.
EVERY EPISODE OF BILLY ON THE STREET IS ON @hulu STARTING TODAY! 4 SEASONS, FULL HALF HOUR EPISODES! RT if ur a fan!!! #BillyontheStream
There are no awards shows or playoffs or certain games with certain thrones to keep you from watching this.
So, get to binging Billy Eichner screaming and quizzing people on the street on Hulu as soon as you can.
In a way, this is its own set of fireworks.
Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner unleashed their latest “Dinner” special that takes a unflinching and hysterical stab at discussing racism this week.
It’s now streaming at Adult Swim and we highly suggest you watch it as soon as you can.
One of the benefits of streaming services versus linear television is that there are no time limits or constraints.
Seeso seems to be taking advantage of this with their latest series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac that captures the majority of the actual live show, clocking in over an hour. On television, a live show like Night Train would probably be cut to a very trim 22 minutes.
You can see the difference and what you were missing all this time in not going to Night Train if you’re in Brooklyn/NYC as Night Train just started streaming on Seeso.
If you’re not sold on that, you can preview an entire episode, which times out to over 1 hour and 18 minutes, on YouTube right now.