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  1. birthdays
    Lost Richard Lewis Interview Released for His Birthday (Which Is Today)“I don’t have an act. I am the act.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  2. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring the finale of Ali Siddiq’s Domino Effect series and Hannah Einbinder’s stand-up-special debut.
    By Jesse David Fox
  3. a long talk
    Ali Siddiq Is FreeHe sold drugs. He went to prison. Then he became stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller.
    By Jesse David Fox
  4. superlatives
    Tig Notaro on Her Favorite and Most Expensive Jokes“When I would try and stick it into a regular set, it didn’t do well. It just needed me to have cancer.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  5. in this climate?!
    What’s So Funny About Greta Thunberg?Comedians across the political spectrum can’t stop doing jokes about the Earth-minded Swede.
    By Hershal Pandya
  6. good one
    John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About UsVulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives.
    By Jesse David Fox
  7. stand-up
    Nikki Glaser’s Jokes Need No DisclaimersIn her new special, Someday You’ll Die, she calls out comedians who add caveats to their jokes to make them easier to swallow.
    By Hershal Pandya
  8. tour diary
    The Concierge ComedianFor the first time in his career, Zak Toscani is making a living doing comedy by performing in people’s backyards, basements, and unfinished kitchens.
    By Hershal Pandya
  9. investor showcase
    Conner O’Malley Solves Stand-Up ComedyIn his first special, he plays an AI evangelist whose new stand-up bot will one day make comedians obsolete.
    By Hershal Pandya
  10. mother’s day
    15 Comedians Who Dare to Imitate Their MothersCall them momedians.
    By Brian Boone
  11. experiments
    Doing It Live Cuts Both WaysWhat lessons should Netflix take from its live Katt Williams special and Tom Brady roast?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  12. huh
    Why Did Katt Williams’s Special Include a Viral Video from 2006?The live Netflix special also covered hot topics like Nick Cannon’s children and Ozempic.
    By Tom Smyth
  13. content warning
    Jerry Seinfeld Performing at Catch a Rising Star
    18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled TodayComedians in cars getting canceled.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. the great bits
    Andy Daly Mines Art From Hack-Comedy CriticismHis 2006 Comedy Death-Ray set throws a giant middle finger to everything alt-comedy finds unacceptable.
    By John Roy
  15. as seen on tv
    ‘When I First Saw the Show, I Was Furious’Jamar Neighbors is grateful to be in Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, but he has qualms about his depiction.
    By Hershal Pandya
  16. stand-up
    Steve Jobs’s Ghost Doesn’t Want You to See ThisIn his YouTube special, comedian Nathan Macintosh is as relentless as the spread of the technology he laments.
    By Hershal Pandya
  17. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. documentaries
    Two StevesSteve Martin’s life is split into distinct halves in Morgan Neville’s refreshing new documentary about the comedy legend.
    By Hershal Pandya
  19. stand-up
    No One Ends a Comedy Show Like Tig NotaroIn her specials and albums, the stand-up constantly pushes the boundaries of what audiences might expect from a closing joke.
    By Hershal Pandya
  20. inside job
    How to Turn a Comedy Podcast Into a Comedy DocumentaryAdapting Good One involved Mike Birbiglia’s life story, Ugly Delicious, and Seth Meyers’s bullshit detector.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. comedy review
    Jerrod Carmichael Makes the Camera His GodIn his HBO series, the comedian needles at whether the spectacle of his own personality and pain eclipses his ability to care about others.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  22. trailer mix
    Alex Edelman’s Just for Us Soon to Be Available for EveryoneThe comedian’s hit Broadway show makes its HBO debut April 6.
    By Hershal Pandya
  23. remembrance
    The Master of OversharingNo one channeled their anxiety and neuroses into comedy brilliance quite like Richard Lewis.
    By Jason Diamond
  24. rip
    Richard Lewis, Legendary Stand-up and Curb Actor, Dead at 76He died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home on February 26.
    By Hershal Pandya
  25. stand-up
    Anatomy of a FailYes, Shane Gillis bombed on SNL, but not for the reasons you think.
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. trailer mix
    Rory Scovel Made the Best Stand-Up Special Trailer EverReligion, Sex, and a Few Things in Between hits Max February 22.
    By Hershal Pandya
  27. stand-up
    Katt Williams to Create Appointment Viewing AgainNetflix will livestream the comedian’s new special on May 5.
    By Hershal Pandya
  28. trailer mix
    Taylor Tomlinson Side-Eyes Success in New SpecialHave It All hits Netflix February 13.
    By Hershal Pandya
  29. the great bits
    Dwayne Kennedy’s Uncomfortable TruthsRevisiting the comedian’s incredible 2002 Letterman stand-up set.
    By John Roy
  30. cis woke grief slut
    Laurie Kilmartin Does the Best Revisionist HistoryYour first look at the comedian’s new special, Cis Woke Grief Slut, out January 30.
    By Hershal Pandya
  31. stand-up
    11 Signs You’re Watching an Edgy Comedy SpecialNone of them will shock you.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  32. netflix or tubi
    Katt Williams Scorches the Earth and Every Comedian on It“What do you mean ain’t no gatekeepers? There’s a hundred gates out here. Every one I seen got a keeper.”
    By Craig Jenkins and Hershal Pandya
  33. stand-up
    The Rise of Crowdwork CrowdworkFrom Gary Gulman to Marc Maron, comedians are posting clips about posting clips.
    By Hershal Pandya
  34. comedy review
    A Slam Dunk From Gary GulmanBorn on 3rd Base shows the vast possibilities of observational comedy — and how an “important” topic can also be delightfully petty.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  35. rip
    Kenny DeForest Was Always Getting BetterThe late comedian was on a continuous quest for self-improvement onstage and off.
    By Hershal Pandya
  36. stand-up
    Maria Bamford: The Artist Is a Comedian BearLocal Act explores what the stand-up values most in her work: being onstage and making fun of what’s important to her.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  37. best of 2023
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2023The best hours reached for transcendence — through gravity and sheer goofiness, often at the same time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  38. trailer mix
    Chris Rock and Kevin Hart ‘Destroy New York’ in DocumentaryHeadliners Only hits Netflix December 12.
    By Hershal Pandya
  39. careers
    Kathy Griffin Owns ItThe comedy veteran on buying the rights to her specials and her underrated legacy: “I have a theory that when I’m dead, I’m gonna get a lot of props.”
    By Tom Smyth
  40. comedy review
    Mike Birbiglia’s Existential ExercisesIn his Broadway show The Old Man and the Pool, the comedian dives into the anxieties of aging.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  41. comedy review
    Matt Rife Works a Crowd of His Own MakingHe’s 28, it’s his first Netflix special, and he’s already on the defensive.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  42. trailer mix
    Go for a Dip With Mike BirbigliaThe Old Man and the Pool hits Netflix November 21.
    By Hershal Pandya
  43. 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
  44. profile
    Tim’s TimeAfter decades of playing comedy’s finest douchebags and boneheads, what happens when Tim Heidecker starts acting like himself?
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. who? me?
    Dave Chappelle’s October 19 Whereabouts Are A MysteryThat is, if you have feelings about his condemning Israeli policies onstage.
    By Hershal Pandya
  46. comics to watch
    The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 202325 comics who industry insiders predict will be tomorrow’s superstars.
  47. books
    At Least There Isn’t Crowdwork With a BookGary Gulman, Maria Bamford, and Aparna Nancherla on writing for the page versus the stage.
    By Jesse David Fox
  48. comedy review
    Michelle Wolf Dodges SpecialnessTaping a stand-up set doesn’t have to look like a big important hour.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  49. winning the race
    Joe Pera Is Bringing His New Comedy Special Directly to YouHe hopes you’ll find Slow and Steady to be a “dang good way to spend 56 minutes and 41 seconds.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  50. the great bits
    Jim Gaffigan’s Most Popular Joke Is a Stand-up Master ClassYes, we’re referring to “Hot Pockets.”
    By John Roy
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