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  1. stand-up
    The Late Late Show Was a Stand-up HotspotRyan Williams, who booked all of the comedians who performed on the show, reflects on his eight-year run.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. vulture investigates
    I Think I Found the Rolex Buyer From John Mulaney’s Baby JHot on the heels of the Netflix special, a search for truth in the Diamond District.
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. trailer mix
    Hannah Gadsby Returns to the Scene of Nanette in New SpecialYour first look at Something Special, which hits Netflix on May 9.
    By Hershal Pandya
  4. profile
    Roy Wood Jr. Doesn’t Know EitherThe Daily Show veteran’s career has brought him to this moment. If only there were the perfect job opening.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  5. comedy review
    John Mulaney’s John Mulaney TrapIs Baby J a show of vulnerability? Does it want to be?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  6. stand-up
    Here’s Your First Look at John Mulaney’s New Netflix SpecialBaby J will be “a wide-ranging conversation,” according to the new teaser.
    By Hershal Pandya
  7. hostage video
    Hank Azaria Makes Amends to Hari Kondabolu for Playing ApuThe actor definitely filmed this promo for Kondabolu’s special Vacation Baby of his own volition.
    By Hershal Pandya
  8. remembrance
    Richard Belzer the DestroyerThe late comedian was the master of attacking hecklers, table talkers, and bathroom walkers from the stand-up stage.
    By Ritch Shydner
  9. stand-up
    Kyle Kinane and Chris Rock Want You to Change Your PillowsIn their recent specials, both comedians trace different routes to arrive at the same (disgusting) image.
    By Hershal Pandya
  10. good one podcast
    If Johnny Carson Could Retire, Why Can’t Kathleen Madigan?“So, when the money’s all right, I know I’m free to go, and then I just have to think, Is there any last thing I want?”
    By Jesse David Fox
  11. a long talk
    Mo’Nique Says It LoudlyThe comedy veteran’s new special is a reintroduction: “It lets you understand why I fight the way that I fight.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  12. stand-up
    Mae Martin’s Snow-Globes Joke Is an Instant ClassicWho knew these kitschy souvenirs could be a metaphor for something so deep?
    By Hershal Pandya
  13. trailer mix
    Mo’Nique Is About to Drop ‘Some Special, Bitch’Thankfully, she and Netflix worked out that lawsuit, so the world gets to see this.
    By Hershal Pandya
  14. trailer mix
    Mae Martin Comes Home to Canada in SAPTheir hour-long comedy special hits Netflix on March 28.
    By Hershal Pandya
  15. stand-up
    Opey Olagbaju Is a Singular Single ComedianIn a recent set, he breathes new life into one of stand-up’s oldest clichés.
    By Hershal Pandya
  16. awards
    Adam Sandler Wins Mark Twain Prize, Critics Be Damned“Everything we do together makes me feel like the critics don’t know what they’re talking about.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  17. comedy review
    Selective Outrage Struggles to Escape Its Own GimmickChris Rock’s live comedy special wants to be electric, but Netflix’s first attempt at the form fails to meet its own moment.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  18. stand-up
    Of Course Chris Rock Saved Some Selective Outrage for Will SmithHere’s what he had to say about the Oscars slap and the “entanglement” during his live Netflix special.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  19. the future
    6 Stand-ups Analyze ChatGPT’s Attempts to Steal Their Jobs“It’s eerie, but there are comedians who are worse than this.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  20. stand-up
    How to Watch Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage Live on NetflixMarch 4’s live special will feature pre- and postshow events with Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Paul McCartney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more.
    By Hershal Pandya
  21. mo’nique
    Mo’Nique Is Ready to Share All of Her SecretsFollowing her 2019 lawsuit against Netflix, her special for the streamer debuts on April 4.
    By Hershal Pandya
  22. stand-up
    Kill the Propecia JokeJim Jefferies’s latest special features a joke that has been told by at least six other comedians.
    By Hershal Pandya
  23. comedy review
    Marc Maron After the World EndsIn From Bleak to Dark, the typically cantankerous stand-up turns toward grace.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  24. good one podcast
    ‘What Would She Expect Out of Me? Would She Like It?’Marc Maron on grieving Lynn Shelton and the first joke he made about her death.
    By Jesse David Fox
  25. trailer mix
    Marc Maron to Go From Bleak to Dark in HBO Comedy SpecialThe comedian and podcaster’s special is out February 11.
    By Hershal Pandya
  26. the great bits
    The Comedy Perfection of Richard Pryor’s ‘Heart Attacks’The legendary stand-up’s five-minute bit is a master class in vulnerability, physicality, and reckoning with death.
    By John Roy
  27. trailer mix
    Nate Bargatze Will Greet the World in New Amazon SpecialThe comedian’s latest hour, Hello World, drops January 31.
    By Hershal Pandya
  28. comedy review
    Jerrod Carmichael Couldn’t Make the Golden Globes Settle DownCarmichael made room for silence. The Globes made the room a party.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  29. stream the pain
    Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage Will Stream Live on NetflixThe comedy special will air from Baltimore, Maryland on March 4.
    By Hershal Pandya
  30. stand-up
    Comedy About Mental Health Is EvolvingIn his recent special Rat Paradise, Aussie comedian Jack Druce twists the destigmatization of mental illness in surprising ways.
    By Hershal Pandya
  31. stand-up
    Atsuko Okatsuka Wants Her Grandma to Feel HotterThe comedian chats about her new HBO special and how her approach to stand-up material changed thanks to the pandemic.
    By Nayomi Reghay
  32. best of 2022
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2022The year’s best releases had some urgency behind their existence: capturing this thing at this moment.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  33. comedy review
    Matt Rogers Makes the Yuletide GayThe comedian’s special, Have You Heard of Christmas?, is the gift that keeps on giving.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  34. underrated
    Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Deserved So Much MoreFun rowdy screenings in theaters, for starters, according to comedian Fortune Feimster.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. stand-up
    Josh Johnson Makes the Best Case for American ExceptionalismOnly America could invent flavors like “blue” and “purple.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  36. stand-up
    Marc Maron Will Release His Dream Special on HBO“I trust HBO to present it properly because they have the courage to have a point of view as a network.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  37. fright night or freak night
    Roy Wood Jr. Steals Some Jokes From … Herschel Walker?It’s vampire material that kills.
    By Hershal Pandya
  38. good one podcast
    Don’t You Dare Call Kumail Nanjiani a Former ComedianThere was a moment earlier when you said, “You were a comedian,” and that hurt my feelings. I was like, This motherfucker over here.
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. trailer mix
    Say Thanks With Trevor Noah’s Third Netflix Stand-up SpecialI Wish You Would heads to the streamer right before Thanksgiving — and Noah’s Daily Show departure.
    By Hershal Pandya
  40. trailer mix
    Atsuko Okatsuka Made an HBO Special, and Tig Notaro HelpedYour first look at The Intruder, premiering on December 10.
    By Hershal Pandya
  41. comedy review
    Lil Rel Howery Is So Happy to Be HereI Said It. Y’all Thinking It. isn’t a special about genre-defining narrative precision. It’s about feeling very, very good.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  42. rip
    Watermelon-Smashing Comedian Gallagher Dead at 76The cause of death was massive organ failure, according to his manager.
    By Hershal Pandya
  43. last night on late night
    Trey Wakeman Asks, ‘Is This Thing On?’ and Gets His AnswerJust a delightful new segment from Late Late Show writer-performer Nate Fernald.
    By Hershal Pandya
  44. good one
    Gabriel Iglesias Knows How to Make a Stadium LaughWith a joke about a cockroach.
    By Jesse David Fox
  45. trailer mix
    Lil Rel Howery Heads Home to Chicago in His New Stand-up SpecialI said it. Y’all thinking it. premieres November 12 on HBO.
    By Hershal Pandya
  46. debates
    Comedy’s Crowd-Work Clip Civil WarExploring the very heated debate around stand-up’s latest social-media trend.
    By Hershal Pandya
  47. this week in late night
    Stand-up Comedy Won Late Night This WeekFeaturing solid sets by Isabel Hagen, Andrea Jin, and Ariel Elias.
    By Bethy Squires
  48. stand-up
    Andrea Jin Needs No Permission in Her Late-Night Stand-up DebutThe Juno Award–winning comedian tackles Mulan, bisexuality, and communism on The Late Late Show.
    By Hershal Pandya
  49. the group portrait
    The Feminist Comics Chinese Censors FearA new stand-up show offers them a safe space to joke about their troubles.
    By Rong Xiaoqing
  50. last night on late night
    Ariel Elias, Beer-Can-Throw Survivor, Makes Her Late-Night DebutTake note, comedians: If you want to perform on Kimmel, all you have to do is ask him.
    By Hershal Pandya
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