the half hour

Specials From Lewis Black, Jacqueline Novak, and Mike Recine All Premiere Tonight

October 7, 2016

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That’s right Comedy Central has a feature length film’s worth of stand-up tonight as two episodes of The Half Hour will also be joined by Lewis Black’s new hour special.

Specifically, the three specials will premiere on Comedy Central as follows:
Lewis Black: Black to the Future 10PM
The Half Hour: Mike Recine 12AM
The Half Hour: Jacqueline Novak 12:30AM

If you want a bit of a preview of each special, here’s Jacqueline dissecting the idea of “apple women”, Lewis Black talking about the unbelievable notion that some people won’t be voting next month, and Mike wondering about the absence of songs about fighting couples being mistaken.

Martha Kelly and Nick Turner’s Half Hour Special Are Tonight

September 30, 2016

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This week’s edition of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour features half hour stand-up specials from Nick Turner and Martha Kelly.

Specifically, it’ll be Martha’s special at 12AM and Nick’s at 12:30AM tonight on Comedy Central.

We’re not sure if this was done intentionally or not, but Nick’s preview clip deals with one dog and Martha’s deals with four cats and one dog. Is it forecasting a sort of raining cats and dogs jokes? Guess you’ll have to tune in tonight to find out.

Emily Heller and Erik Bergstrom’s Half Hour Special Premiere Tonight

September 23, 2016

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The latest edition of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour is serving up half hour specials from Emily Heller and Erik Bergstrom.

It kicks off at midnight with Heller’s special followed by Bergstrom right after.

You can a great sample of what you got on your Comedy Central stand-up plate this evening with Heller’s bit on her evolution as a weirdo and Bergstrom, along the same lines, detailing how he can be a cool dude.

Ali Saddiq and Cy Amundson’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

September 16, 2016

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This week’s edition of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour will feature the comedy stylings of Ali Saddiq and Cy Amundson, making for a night of very pointed observational comedy.

You can see so with this preview of Ali’s bit about Father’s Day and Cy’s bit about social media disconnecting us all, then watch Ali’s special at 12AM and Cy’s right after at 12:30AM all on Comedy Central.

Aparna Nancherla and Nate Fernald’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

September 9, 2016

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This weekend of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour will be one that will be definitely full of tomfoolery and we can’t wait.

Aparna Nancherla’s special is at 12AM and Nate Fernald’s is right after at 12:30AM on Comedy Central.

Here’s a Preview of Nate Fernald’s Half Hour Special

September 8, 2016

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This weekend’s edition of The Half Hour on Comedy Central will feature Nate Fernald and his hijinks-laden comedy.

Get a taste of his mischief here before the premiere tomorrow night at 12:30AM right after Aparna Nancherla’s half hour.

Joe Machi and Drew Michael’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

September 2, 2016

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Midnight on Comedy Central.

Some of NYC’s finest have their episodes of The Half Hour airing tonight.

More specifically, Joe Machi’s half hour special is at 12AM and Drew Michael’s follows right after at 12:30AM.

Tune in, DVR, or whatever else you got to do to watch.

Comedy Central’s Latest Run of “The Half Hour” Kicks Off Tonight

August 26, 2016

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Comedy Central’s latest batch of half hour stand-up specials are starting off tonight at midnight. You can look forward to seeing half-hours from Cy Amundson, Erik Bergstrom, Ahmed Bharoocha, Matthew Broussard, Naomi Ekperigin, Nate Fernald, Noah Gardenswartz, Emily Heller, Martha Kelly, Joe Machi, Drew Michael, Aparna Nancherla, Jacqueline Novak, Mike Recine Ramon Rivas, Ali Saddiq, and Nick Turner.

First up will be the pairing of Noah and Ramon, respectively.

So, please tune in as it’s not like you’re doing anything else at midnight on Friday, right?

Sean Donnelly Was on Conan Last Night, Has an Album Coming Out Friday, and a Half Hour Special on Saturday

November 12, 2015

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This is a banner weekend for NYC’s Sean Donnelly.

He just notched in a set on Conan last night. has his album “Manual Labor Face” coming out this Friday on nearly all major digital platforms including CC:Stand-Up Direct and has his half-hour special premiering on Comedy Central the very next night, Sat. Nov. 14th, at midnight.

Sean is an increasingly rare breed of comedian that attacks with his jokes relentlessly on stage, all while laughing and smiling the whole way through. His rambunctious persona is infectious whether it be his material, crowd work, or riffing and his late night appearance, album and special should all prove that to any and all.

So, with that said, you have plenty of Sean Donnelly to get into.

Sam Morril and Joe List’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

October 24, 2015

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Midnight on Comedy Central.

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour returns tonight with stand-up specials from Sam Morril and Joe List.

Make sure to tune in at 12AM and 12:30AM wherever you are. We’re sure football or whatever else you’re watching will be over by then.

Paul F. Tompkins’ “Crying and Driving” and “The Half Hour” with Both Randy Liedtke and Beth Stelling Premiere Tonight

October 10, 2015

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So, you should be tuning into Comedy Central at 11PM-1AM tonight.

On what will be balmy summer evening in LA, even though its technically fall, and probably much cooler elsewhere, there will be two hours of great stand-up tonight on Comedy Central.

11PM–Paul F. Tompkins “Crying and Driving
12AM–The Half Hour with Randy Liedtke
12:30AM–The Half Hour with Beth Stelling

Set a reminder/your DVR/etc. Just don’t miss out.

Michelle Buteau and Barry Rothbart’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

September 5, 2015

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It starts midnight tonight on Comedy Central.

Don’t miss out the latest editions of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour featuring half-hour stand-up specials from both Michelle Buteau, who just came out with an album, and Barry Rothbart.

Michelle’s airs at 12AM and Barry’s airs right after at 12:30AM. Set a reminder or your DVR accordingly.

Comedy Specials From Tig Notaro, Natasha Leggero, Liza Treyger, and Hampton Yount All Premiere Tonight

August 22, 2015

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As none of these conflict with their time slots, it looks like you should be watching a whole lot of great stand-up tonight.

8PM on Comedy Central–Natasha Leggero: Live at Bimbo’s
10PM on HBO–Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
Midnight on Comedy Central–The Half Hour: Liza Treyger and Hampton Yount

Don’t miss out on any of this.

The Line-up For 2015′s “The Half Hour” on Comedy Central

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(via Splitsider)

Andrew Santino, Andy Woodhull, Barry Rothbart, Beth Stelling, Brooks Wheelan, Hampton Yount…

…Joe List, Liza Treyger, Michelle Buteau, Phil Hanley, Randy Liedtke, Sam Morril, Sean Donnelly, and Tone Bell will be your line-up for this year’s round of half hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central’s The Half Hour.

There you have it folks. You’ve probably seen many of these great comics recently on late night talk shows, panel shows all over cable, viral videos, in various roles on sitcoms, web series, and on SNL for a season, but now you can finally watch them in more than 3-5 minute increments.

You’ll be able to catch these specials either being taped in Boston as Comedy Central usually does or on Comedy Central much later in 2015.

Kurt Braunohler & Joe Zimmerman’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight on Comedy Central

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Tonight, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour continues with specials from Kurt Braunohler and Joe ZImmerman. We hope that you would know Kurt from his most recent jet ski trek down the Mississippi River from Chicago to New Orleans and Joe from his fantastic Andrew Jackson joke, which we’re pretty sure you’ll probably get to hear tonight when you, of course, tune in.

Kurt’s special is up first at 12AM followed by Joe’s at 12:30AM on Comedy Central.

Take a Look Behind The Half Hour with Mark Normand and Joe Wengert Before The Premiere of Their Actual Half Hour Specials

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Tonight, Mark Normand and Joe Wengert will have their first stand-up specials premiere in the latest episodes of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour starting at 12AM on Comedy Central.

Before that, you can get a look behind the scenes with the two in case, for whatever reason, you’re not familiar with how funny both are.

Fortune Feimster and Ron Funches Half Hour Specials Are Tonight

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Fortune Feimster and Ron Funches Half Hour Specials Are Tonight

Tonight’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour is featuring the specials of Fortune Feimster and Ron Funches.

Do yourself a favor by not missing these two hilarious folks and tuning into Comedy Central at 12AM and 12:30AM.

Scott Moran Is Going Behind The Scenes of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour

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Director Scott Moran, who we sincerely who you know from his amazing Modern Comedian series, did an entire series of behind-the-scenes profiles for the upcoming batch of half hour stand up specials at Comedy Central.

Starting us off are ones for Michael Che and Chris Distefano.

Here’s the Full Schedule for 2014’s Comedy Central ‘Half Hour’ Specials

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Here’s the Full Schedule for 2014’s Comedy Central ‘Half Hour’ Specials

Starting Jun. 6th, Comedy Central’s latest row of half hour comedy specials will play every Friday (except for July 4th at midnight, two at a time.

So, you’ll catch the likes of Tommy Johnagin on Jun. 13th or Ron Funches on Jun. 20th or Fortune Feimster on June 27th, Michael Che on Jun. 6th or Mark Normand on July 18th and many more.

Mark these all down and don’t forget

Line-up For Comedy Central’s ‘The Half-Hour’ For 2014

February 11, 2014

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Line-up For Comedy Central’s ‘The Half-Hour’ For 2014

This is a really solid line-up for this year’s half hour specials coming through at Comedy Central. The likes of Kurt Braunohler, Ron Funches, Fortune Feimster, Chris Gethard, Mark Normand, and more will be part of the 2014 edition of The Half Hour.

In fact, many of these folks deserve a hour special, but we’ll settle for seeing them doing 22 min. on TV for now.