You can't best a good comedy stand-up for a belly aching laugh can you? There is some mighty fine talent out there but unfortunately we can't afford to be traipsing in to see every comedy show on offer, we'd be bankrupt. Much better watching it from the comfort of your couch where you'll have all the jokes without having to worry about being the butt of them.
Netflix know what we're talking about and are adding a whole host of new comedy shows to stream. They have announced four new exclusive stand-up specials today joining the previously announced October 10th Chelsea Handler 1-Hour comedy on Netflix’s forthcoming roster of original comedies. Jim Jefferies, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti join the diversified slate of original stand-up comedy specials and we have all the deets below.
Chelsea Handler headlines her first stand-up special exclusively for Netflix at 8:01am on Friday, 10th October in “Uganda Be Kidding Me Live”, the culmination of Handler’s wildly popular international stand-up comedy tour in support of her fifth New York Times no.1 Bestseller, 'Uganda Be Kidding Me'. Using personal photos to enrich her stories and comedy, Handler regales the audience with absurd tales of her global travels and the ridiculous characters in her life, all the while offering her signature unabashed opinions on subjects ranging from her expectations of sexual partners, to the very real problem of dolphin rape. (It happens)
Chelsea Peretti brings a reimagining of the hour-long special, exclusively to Netflix in "One of the Greats," at 8:01am on Friday, 14th November. Her unique delivery, writing, physicality, and mind shine in this dark yet silly, tightly-constructed material, filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The production opens a new window into the singular voice of the Brooklyn 99 star and showcases her diverse talents as an actor, standup, writer, and motorcycle enthusiast.
In Bill Cosby's latest special, “Bill Cosby 77”, he brings his singular point of view and comedy to his favourite topics, relationships, marriage and children. Recorded at the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco on Cosby's 77th birthday and directed by Robert Townsend, the concert will premiere only on Netflix at 8.01am on Friday, 28th November.
Bill Burr takes the stage of the Tabernacle in Atlanta at 8am on Friday, 5th December only on Netflix for his fourth hour-long special, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way”. You'll see him as he escapes the zombie apocalypse in his getaway helicopter, explores how nothing ruins great sex like a rom-com, and explains how too many childhood hugs may be the downfall of man.
So there you have it, plenty there to keep you laughing all the way to Christmas!
