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Watch Trailer for Latest Comedy Central Half-Hour Specials Featuring Jaboukie Young-White, Sara Schaefer, David Gborie, and More

August 22, 2019
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Well, here’s your first look at and reminder of the upcoming Comedy Central half hour specials (now branded as the third season of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents) for:

Jaboukie Young-White, Sara Schaefer, Vanessa Gonzalez, Joe Kwaczala, Charles Gould, Will Miles, Nore Davis, Tom Thakkar, Dulcé Sloan, Allen Strickland Williams, Mia Jackson, and David Gborie.

From what we can see, it looks like it’ll be a good season. Check for it on Comedy Central starting Oct. 18th.

November 23, 2017
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In case you haven’t noticed in LA, there has been a lot of comics doing more extended sets for various submissions to networks or streaming services (or maybe just do an extended set because stage time is a precious commodity out here). That means a lot of our favorite comics in LA that don’t normally get to do a half hour or more are also doing a half-hour or even a hour coming up.

This includes:

Robert Buscemi taping an hour @ Lyric Hyperion Fri., Nov. 24 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Half hours from Dan Telfer, Brandie Posey, Lisa Curry, and Kyle Clark @ The Clubhouse 9PM Sat. Nov. 25 FREE
Half hours from April Richardson & Eliza Skinner @ UCB Franklin Sun. Nov. 26th 11PM $5
Half hours from Simon Gibson & MK Paulsen @ The Clubhouse Wed. Nov. 29th 8PM FREE
An extended set from Joe Kwaczala @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Dec. 7th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

Go to all of these please. Links for more details and tickets above.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Comedy Central Announces Latest Half-Hour Specials from Emmy Blotnick, Tim Dillon, Devin Field, Megan Gailey, Chris Garcia, Langston Kerman, Mike Lawrence, Ryan O’Flanagan, and Sarah Tiana

November 17, 2017
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Comedy Central Announces Latest Half-Hour Specials from Emmy Blotnick, Tim Dillon, Devin Field, Megan Gailey, Chris Garcia, Langston Kerman, Mike Lawrence, Ryan O’Flanagan, and Sarah Tiana

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, the current brand for Comedy Central’s half-hour stand-up comedy specials, has just announced a new line-up featuring 9 comedians that are, in our opinion, solid through and through. 

If you’re in New Orleans at the beginning of next month, you can attend the tapings for these specials at The Civic in New Orleans. Tickets available here.

Comedy Central Announces 2017 Half Hour Specials Line-Up, To Call It “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents” Instead of “The Half Hour”

March 20, 2017
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Adam Cayton-Holland
Anthony DeVito
Jenny Zigrino
Jo Firestone
Solomon Georgio
Casey James Salengo
Sam Jay
Josh Johnson
Joel Kim Booster
Lashonda Lester
Chris Redd
Yamaneika Saunders
Julio Torres
Shane Torres

Those are the 14 names that will get to do a half hour Comedy Central special that will be now called “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents” later this Fall. If you take a closer look, this might be CC’s best, most diverse half-hour line-up yet (i.e. it’s mostly fantastic comics that aren’t straight white guys)

Kind of harkens back to the days of when Comedy Central had “Comedy Central Presents”, doesn’t it?

The tapings will take place next month, Wednesday, April 19th-Saturday, April 22nd, in New Orleans at The Civic Theatre. You can get free tickets here.

Netflix Is Now Taping Half Hour Comedy Specials

February 25, 2017
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Netflix has nabbed several golden geese with lining-up comedy specials from Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Louis CK, Amy Schumer, and Jerry Seinfeld. 

That doesn’t mean they want to do comedy specials with some of comedy’s best rising stars. 

So, with that in mind, they’ve gathered Nikki Glaser, Deon Cole, Beth Stelling, Fortune Feimster, and Dan Soder for half hour comedy specials, which is the next logical step for Netflix’s ever expanding stand-up and comedy empire.

If you’re in LA on Tuesday, February 28th and/or Wednesday, March 1st you can go the tapings at Cicada Restaurant in DTLA. RSVP for tickets here.

Naomi Ekperigin and Ahmed Bharoocha’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

October 14, 2016
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This week’s pairing of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour brings 22-23 minutes of heat from Naomi Ekperigin, who might have recently seen on Late Night, and Ahmed Bharoocha who has been one of our favorites for awhile now. 

You can catch their half hours respectively at 12AM and 12:30AM tonight on Comedy Central. 

Here’s this Ekperigin bit on becoming a Jewish wife if you’re still undecided with your plans tonight.

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour Will Feature Joe Machi, Aparna Nancherla, Ahmed Bharoocha, Mike Recine, Naomi Ekperigin, Nate Fernald, and More This Year

May 9, 2016
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This should make for a really strong season of The Half Hour on Comedy Central.

Getting their own half-hour specials in the fall this year will be:

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 II
Ali Saddiq
Nick Turner

There is a great deal of the folks above that it would be worth going to YouTube and checking out whether you’re familiar with them or not. 

If you happen to be in New Orleans in the beginning of June, you can go to the tapings of these half hour specials.

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour Returns Tonight

June 7, 2014
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Comedy Central’s The Half Hour Returns Tonight

At 12AM tonight, Comedy Central resumes their series of half hour stand-up specials starting with Michael Che and Chris Distefano. 

Don’t miss out and make sure you remember that it’s back every Friday at midnight for the next several weeks.

Sean Patton and Baron Vaughn’s The Half Hour Is Tonight

June 21, 2013
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We’re unsure if you’ve been keeping up with Comedy Central’s latest round of comedy specials on The Half Hour, but definitely tune in tonight for two, in our opinion, of the funniest stand-ups working today in Sean Patton and Baron Vaughn. 

Make sure you’re home, set your DVR, or beg your bartender to change the channel to Comedy Central at 12AM tonight.

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour Has Jared Logan and Mike Lawrence Tonight

May 31, 2013
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The latest episodes of Comedy Central’s half hour stand-up specials, The Half Hour, has the incredibly funny Jared Logan and Mike Lawrence up tonight starting at 12AM. 

Whether or not you’ve seen Jared and/or Mike on Conan, Best Week Ever, Mash-Up, John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show, etc., make sure you catch them tonight because they’re, as we said above, incredibly funny.

Watch The Half Hour with Dan St. Germain and Sean O’Connor Tonight on Comedy Central

May 17, 2013
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Dan St. Germain and Sean O’Connor’s half hour specials on Comedy Central premiere tonight at 12AM. 

They’re hilarious and you should be watching this instead of waiting for last call at whatever bar you happen to be at (we’re assuming this is what you’d be doing if you weren’t already home set to watch the latest episodes of The Half Hour on Comedy Central)

‘Maron’ and ‘The Half Hour’ (Starting with Dan Soder and Nikki Glaser) Premiere Tonight

May 3, 2013
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Given that Marc Maron’s brand new IFC series ‘Maron’ premieres tonight with an episode that wasn’t the one uploaded to YouTube and the very funny Dan Soder and Nikki Glaser’s half hour Comedy Central specials are premiering tonight, maybe you should stay in or don’t feel so bad for staying in if that’s your normal routine on Friday night.

The season premiere of Maron is at 10PM on IFC and The Half Hour season premiere is at 12AM on Comedy Central.

Comedy Central’s The Half Hour Starts This Friday with Dan Soder and Nikki Glaser

May 2, 2013
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The long awaited series of half hour Comedy Central specials, The Half Hour, returns this Friday, tomorrow, May 3rd at MIDNIGHT. Starting it off are Dan Soder and Nikki Glaser, respectively. So, don’t wait until last call to go home or make sure the bar you’re at stops playing music and puts on Comedy Central at 12AM.

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Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

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My Diary (Clubhouse Live-stream)

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Cookin’ With Gas: Online Edition (Live-stream)

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The Morning Routine (Clubhouse Live-stream)

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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

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Comedy Trash to Treasure (Twitch Live-stream)

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Drunk Black History (Zoom Live-stream)

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Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

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