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Sarah Silverman to Star in Her First HBO Special, Produced by Funny or Die

by | April 29th, 2013

Sarah Silverman is coming to HBO. The pay-cable network announced today that Silverman will be doing her first-ever stand-up special for them, produced by Funny or Die. Entitled Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, the hour-long special will film next month and air in the fall. This past year, Silverman has lent her voice to Bob's Burgers and Wreck-It Ralph, and she signed on for a supporting role in Seth MacFarlane's live-action western A Million Ways to Die in the West. She also recently launched the YouTube comedy channel JASH with fellow comedy people Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, and Reggie Watts. We Are Miracles will be Silverman's [...]

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Chris Rock Won't Self-Release His Next Stand-Up Special

by | March 21st, 2013

Chris Rock was a guest on The Champs podcast this week, and the topic of self-released stand-up specials came up. Rock, who has released all four of his specials on HBO, explained why he prefers the old model of debuting a special on cable as opposed to the $5 DIY Louis C.K. method:

"I probably won't [self-release]. It's crossed my mind … The thing about HBO or Showtime or Comedy Central or whatever: not only people get to see you that want to see you, people get to see you that don't want to see you. When you put it out yourself, only your fans see it, so you're [...]

Trailers

Watch the Trailer for Louis C.K.'s New HBO Special 'Oh My God'

by | March 8th, 2013

This is both the greatest trailer for a stand-up special ever made and the only good trailer for a stand-up special ever made.

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Buy Louis C.K.'s New (Old) Record NOW

by | May 11th, 2012

Louis C.K. is releasing a new album, WORD: Live at Carnegie Hall, on his own, directly through his website, to be purchased by you RIGHT NOW. The album was recorded before the Live at the Beacon Theater show (which makes its TV debut on FX tomorrow night). He explains:

This is about an hour long and it's a recording of a live standup show that I did at Carnegie Hall in November of 2010 as part of a national tour I was on entitled "WORD" I've had a lot of requests from people to release that show as a special [sic] or as a CD.  I hadn't done so [...]

Specials

In His HBO Special's Credits, Louis C.K. Thanks George Carlin, Chris Rock, and China

by | April 15th, 2013

Louis C.K.'s latest stand-up special, Oh My God, debuted on HBO this weekend, and the end credits featured and lengthy list of "thank yous" to his friends, heroes, and the nation of China. See below for the "thank yous" from C.K.'s special and a heartfelt email he sent out to his fans the day of the special:

George Carlin, Chris Rock, Vernon Chatman, David Wain, Pamela Adlon, Robert Smigel, Todd Glass, Todd Barry, Gary Gulman, William Stephenson, Keith Robinson, Micky Ward, John Landgraf, Joe Namath, Barack Obama.

The audiences in Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Savannah, Tulsa, Houston, Dallas, New York, Portland (Maine), Hartford, Chicago, San Francisco, Staten [...]

Specials

Michael Che Is Working on an Hour Special

by | March 19th, 2013

Even though he's only been performing since 2010, Michael Che has quickly become one of the country's most acclaimed up-and-coming stand-ups and now, he's working on his first hour-long stand-up set. Che told W magazine about his plans for an hour special, explaining, "This has been a crazy, exciting year, and I am hoping that what comes out of it is really quality material. I am working on an hour-long performance right now, and I want it to be something really special that people will love."

In the past year alone, Che made his Letterman debut, was ranked as one of Rolling Stone's "50 Funniest People" and Time Out's "Comics [...]

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Louis C.K.'s New Hour Special 'Oh My God' Debuts on HBO April 13th

by | February 28th, 2013

Louis C.K. is still keeping up with this "one new hour a year thing." His latest stand-up special, entitled Louis C.K.: Oh My God, is set to debut on HBO on April 13th at 10pm, the pay-cable network just announced. This marks C.K.'s second hour-long special for HBO after 2007's Shameless. Releasing the special on HBO marks a step in a surprising direction after C.K. self-released his last hour, Live at the Beacon Theater, on his website for $5 and made a ton of cash. C.K., however, has said he'll be releasing Oh My God on his website for the same low price a few months after the HBO [...]

Standup

Jim Gaffigan's Self-Released Special "Mr. Universe" Is Available Today

by | April 11th, 2012

Jim Gaffigan's new standup special Mr. Universe is available today on his website for a mere $5. He's the third major comic to release his newest special directly to fans this way, after Louis CK and Aziz Ansari (although he had his announced his intention to do so before Aziz). It's a long one, too, clocking in at 75 minutes. So go get it already, cheapskate.

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Kristen Schaal's New Comedy Central Special Premieres Tonight at Midnight

by | April 1st, 2013

The very funny Kristen Schaal has a new hour-long stand-up special debuting tonight at 12am on Comedy Central. The only reason not to watch is out of respect for Schaal, who's been doing a bit where she says she's disappointed with how the taping went and discourages people from watching it interviews and a series of tweets.

Specials

Kristen Schaal's First Hour-Long Special to Debut on Comedy Central on April 1st

by | March 14th, 2013

Comedy Central announced this week that April 1st will be the premiere of Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore, the first hour-long stand-up special from Schaal, who you probably know from The Daily Show, Bob's Burgers, 30 Rock, and a million other amazing things. The special, which features a cameo from Schaal's comedy partner Kurt Braunohler, will be released via an extended DVD the next day,on April 2nd. It'll debut on Comedy Central Monday, April 1st at midnight — unless this is all just some elaborate April Fool's Day prank by Schaal, which wouldn't be all that surprising.

Podcasts

The Complete Guide to Everything Christmas Specials Christmas Special (Part One: Christmas Specials)

by | December 3rd, 2012

This week we cover the holiday TV specials: How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, A Charlie Brown Christmas, I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown, and The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Also, we discuss leftover antibiotics, Tom has a furniture mover steal $0.25 from him, Tim describes his perfect piece of furniture, whether Alfred Hitchcock and The 3 Stooges are alive still, why Derek Jeter doesn't beat himself up over errors, misunderstanding Bea Arthur as a drag queen as a child, 50 Shades of Tim update and we solve a problem involving a grandson not wanting his grandpa to send him to space camp.

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