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Watch “Art Prison” From Paul Isakson and Tom Kauffman, the Latest Adult Swim Special
July 30, 2018
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Paul Isakson and Tom Kauffman as well as director Danny Jelinek have been responsible for some of the best stuff on Channel 101 over the years (including Everything, Sex Teenagers).

Now, they’ve got a full fledged TV pilot in the form of an Adult Swim TV special called Art Prison. Of course, it’s a show about a prison specifically designed for artists. 

It’s wonderfully ridiculous, meta, and so damn funny as well as tangentially commenting on art, art criticism, the prison industrial complex, storytelling etc. Also, if you’re a big fan of Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park, he’s playing the lead by the way.

So, give it a watch and enjoy on AdultSwim.com here. 

Conan in Italy Featuring “Very Special Guest” Jordan Schlansky Premieres Tonight
April 11, 2018
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For years, Conan O’Brien has ridiculed his Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky for how Italian he tries to be.

Tonight, a Conan Without Borders travel special will showcase O’Brien taking that dynamic to the next level by actually galavanting around Italy with Schlanksy being as serious and sobering and stonefaced as only one Jordan Schlansky can be.

Conan in Italy premieres tonight at 10PM on TBS.

The President Show to Have Two “Make America Great-a-Thon” Specials on Comedy Central
March 15, 2018
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Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump is fed up with how the real Trump can’t get the money for all of his dumb ideas. 

So, they’ll be doing two “telethon specials” to raise the money that Congress won’t give him. It’s sure to be a lot of devilish, prescient fun.

The first one is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3rd at 11PM and the other one will take place later this Summer.

We’ll let Atamanuik/Trump do the rest of the talking.

“Soft Focus with Jena Friedman” and “Eric Andre Does Paris” Specials to Premiere on Adult Swim on Feb. 18th
January 29, 2018
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“Soft Focus with Jena Friedman” and “Eric Andre Does Paris” Specials to Premiere on Adult Swim on Feb. 18th

Accomplished and darkly hilarious multi-hyphenate Jena Friedman is getting to do a “human interest” comedy special at and Eric Andre returns to Adult Swim next month. 

We hope that you’d know Jena from her great last special/album “American C*nt” or her plethora of work that includes Letterman, The Daily Show, and so much more. If you do, you’d probably know that this special will very likely be as sharp and biting as anything satirical on television. 

Odds are that you’ve seen Eric Andre (or at least a .GIF of him) destroying one of his many desks on The Eric Andre Show. Essentially, Eric will do what he’s been doing in the U.S. on his show, but in Paris, France

So, don’t miss them.

Soft Focus with Jena Friedman will premiere at Midnight Feb. 18th followed by Eric Andre Does Paris at 12:15AM.

Fake News with Ted Nelms Special Premieres Tonight
December 13, 2017
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Tonight, Ed Helms return to his Daily Show roots by doing an entire fake news special that, thus far, seems to have nothing to do with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah or The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.

The Fake News with Ted Nelms premieres tonight at 10PM on Comedy Central. 

Just so you know what’s coming, here’s a clip of breaking down a pressing issue: “trolls”.

A Special “Drunk History Christmas” Airs on Comedy Central Tonight
November 28, 2017
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Now that the holiday season is in full force, the line of holiday TV specials has already started. 

Tonight, you might want to actually catch the Drunk History Christmas special as it includes the story of a Christmas Tree ban told colorfully by Rich Fulcher.

Drunk HIstory Christmas premieres on Comedy Central at 10PM.

Hari Kondabolu’s Documentary “The Problem with Apu” Premieres Tonight
November 19, 2017
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Tonight, Hari Kondabolu will take a cue from Adam Conover from Adam Ruins Everything and present the problematic nature of Apu, the Indian Simpsons character voiced by famed white voice actor, Hank Azaria.

The Problem with Apu premieres tonight on TruTV and, given how the last year has really hit the point home that one should listen to groups that are underrepresented, misrepresented, or oppressed, you should give it a watch.

Ed Helms to Return to Comedy Central for “The Fake News with Ted Nelms” TV Special
November 15, 2017
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So, if this is a “fake news” TV special, it stands to reason that it would be the “opposition” to The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, right? 

In any case, Ed Helms back in Daily Show mode will be a welcome sight to see on The Fake News with Ted Nelms on Wednesday, December 13th at 10PM on Comedy Central. 

Potentially, this might be the most important holiday TV special this year?

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, the Latest Round of Half Hour Specials, Starts Tonight
September 15, 2017
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Chris Redd and Yamaneika Saunders will be kicking off the latest season of half hour stand-up specials, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, respectively at Comedy Central starting at midnight tonight.

As far we’re concerned, that’s a pretty good pair to start off with.

And Here’s Your First Look at “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents”, the Latest Round of Comedy Central Half Hour Specials
September 9, 2017
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Julio Torres, Joel Kim Booster, Jenny Zigrino, Solomon Georgio, Sam Jay, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Shane Torres are just a bit of who you’re going to get to see grace the new season of Comedy Central’s half hour stand-up specials. 

Even though it’s not called The Half Hour anymore, you know the drill.

Get a taste of what’s to come here.

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents premieres this Friday, September 15th.

“Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father” Docu-Series Gets a Trailer
August 21, 2017
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One of the UK’s biggest comedians, Jack Whitehall, will be coming out with a whole Netflix series capturing various excursions he took with his father, Michael Whitehall. 

Given how wonderfully prickly Jack’s father appears in this trailer, Michael seems like he might just be the star of the show.

Look for episodes to start streaming on Friday, September 22nd on Netflix.

Jerrod Carmichael’s Latest Special “8″ Now Available on Google Play (and We’re Giving Away a Copy)
April 26, 2017
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Earlier this year, Jerrod Carmichael’s 2nd HBO stand-up special, 8, premiered and offered up the unique hour that we always knew Jerrod was capable of.

Bo Burnham also brings a great look and rhythm (there are a lots of great dramatic pauses) as he joined on as the director for 8.

If you don’t have HBO in any way, shape, or form, you can now download a copy from Google Play to enjoy 8.

In fact, we’ve got a digital copy to give away to our loyal readers. E-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com to enter to win.

Michelle Wolf Will Tape Her First Hour Special for HBO with Neal Brennan Directing
April 19, 2017
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Michelle Wolf Will Tape Her First Hour Special for HBO with Neal Brennan Directing

Michelle Wolf, who you’ve probably seen rise from being a great stand-up to Late Night with Seth Meyers to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, is now making her way to an hour long HBO stand-up special.

Between HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Seeso, you can now definitely see each network building up their reserves of comedy specials that they exclusively own and HBO made a pretty solid choice with Wolf. 

It’ll tape this summer on Saturday, August 12th at NYC’s Skirball Center and the one and only Neal Brennan will be directing.

Here’s a recent set of Wolf performing in the UK at Live at the Apollo as a bit of a preview of what’s to come.

Looks Like Larry David Will Be Part of CNN’s History of Comedy Special
January 24, 2017
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Thursday, February 9th at 10PM, CNN will be taking a break from going toe-to-toe with the POTUS and delving into the comedy through scores of years in America in a new TV special, The History of Comedy.

Also, Larry David will be one of many people weighing in. As you can see in this promo, he’s sure to be a delight.

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally-Summer of 69: No Apostrophe Will Air as Special on Epix
January 14, 2017
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Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally-Summer of 69: No Apostrophe Will Air as Special on Epix

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally’s love for each other has set a new bar for relationship goals: a TV special based on a successful world tour. 

“Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America” Premieres Tonight at Adult Swim
July 1, 2016
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The latest of Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner’s dark, satiric ‘Dinner’ series will finally arrive tonight. Called Dinner in America, Brett tries to tackle the issue of racism on his terms with a room full of accomplished black entertainers.

We got a chance to see it this week and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s timely, unhinged, and full of all of the boundary pushing comedy that you’ve come to expect from Gelman and Woliner.

Catch its premiere at midnight tonight on Adult Swim.

Al Madrigal Documentary Special “Half Like Me” Premieres Tonight on Fusion
January 22, 2015
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Al Madrigal feels conflicted with being half-Latino and half-Caucasian, so he went and did a whole exploratory documentary special in trying to find his roots as well as learning to pronounce his name correctly.

Half Like Me premieres tonight on Fusion at 10PM. Here’s a trailer just to show you that we’re not lying about the name pronunciation.

“Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family” Premieres on Adult Swim Feb. 13th
January 18, 2015
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Photo: DINNER WITH FAMILY WITH BRETT GELMAN AND BRETT GELMAN’S FAMILY!!! On @adultswim 2/13 12:30 am…. http://t.co/hUyIrFvXxH

— Brett Gelman (@brettgelman) January 15, 2015

Brett Gelman is following up his darkly funny Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends special at Adult Swim with the next logical step: Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family.

12:30AM on Feb. 13th on Adult Swim, Brett will have a “special” dinner with his family and one we probably will never forget.. 

Bill Murray to Star in Christmas TV Special Directed by Sofia Coppola
October 14, 2014
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(via Variety)

Yes, Bill Murray will be singing Christmas songs and starring a Christmas TV special directed by Sofia Coppola. 

While this is certainly something we wouldn’t have guessed for Murray’s next project, we’re surprised that it taken years after Lost In Translation for any thing of this nature to happen with Bill and Coppola. Now that the plans are in motion, we’ll all be very happy to have something to watch that isn’t TV series binge watching we haven’t done during the rest of the year.

There isn’t details as to where it will air or a specific air date, but we’re sure that you’ll check your DVR constantly to make sure you won’t miss it.

Here’s The First Look at The Maya Rudolph Show Special
May 6, 2014
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In less than two weeks, Maya Rudolph will premiere her variety show special on NBC, The Maya Rudolph Show, specifically May 19th at 10PM.

There’s finally a short teaser for what we’re expect, which seems very much like an old school variety show complete with musical number, several costumes changes, and comedy throughout. Watch it here.

Brett Gelman Has a New Adult Swim Special Premiering April 24th
April 9, 2014
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Brett Gelman Has a New Adult Swim Special Premiering April 24th

Adult Swim is getting into more TV specials, this time with Brett Gelman. Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends will have, as you might imagine if you know or have seen Gelman live, Gelman have an atypical evening with his friends. We can only hope that he makes them all wear slightly disturbing masks at one point.

Dinner with Friend with Brett Gelman and Friends premieres midnight on Adult Swim Apr. 24th.

ABC To Have Another Holiday ‘Toy Story’ TV Special
January 18, 2014
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ABC To Have Another Holiday ‘Toy Story’ TV Special

Not that it would be surprising, but ABC seemed to have success enough with a Halloween Toy Story special that it’s going forward to have another one for Christmas. 

If this keeps on going, maybe ABC will make one for Columbus Day.

Cartoon Network Sets New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Special Featuring Ringo Starr
December 17, 2013
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Cartoon Network Sets New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Special Featuring Ringo Starr

Some of you might know that there was a time before Adult Swim where Cartoon Network was making cartoons that were leaning in the direction of shows for a wide range of ages as opposed to just kids.

Amongst them, Powerpuff Girls was one of their most popular and is now going to be coming back near the end of Jan. with a special that will feature the voice of Ringo Starr.

So, January/2014 along with everything else that’s premiering is shaping quite nicely already.

ABC Having ‘Toy Story’ TV Special for Halloween
September 19, 2013
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ABC Having ‘Toy Story’ TV Special for Halloween

As far as the Toy Story franchise concerned, we guess it might have only been a matter of time before a TV version would come about as we’re sure it has probably been discussed frequently. Ever since Toy Story 3, there has been digital shorts featuring various “toys” here and there released by Pixar, but, if anything, we’re happy to see that it’s a Halloween special that doesn’t have to worry about a season arc. 

With that being said, be sure to catch Toy Story of TERROR airs on ABC 8PM Oct. 16th.

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