2017 in stand-up comedy explained

This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2017.

Events

• February 14: Rolling Stone publishes a ranked listicle entitled 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. Richard Pryor ranks first, considering artistic merit, technical proficiency, sense of timing, quality of written material, delivery and degree of influence.^[1]
• February 28: John Caparulo is assaulted by two women from the audience at The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, after making a phallic joke about President Donald Trump.^[2]

Deaths

• April 6: Don Rickles dies of kidney failure, at the age of 90, at his home in Los Angeles.^[3]
• April 12: Charlie Murphy dies at the age of 57 in New York, suffering from leukemia.^[4]
• August 19: Dick Gregory dies of heart failure at the age of 84 in Washington.^[5]
• August 20: Jerry Lewis dies of cardiovascular disease, at the age of 91, at his home in Las Vegas.^[6]
• September 19: Jake LaMotta dies of pneumonia at the age of 95 in Florida.^[7]
• October 6: Ralphie May dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 45 in Las Vegas.^[8]
• October 16: Sean Hughes dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 51, while also suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.^[9]

Releases

January

• January 3: Jen Kirkman's one-hour special Just Keep Livin’? is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bowery Ballroom in New York.^[10]
• January 5: Brian Posehn's one-hour special Posehn 25x2 is released on Seeso.^[11] The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.^[12]
• January 6: Janeane Garofalo album version of her October 26 special If I May is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded in San Francisco, California.
• January 10: Jim Gaffigan's one-hour special Cinco is released on Netflix.^[13] The special was filmed at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio.
• January 13: Kelly MacFarland's album You Woke Up Today is released on iTunes and Amazon by Rooftop Comedy. The album was recorded at the ImprovBoston in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[14]
• January 13: Mo Mandel's album version of his November 2016 special Negative Reinforcement is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado.
• January 17: Neal Brennan's one-hour special 3 Mics is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles.
• January 20: Dan Levy's album version of his November 2016 special Lion is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• January 20: Jena Friedman's album version of her October 2016 special American Cunt is released on iTunes. The album was recorded at The Slipper Room in New York.^[15]
• January 24: Cristela Alonzo's one-hour special Lower Classy is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Empire Theatre in San Antonio.
• January 24: Gad Elmaleh's one-hour special Gad Gone Wild is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the L'Olympia in Montreal and performed mainly in French.^[16]
• January 26: Adam Newman's one-hour special Fuzzies is released on Seeso.^[17] The special was filmed at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia.
• January 27: Aries Spears' album version of his November 2016 special Comedy Blueprint is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The special was filmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• January 31: Bill Burr's one-hour special Walk Your Way Out is released on Netflix.^[18] The special was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

February

• February 3: Joe DeRosa's one-hour special You Let Me Down is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[19]
• February 3: Katie Goodman's album Halfway Closer to Dead is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• February 10: Nick Cannon's one-hour special Stand Up Don't Shoot! is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Ebony Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles.^[20]
• February 10: Joey Coco Diaz's album version of his December 2016 special Sociably Unacceptable is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• February 14: Katherine Ryan's one-hour special In Trouble is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.^[21]
• February 16: Nick Di Paolo's one-hour special Inflammatory is released on Seeso.^[22] The special was filmed at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, New York.
• February 17: Andy Kindler's album State of the Industry is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• February 16: Gina Yashere's one-hour special Ticking Boxes is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the O2 Brixton Academy in London.^[23]
• February 19: Roy Wood Jr.'s one-hour special Father Figure is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta.^[24]
• February 21: Trevor Noah's one-hour special Afraid of the Dark is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York.^[25]
• February 24: Nick Thune's album version of his December 2016 special Good Guy is released on iTunes. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon.
• February 28: Mike Birbiglia's one-hour special Thank God for Jokes is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the BAM Harvey Theater in New York.^[26]

March

• March 3: Kurt Braunohler's one-hour special Trust Me is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.^{[27] [28]}
• March 3: Ian Harvie's album version of his December 2016 special May the Best Cock Win is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• March 3: Diane Spencer's one-hour special Seamless is released on YouTube. The special was filmed at The Ent Shed in Bedford.^[29]
• March 7: Amy Schumer's one-hour special The Leather Special is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bellco Theatre in Denver.^{[30] [31]}
• March 9: Fahim Anwar's one-hour special There's No Business Like Show Business is released on Seeso.^[32] The special was filmed at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.
• March 10: Brian Posehn's album version of his January 2017 special Posehn 25x2 is released on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play by Comedy Dynamics.
• March 11: Jerrod Carmichael's one-hour special 8 is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Masonic Hall in New York.^[33]
• March 14: Jim Norton's one-hour special Mouthful of Shame is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York.^{[31] [34]}
• March 17: Mike Finola's album Live in Burlington is released on iTunes, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• March 18: K. Trevor Wilson's half-hour special Bigger in Person is released on The Comedy Network. The special was filmed at the L’Astral in Montreal.^{[35] [36]}
• March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special Deep in the Heart of Texas is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas.^[37]
• March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special The Age of Spin is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.^[37]
• March 24: Wil Anderson's one-hour special Fire at Wil is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• March 27: Tom Walker's one-hour special Jonathan Pie: LIVE! is released on JonathanPie.com. The special was filmed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.^[40]
• March 28: Jo Koy's one-hour special Live from Seattle is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moore Theatre in Seattle.^{[31] [41]}
• March 29: Adam Rowe's one-hour special I Know What You're Saying is released on Gumroad. The special was filmed at the Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool.^[42]
• March 30: Sasheer Zamata's one-hour special Pizza Mind is released on Seeso.^[43] The special was filmed at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans.^[44]
• March 31: Celia Pacquola's one-hour special The Looking Glass is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• March 31: Adam Newman's album version of his January 2017 special Fuzzies is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA.

April

• April 4: Louis C.K.'s one-hour special Louis C.K. 2017 is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington.^{[45] [46]}
• April 7: Tom Ballard's one-hour special The World Keeps Happening is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• April 7: Steve Byrne's one-hour special Tell the Damn Joke is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Lincoln Hall in Chicago.^{[47] [48]}
• April 14: Sam Simmons's one-hour special Stop Being Silly is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• April 14: Bill Hicks' album version of his 1992 special Relentless is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• April 18: The Lucas Brothers' one-hour special On Drugs is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Bell House in New York.^{[49] [50]}
• April 18: Dan Cummins's one-hour special Don’t Wake the Bear is released on Google Play, iTunes, Steam and Vudu. The special was filmed at The Depot in Salt Lake.^[51]
• April 20: Brent Weinbach's one-hour special Appealing to the Mainstream is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California.^{[52] [53]}
• April 21: Nick DiPaolo's album version of his February 2018 special Inflammatory is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• April 21: Judith Lucy's one-hour special Ask No Questions of the Moth is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• April 25: Vir Das's one-hour special Abroad Understanding is released on Netflix. The special was filmed in two crosscut performances; the first part was filmed at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, and the second part was filmed in New York.^{[54] [55]}
• April 28: Tom Gleeson's one-hour special Great is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.^{[38] [39]}
• April 28: Tom Segura's album version of his January 2016 special Mostly Stories is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.

May

• May 2: Maria Bamford's one-hour special Old Baby is released on Netflix. The special is cut together from performances in various settings, including living rooms, bookstores, alleyways, clubs and The Novo in Los Angeles.^{[56] [57] [58]}
• May 5: Al Madrigal's one-hour special Shrimpin' Ain't Easy is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at HFC in Los Angeles.^{[59] [60]}
• May 5: Natalia Valdebenito's album version of her 2017 special Gritona is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The special was filmed in Santiago, Chile.
• May 6: Chris Gethard's one-hour special Career Suicide is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Lynn Redgrave Theater in New York.^[61]
• May 9: Norm Macdonald's one-hour special Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston.^{[62] [63]}
• May 12: Mark Normand's one-hour special Don’t Be Yourself is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York.^{[52] [64]}
• May 12: Ali Wong's album version of her May 2016 special Baby Cobra is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• May 16: Tracy Morgan's one-hour special Staying Alive is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey.^[65]
• May 19: Fahim Anwar's album version of his March 2017 special, There's No Business Like Show Business, is released on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• May 19: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's one-hour special Summer of 69: No Apostrophe is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, California.^[66]
• May 19: Daniel Muggleton's album Let Me Finish is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• May 23: Hasan Minhaj's one-hour special Homecoming King is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Mondavi Center in Davis, California.^{[67] [68]}
• May 26: Clayton English's album All the Same is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• May 30: Sarah Silverman's one-hour special A Speck of Dust is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.^{[68] [69] [70]}

June

• June 2: Andrew Santino's one-hour special Home Field Advantage is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.^[59]
• June 2: Sasheer Zamata's album version of her March 2017 special, Pizza Mind, is released on iTunes, Apple Music, Sirius XM, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 9: Jeff Simmermon's album And I Am Not Lying is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 13: Jim Gaffigan's album version of his January 2017 special Cinco is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 17: T.J. Miller's one-hour special Meticulously Ridiculous is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.^[71]
• June 20: Rory Scovel's one-hour special Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Relapse Theatre in Atlanta.^{[72] [73]}
• June 22: Doug Stanhope's one-hour special Comedians', Comedian's, Comedians is released on Seeso. The special was filmed in Austin, TX.
• June 23: Brent Weinbach's album version of his special Appealing to the Mainstream is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 23: Andrew Santino's album version of his special Homefield Advantage is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 27: Chris D'Elia's one-hour special Man on Fire is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver.^{[74] [75]}
• June 30: David Dyer's album Uncooked is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.

July

• July 7: Erik Griffin's one-hour special The Ugly Truth is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California.^{[59] [76]}
• July 7: Pete Holmes's album Faces & Sounds is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• July 14: Jeremy Arroyo's album Groaners is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• July 18: Ari Shaffir's double one-hour special Double Negative is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, Texas and consists of two parts: Double Negative: Children and Double Negative: Adulthood.^{[77] [78]}
• July 21: Freddie Farrell's album Excuse Me While I Burst Into Flames is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• July 25: Joe Mande's one-hour special Joe Mande’s Award-Winning Comedy Special is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Highline Ballroom in New York.^[79]
• July 28: Nick Cannon's album version of his special Stand-Up, Don't Shoot is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.

August

• August 1: Maz Jobrani's one-hour special Immigrant is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Kennedy Center in Washington.^[80]
• August 4: Scott Gibson's album Life After Death is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• August 5: George Lopez's one-hour special The Wall is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Kennedy Center in Washington.^[81]
• August 11: Fern Brady's album Male Comedienne is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• August 15: Brad Paisley's special Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo is released on Netflix. The special was filmed in Nashville, TN.
• August 18: Tiffany Haddish's one-hour special She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood! is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.^[82]
• August 22: Lynne Koplitz's one-hour special Hormonal Beast is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Kaye Playhouse in New York.^[83]
• August 25: Tiffany Haddish's album version of her special She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood! is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• August 29: Ryan Hamilton's one-hour special Happy Face is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Kaye Playhouse in New York.^[84]

September

• September 1: Doug Stanhope's album version of his special Comedians', Comedian's, Comedians is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded in Austin, TX.
• September 5: Marc Maron's one-hour special Too Real is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis.^[85]
• September 8: David Liebe Hart's album Space Ranger is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• September 12: Jeff Dunham's one-hour special Relative Disaster is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin.^[86]
• September 15: Ify Nwadiwe's album The Community College Dropout is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• September 19: Jerry Seinfeld's one-hour special Jerry Before Seinfeld is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Comic Strip in New York.^[87]
• September 19: Ophira Eisenberg's one-hour special Inside Joke is released on Comedy Dynamics Network.
• September 22: Barry Crimmins's album version of his July 2016 special Whatever Threatens You is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded in Lawrence, KS.
• September 22: April Macie's album No Shame is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• September 29: Anjelah Johnson's one-hour special Mahalo & Goodnight is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu.^[88]
• September 29: Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guys' album version of their August 2016 special We've Been Thinking is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• September 30: Felipe Esparza's one-hour special Translate This is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the San Jose Improv in San Jose.^[89]

October

• October 3: Rodney Carrington's one-hour special Here Comes the Truth is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the BOK Center in Tulsa.^[90]
• October 3: Bryan Callen's one-hour special Never Grow Up is released on Comedy Dynamics Network.
• October 6: Matt Goldich's album The Matt Goldich Guarantee is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• October 10: Christina Pazsitzky's one-hour special Mother Inferior is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Showbox in Seattle.^[91]
• October 13: Sean Sullivan's album Song & Dance Man is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• October 17: Patton Oswalt's one-hour special Annihilation is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.^[92]
• October 20: Jason Collings's album School Shoes is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• October 24: Jack Whitehall's one-hour special At Large is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.^[93]
• October 27: Anjelah Johnson's album version of her special Mahalo & Goodnight is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• October 31: Judah Friedlander's one-hour special America Is the Greatest Country in the United States is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Comedy Cellar in New York.^[94]

November

• November 2: Lavell Crawford's one-hour special Home for the Holidays is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO.
• November 3: Kenny DeForest's album B.A.D. Dreams is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• November 10: Ricardo Quevedo's album Los Resentidos Somos Mas is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• November 10: Natalia Valdebenito's one-hour special Gritona is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile.
• November 14: DeRay Davis's one-hour special How to Act Black is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.^[95]
• November 14: Bob Saget's one-hour special Zero to Sixty is released on iTunes, Amazon and other digital platforms. The special was filmed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York.^[96]
• November 14: Bob Saget's album version of his special Zero to Sixty is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• November 21: Brian Regan's one-hour special Nunchucks and Flamethrowers is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.^[97]

December

• December 1: Adam Mamawala's album One of the Good Ones is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 2: Michelle Wolf's one-hour special Nice Lady is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York.^[98]
• December 5: Craig Ferguson's one-hour special Tickle Fight is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre in Montreal.^[99]
• December 8: Lavell Crawford's album version of his special Home for the Holidays is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 12: Judd Apatow's one-hour special The Return is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Cinquieme Salle in Montreal.^{[100] [101]}
• December 15: Nick Hoff's album Baby Daddy is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 15: Ian Harris's album version of his special ExtraOrdinary is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 19: Russell Howard's one-hour special Recalibrate is released on Netflix.^[102] The special was filmed at the Brighton Dome in Brighton.^[103]
• December 20: Kurtis Conner's 45-minute special Hot Jokes: A Comedy Special is released on his website, kurtisconner.com. The special was filmed in Ontario, Canada.
• December 22: Bill Hicks's album version of his 1993 special Revelations is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 26: Todd Barry's one-hour special Spicy Honey is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York.^[104]
• December 26: Taylor Williamson's one-hour special Please Like Me is released on Comedy Dynamics Network. The special was filmed in Denver, CO.
• December 26: Taylor Williamson's album version of his special Please Like Me is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• December 31: Dave Chappelle's two one-hour specials Equanimity and The Bird Revelation were released on Netflix. The specials were filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington and Los Angeles respectively.^[105]

See also

• List of stand-up comedians

Notes and References

1. Web site: 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time . Rolling Stone . Matthew . Love . February 14, 2017 . June 30, 2017.
2. Web site: VIDEO: Trump supporter assaults comedian John Caparulo in California club . Raw Story . Samantha . Karas . March 1, 2017 . March 3, 2017.
3. Web site: Don Rickles, lightning-fast launcher of comic insults, dies at 90 . The Washington Post . Matt . Schudel . April 6, 2017 . April 7, 2017.
4. Web site: Charlie Murphy has died after a battle with leukemia . CNN . Chloe . Melas . April 13, 2017 . June 30, 2017.
5. Web site: Dick Gregory, who rose from poverty to become a groundbreaking comedian and civil rights activist, dies at 84 . McLellan . Dennis . August 19, 2017 . Los Angeles Times . December 13, 2017.
6. Web site: Jerry Lewis, Comedy Legend, Dies at 91 . Natale . Richard . Dagan . Carmel . August 20, 2017 . Variety . December 25, 2017.
7. Web site: Jake LaMotta, 'Raging Bull in and Out of the Ring, Dies at 95 . Goldstein . Richard . September 20, 2017 . The New York Times . December 13, 2017.
8. Web site: Ralphie May Dies at 45 . Wright . Megh . October 6, 2017 . Splitsider . October 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008114329/http://splitsider.com/2017/10/ralphie-may-dies-at-45/ . October 8, 2017 . dead .
9. Web site: Remembering Sean Hughes: 'The sadness is he didn't get to be old, just lonely' . Hann . Michael . October 19, 2017 . The Guardian . December 13, 2017.
10. Web site: 'Just Keep Livin'?' Trailer: Comedian Jen Kirkman Returns For a Second Netflix Special . Murthi . Vikram . December 28, 2016 . IndieWire . December 15, 2017.
11. Web site: The new album from Brian Posehn POSEHN 25X2 Available Now! . Staff . March 10, 2017 . Brian Posehn . December 15, 2017.
12. Web site: Posehn 25x2 . Staff . The Black List NYC . December 15, 2017.
13. Web site: Everything coming and going on Netflix in January . Tribune Media . December 16, 2016 . FOX2now.com . December 15, 2017.
14. Web site: Kelly MacFarland Holds Pajama Party Themed Album Release Event . The Interrobang . Amma . Marfo . January 19, 2017 . July 3, 2017.
15. Web site: The album version of Jena Friedman's American C*nt will be available this January . The Laugh Button . Mark Says Hi! . December 21, 2016 . July 3, 2017.
16. Web site: Here's your first look at Gad Elmaleh's special "Gad Gone Wild" coming to Netflix . Mark Says Hi! . January 11, 2017 . The Laugh Button . December 15, 2017.
17. Web site: Seeso Announces 2017 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows and Standup Specials . Wright . Megh . November 1, 2016 . Splitsider . December 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034437/http://splitsider.com/2016/11/seeso-announces-2017-premiere-dates-for-new-and-returning-shows-and-standup-specials/ . December 1, 2017 . dead .
18. Web site: Bill Burr to Return with New Netflix Stand-Up Special Walk Your Way Out . McNett . Jared . January 18, 2017 . Paste . December 15, 2017.
19. Web site: PRESS – Joe DeRosa You Let Me Down Premieres February 3 at Midnight ETPT . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202074728/http://press.cc.com/press-release/2017/01/27/press-joe-derosa-you-let-me-down-premieres-february-3-at-midnight-etpt . dead . February 2, 2017 . Comedy Central.
20. Web site: Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don't Shoot . Showtime . 2017-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108002345/http://www.sho.com/titles/3438320/nick-cannon-stand-up-dont-shoot . 2017-01-08 . dead .
21. Web site: Netflix signs Katherine Ryan, Stand-up special out on Valentine's Day . Chortle.
22. 830607505243926528 . NickDiPaolo . My all new special “INFLAMMATORY” premieres on @SeesoTV 2/16! . Nick Di Paolo . February 12, 2017 . December 15, 2017.
23. Web site: Gina Yashere . Gina Yashere . February 20, 2017.
24. Web site: Roy Wood Jr's Stand Up Special FATHER FIGURE to Debut on Comedy Central 2/19 . February 9, 2017 . BroadwayWorld.
25. Web site: Trevor Noah Comedy Special 'Afraid of the Dark' Set for Netflix . Hollywood Reporter.
26. Web site: Mike Birbiglia's Thank God for Jokes is heading to Netflix . Entertainment Weekly.
27. Web site: PRESS – Kurt Braunohler Trust Me Debuts Limited Commercial Interruption Friday March 3 at Midnight . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130800/http://press.cc.com/press-release/2017/02/14/press-kurt-braunohler-trust-me-debuts-limited-commercial-interruption-friday-march-3-at-midnight . dead . February 23, 2017 . Comedy Central Press . February 22, 2017.
28. Web site: Kurt Braunohler – Tickets – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR – September 24, 2016 . Ticketfly . February 22, 2017.
29. Web site: Diane Spencer: Seamless (2017) . YouTube . March 4, 2017.
30. Web site: Amy Schumer Comes to Netflix with All-Net Original Stand-Up Comedy Special . Netflix . 2017-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111142625/https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/amy-schumer-comes-to-netflix-with-all-net-original-stand-up-comedy-special . 2017-01-11 . dead .
31. Web site: Netflix's March comedy specials to include Amy Schumer, Jim Norton, Felipe Neto, and Jo Koy . The Laugh Button . February 27, 2017.
32. Web site: Fahim Anwar: There's No Business Like Show Business . Staff . Comedy Dynamics . December 15, 2017.
33. Web site: Jerrod Carmichael's new special, "8" premieres on HBO March 11th . The Laugh Button . February 22, 2017.
34. Web site: Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame . The Black List NYC.
35. Web site: Check out the trailer for K. Trevor Wilson's upcoming special, "Bigger in Person" . The Laugh Button . Samantha . Pitchell . March 15, 2017 . June 30, 2017.
36. Web site: How Do You Prepare for The Biggest Roast Battle Yet? K. Trevor Wilson Shares His Plan for Just For Laughs . The Interrobang . Barry . Taylor . July 26, 2016 . June 30, 2017.
37. Web site: Dave Chappelle debuts 2 comedy specials March 21 on Netflix . ChicagoTribune . March 3, 2017 . en-US.
38. Web site: One Night Stan: Wil Anderson, Celia Pacquola . TV Tonight . April 8, 2017.
39. Web site: Everything Coming To Netflix, Stan And Foxtel This April . Lifehacker Australia . April 8, 2017.
40. Web site: Jonathan Pie: LIVE! Download . British Comedy Guide . April 4, 2017.
41. Web site: Interview: Jo Koy to film his next comedy special at The Moore Theatre . AXS.
42. Web site: Adam Rowe: I Know What You're Saying . Gumroad . April 4, 2017.
43. Web site: Sasheer Zamata: Pizza Mind (Audio) . Staff . Comedy Dynamics . December 15, 2017.
44. Web site: Sasheer Zamata - Pizza Mind CD Album . CD Universe . December 15, 2017.
45. Web site: Louis C.K. Inks Deal With Netflix for Two Stand-Up Specials . Schwindt . Oriana . February 22, 2017 . Variety . February 22, 2017 . en-US.
46. Web site: Underground Comedy surprises DC with Louis CK, Patton Oswalt . February 22, 2017 . WTOP.
47. Web site: Steve Byrne to tape his 4th special in Chicago early 2016 . The Laugh Button.
48. Web site: Steve Byrne - Tell the Damn Joke . Twitter . February 27, 2017.
49. Web site: Netflix announces its comedy releases in April, including specials from The Lucas Brothers, Louis C.K. . The Laugh Button . April 5, 2017.
50. Web site: Comedy Dynamics - Lucas Brothers . Twitter . April 5, 2017.
51. Web site: Comedy Dynamics to release Dan Cummins' latest special 'Don't Wake the Bear' on April 18, 2017 . Comedy Dynamics . April 27, 2017.
52. Web site: Spring Comedy Preview: Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., and More . Vulture . April 8, 2017.
53. Web site: Brent Weinbach Live Taping . On Camera Audiences.
54. Web site: Filmed in New York and New Delhi, Vir Das' "Abroad Understanding" is a true cross-cultural comedy special . April 22, 2017 . The Laugh Button.
55. Web site: Vir Das - Abroad Understanding (New Delhi) . Twitter . April 22, 2017.
56. Web site: Maria Bamford - Old Baby . Twitter . April 11, 2017.
57. Web site: Maria Bamford Stands Anywhere in the Trailer for Her Netflix Special Old Baby . April 26, 2017 . Paste.
58. Web site: Maria Bamford is doing a free, surprise stand-up set this afternoon . April 26, 2017 . TimeOut.
59. Web site: Breaking News - Showtime 2017 Spring Programming Overview . TheFutonCritic . February 22, 2017.
60. Web site: Al Madrigal – Tickets – The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever – Los Angeles, CA – December 3rd, 2016 . Ticketfly.
61. Web site: Chris Gethard's "Career Suicide" to debut on HBO May 6th . The Laugh Button . March 10, 2017.
62. Web site: Norm Macdonald - Netflix Release . Twitter . April 17, 2017.
63. Web site: Norm Macdonald - Comedy Special Taping in Boston, MA Jan 28, 2017 . WiseGuys Presales . April 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082510/http://www.tmpresale.com/2016/09/28/norm-macdonald-comedy-special-taping-in-boston-ma-jan-28-2017-presale-code.html . April 18, 2017 . dead .
64. Web site: Mark Normand to tape his Comedy Central special November 17th in NYC . The Laugh Button . April 8, 2017.
65. Web site: Tracy Morgan's Netflix Standup Special 'Staying Alive' Premieres in May . Splitsider . February 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231606/http://splitsider.com/2017/02/tracy-morgans-netflix-standup-special-staying-alive-premieres-in-may/ . February 27, 2017 . dead .
66. Web site: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally expose themselves in epix original comedy special "Summer of 69: No Apostrophe" . Epix.
67. Web site: Hasan Minhaj is taping his one-man show, "Homecoming King" for Netflix . The Laugh Button.
68. Web site: What's streaming and leaving Netflix: May 2017 . Chicago Tribune . April 20, 2017.
69. Web site: Liam Lynch (director) - Filming Location . Twitter . May 31, 2017.
70. Web site: Sarah Silverman gets personal in A Speck Of Dust . The A.V. Club . May 31, 2017.
71. Web site: T.J. Miller's "Meticulously Ridiculous" will premiere this June on HBO . The Laugh Button . April 11, 2017.
72. Web site: Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up For The First Time this June on Netflix . The Laugh Button . May 21, 2017.
73. Web site: RORY SCOVEL Super Secret Taping at Relapse Theatre INVITE ONLY . Brown Paper Tickets . May 31, 2017.
74. Web site: What's streaming and leaving Netflix: June 2017 . Chicago Tribune . May 31, 2017.
75. Web site: Chris D'Elia speaks his own personal brand of gospel at JFL NorthWest . Vancouver Weekly . May 31, 2017.
76. Web site: Review: Erik Griffin, "The Ugly Truth" on Showtime . McCarthy . Sean . July 24, 2017 . The Comic's Comic . December 11, 2017.
77. Web site: Ari Shaffir Announces New Double Special Coming to Netflix Next Month . The Interrobang . June 7, 2017.
78. Web site: Ari Shaffir - Filming Location . Twitter . June 7, 2017.
79. Web site: Joe Mande's 'Award-Winning Comedy Special' hits Netflix in July . Eponymous Review . June 7, 2017.
80. Web site: Maz Jobrani 'Immigrant' Comedy Special Set On Netflix . June 12, 2017 . Deadline.
81. Web site: Comedy Special "George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington D.C." Debuts Aug. 5 . TheFutonCritic . June 30, 2017 . July 2, 2017.
82. Web site: Tiffany Haddish's first comedy special to air this August on Showtime . June 28, 2017 . ComedyHype.
83. Web site: Here's the Trailer for Lynne Koplitz's Netflix Standup Special 'Hormonal Beast' . Splitsider . Megh . Wright . August 10, 2017 . August 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824215810/http://splitsider.com/2017/08/heres-the-trailer-for-lynne-koplitzs-netflix-standup-special-hormonal-beast/ . August 24, 2017 . dead .
84. Web site: Ryan Hamilton's 'Happy Face' to premiere on Netflix this August . Fanelli . William . July 14, 2017 . Eponymous Review . July 15, 2017.
85. News: Marc Maron's Netflix Standup Special 'Too Real' Premieres Next Month . Wright . Megh . August 17, 2017 . Splitsider . August 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170817211954/http://splitsider.com/2017/08/marc-marons-netflix-standup-special-too-real-premieres-next-month/ . August 17, 2017 . dead .
86. Web site: Jeff Dunham's new Netflix stand-up special 'Relative Disaster' gets a trailer . Eponymous Review . September 2, 2017 . October 26, 2017.
87. Web site: Jerry Before Seinfeld': TV Review . The Hollywood Reporter . September 19, 2017 . October 26, 2017.
88. Web site: Epix announces slate of new original specials . Epix Press . June 20, 2017 . June 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214015158/https://press.epix.com/press-releases/6978/ . December 14, 2017 . dead .
89. Web site: Felipe Esparza: Translate This Comedy HBO. HBO. en. September 29, 2017.
90. Web site: Rodney Carrington: Here Comes the Truth . Netflix Media Center . October 20, 2017.
91. Web site: Christina P: Mother Inferior . Netflix Media Center . September 26, 2017.
92. Web site: Patton Oswalt: Annihilation . Netflix Media Center . October 20, 2017.
93. Web site: Jack Whitehall: At Large . Netflix Media Center . October 20, 2017.
94. Web site: Judah Friedlander: America Is The Greatest Country In The United States . Netflix Media Center . October 20, 2017.
95. Web site: Here's the Trailer for DeRay Davis's Netflix Standup Special 'How to Act Black' . Wright . Megh . November 3, 2017 . Splitsider . December 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214071431/http://splitsider.com/2017/11/heres-the-trailer-for-deray-daviss-netflix-standup-special-how-to-act-black/ . December 14, 2017 . dead .
96. Web site: Bob Saget Stand-Up Special 'Zero To Sixty' Gets Premiere Date . Pedersen . Erik . September 5, 2017 . Deadline . December 18, 2017.
97. Web site: Here's the Trailer for Brian Regan's Netflix Special 'Nunchucks and Flamethrowers' . Wright . Megh . November 9, 2017 . Splitsider . December 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213023423/http://splitsider.com/2017/11/heres-the-trailer-for-brian-regans-netflix-special-nunchucks-and-flamethrowers/ . December 13, 2017 . dead .
98. Web site: Michelle Wolf's debut comedy special 'Nice Lady' hits HBO in December . Staff . November 1, 2017 . Eponymous Review . December 13, 2017.
99. Web site: Watch the Trailer for Craig Ferguson's Netflix Standup Special, Tickle Fight . McAdams . Eric . November 27, 2017 . Paste . December 13, 2017.
100. Web site: Kevin Hart, Jim Carey, Ali Wong, Trevor Noah Headline JUST FOR LAUGHS . BWW News Desk . July 31, 2017 . BroadwayWorld . December 13, 2017.
101. Web site: Judd Apatow feared his Netflix's special's Cosby jokes might go stale. He was wrong. . Keveney . Bill . December 8, 2017 . USA TODAY . December 13, 2017.
102. Web site: All 14 new Netflix original TV shows and movies coming out in December . Wittmer . Carrie . December 1, 2017 . Business Insider . December 13, 2017.
103. Web site: Russell Howard shoots Netflix special . Richardson . Jay . August 4, 2017 . Chortle . December 13, 2017.
104. 856894757464932352 . toddbarry . I'm taping a one-hour special in #Brooklyn -- @MusicHallofWB -- May 4th. . Todd Barry . April 25, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
105. Web site: Netflix is adding a bunch of new movies and TV shows this December . Lowman . Rob . November 27, 2017 . Daily News . December 13, 2017.