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  1. stand-up
    Everything Bad, Comedy Special GoodDon’t watch Gavin Matts’s Progression to feel some hope. Watch it because it’s funny.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. stand ups and streamers
    Mo’Nique Is Filming a Comedy Special for Netflix Post-Settlement“Can y’all believe this?”
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. snl
    Jerrod Carmichael Refuses to Talk About ‘It’ in SNL Monologue“Doesn’t it feel like it happened when we were all in high school?”
    By Charu Sinha
  4. rip
    Legendary Comedian Mort Sahl Is Dead at 94His political satire opened the floodgates for modern American stand-up comedy.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. stand up comedy
    Bill Maher Is Stand-up Comedy’s Past. Hannah Gadsby Represents Its Future.The vast, telling gap between two recent comedy specials.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  6. How Will Amy Schumer’s Huge Spotify Deal Change the Podcast Industry?Spotify is reportedly paying more than $1 million for rights to Schumer’s podcast.
    By Nicholas Quah
  7. The 5 Best Bits from Tig Notaro’s Special Happy to Be Here“Oh, there she is. C’mon, let’s go Mitzy!”
    By Erik Abriss
  8. john mulaney kid gorgeous
    Oh, Hello! John Mulaney’s ‘Street Smarts’ Detective Is Definitely RealHe’s not just a character in Kid Gorgeous. Detective J.J. Bittenbinder’s “Street Smarts” tips are well documented online.
    By Tolly Wright
  9. vulture lists
    The 8 Best Jokes From John Mulaney’s Kid Gorgeous Special“This is a horse … loose in a hospital.”
    By Dave Schilling
  10. tv review
    Kid Gorgeous Is a Comedic Milestone For John MulaneyIn his new Netflix special, John Mulaney riffs on age, mortality, and physical decline.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  11. What’s New on Netflix: May 2018Coco, Dear White People season 2, and new stand-up specials by John Mulaney, Tig Notaro, and Ali Wong.
    By Andrew Lapin
  12. No, Michelle Wolf Didn’t Mock Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s LooksWhy the criticism of Wolf’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner roast is so maddening.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. chat room
    Wyatt Cenac Wants You to Have a ‘Real Conversation’ About Policing in America“If you go into the conversation with respect, it doesn’t have to be a shouting match. It doesn’t have to be a pissing contest.”
    By Sam Fragoso
  14. Ricky Gervais: Humanity Needs an Empathy LessonWhat’s hiding behind the professional victimology of Ricky Gervais?
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  15. Chris Rock Is As Funny As Ever in His Netflix Special TamborineTen years after his last stand-up special, the comedy legend is in fine form for Chris Rock: Tamborine.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  16. James Adomian Is Obsessed With a Meticulously Symmetrical MustacheComedian James Adomian let us in on his preshow rituals (sometimes it involves combing his mustache) and how it’s like impersonating Bernie Sanders.
    By Kenny Wassus
  17. comedy
    Netflix Is Releasing Two Dave Chappelle Comedy Specials on New Year’s EveThe streaming service just announced its fourth special with Chappelle.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. vulture lists
    What The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets Right About Early Stand-up ComedyComedy wasn’t solely pioneered by men.
    By Katla McGlynn
  19. The 10 Best Stand-up Comedy Specials of 2017Including Roy Wood Jr., Jerrod Carmichael, Maria Bamford, and Jen Kirkman.
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. chat room
    Alex Borstein on Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Reuniting With Amy Sherman-Palladino“The hardest thing in the world to depict dramatically is stand-up.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. Tear Down the Boys’ Club That Protected Louis C.K.Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct didn’t hurt the system. It maintained the system.
    By Guy Branum
  22. Louis C.K. Influenced a Generation of Comedians. What Happens Now?Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct calls into question an era of stand-up comedy that he largely defined.
    By Jesse David Fox
  23. At the Comedy Cellar, Jim Norton and Other Stand-ups React to Louis C.K. Scandal“What a weird time in show business. What a crazy, crazy time.”
    By Corinna Burford
  24. chat room
    Patton Oswalt on His Wife’s Death: ‘You Never Truly Heal, But You Do Evolve’Matt Zoller Seitz talks to Patton Oswalt about loss, life, and comedy.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  25. tv review
    Jerry Before Seinfeld Is a Carefully Curated Origin StoryIt’s the Disneyland version of Seinfeld’s early years.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  26. Ricky Gervais on Comedy, Religion, and Kathy Griffin’s Trump Scandal“What really annoys me is that Trump has convinced his gang that the real enemy is the Hollywood liberal elite.”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  27. chat room
    Tracy Morgan Reflects on Life, Death, and Why He Doesn’t Care for Politics“I don’t discuss politics … know why?”
    By E. Alex Jung
  28. epic collaborations
    Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle Did 90 Minutes of Stand-up Together Last NightThe veteran stand-up comics co-headlined a once-in-a-lifetime set last night.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  29. Netflix Will Release a New Stand-up Special Every Week This YearFrom Seinfeld to Rock to Schumer to C.K.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  30. 100 jokes
    Kathy Griffin Doesn’t Tell Jokes“I can’t write a one-liner to save my life.”
    By Naomi Ekperigin
  31. hot new jokes for 2017
    Amy Schumer’s New Special Is Headed to NetflixShe taped the special back in November.
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. chat rooms
    Ian Harvie on His Standup Comedy Special and Why Everybody Is a Little Bit Trans“The moment that I say that I’m trans, I know that everybody’s eyes generally drop to my waist.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  33. T.J. Miller Smokes Herb Before He Does Stand-up and It’s Not WeedDon’t ask about the sandwiches.
    By Kenny Wassus
  34. stand-up comedy
    Lupita Nyong’o Works Out Her Stand-up RoutineLupita Nyong’o: Easily our No. 1.
    By Halle Kiefer
  35. political comedy
    Teen Comic Mocks Trump on America’s Got TalentLori Mae Hernandez roasted the presumptive Republican nominee.
    By Nate Jones
  36. Who Is New York’s Funniest?In partnership with Seeso. Sign up now for only $3.99 a month. The stand-up/reality hybrid New York’s Funniest has a simple but daunting […]
    By Brian Boone
  37. trailer mix
    A Very Pregnant Ali Wong Will Twerk for Her Netflix Comedy SpecialAli Wong: Baby Cobra.
    By E. Alex Jung
  38. stand-up comedy
    Tracy Morgan Performed for the Doctors Who Treated Him Post-CrashTruly a Jedi move.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. Tracy Morgan Returned to Stand-up for the First Time Since His AccidentHe performed at New York City’s Comedy Cellar and the Stand.
    By Dee Lockett
  40. stand-up comedy
    Jon Stewart Did Stand-up for the First Time in YearsAlongside Louis C.K.
    By Nate Jones
  41. hello to all that
    Louis C.K. Basically Wrote a Response to Joan Didion’s ‘Goodbye to All That’“You’re happy if you did that every night.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  42. primers
    12 Things to Know About Stand-Up Comedian Jerrod CarmichaelHis first stand-up TV special aired on HBO on Saturday.
    By Julie Seabaugh
  43. tv review
    TV Review: Louis C.K.’s Oh My GodOh My God is the perfect title for a Louis C.K. special. It’s what you say when you watch his stand-up or his FX series.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  44. Hear the Comedian’s National Anthem, Detailing Famous Stand-Up BitsBut what about Lisa Lampanelli’s dick jokes?
    By Eliot Glazer
  45. tig notaro
    Watch Tig Notaro’s Weird, Hilarious Comedy Routine on ConanIf you like your stand-up comedians dry, acerbic, and mildly absurdist, Tig Notaro’s your gal.
    By Eliot Glazer
  46. comedy
    Enjoy the Comedic Stylings of Patric-Ha, Your New Favorite Stand-Up ComedianTrue story: Patric-ha was waiting on our friend at a diner on Long Island, when she broke out into a seven-minute-long stand-up routine.
    By Eliot Glazer