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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2019. Comics like Gabriel Iglesisas' and Ken Jeong. There is more stand up comics but this list only documents shows and movies in which stand-up comedy might be performed .
Mike Birbiglia is an American stand-up comedian, actor, storyteller, director, producer and writer. He is a frequent contributor to This American Life and The Moth, and has released several comedy albums and television specials. His feature-length directorial debut Sleepwalk with Me (2012), based on his one-man show of the same name and in which he also starred, won awards at the Sundance and Nantucket film festivals. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the comedy-drama Don't Think Twice (2016). His 2010 book Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Birbiglia has appeared in films such as Your Sister's Sister (2011), Cedar Rapids (2011), and Trainwreck (2015), played a recurring role in Orange Is the New Black, Billions and has guest starred in episodes of Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, and Broad City. He also replaced Jimmy Kimmel on his talk show for a week, as Kimmel caught COVID-19.
Jon Glaser is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, creating and starring in the Adult Swim series Delocated and Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter as well as the truTV series Jon Glaser Loves Gear.
Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. Schumer ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. From 2013 to 2016, she was the creator, co-producer, co-writer, and star of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, for which she received a Peabody Award and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015.
The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. It was founded in 1982 by then stand-up comedian, and current television writer/producer Bill Grundfest. It is located in Greenwich Village on 117 MacDougal Street between West 3rd Street and Minetta Lane. Above the club is a restaurant called The Olive Tree Cafe to which it is connected, where many of the comedians hang out after performing. The club is owned by Noam Dworman, who inherited it from his late father Manny in 2003. It is being booked by Estee Adoram, who has developed the club's talent for nearly four decades. The businesses share the same menu, kitchen, and staff as the Olive Tree Cafe.
Thomas Papa Jr. is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He hosts the Sirius XM Satellite Radio show Come to Papa and, in July 2019, he and Fortune Feimster started hosting the Sirius XM show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune. Papa hosted the show Baked on the Food Network and was the head writer and a performer on the radio variety show Live from Here, hosted by Chris Thile, where he delivered the "Out In America" segment.
Iliza Vie Shlesinger is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host. She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing and went on to host the syndicated dating show Excused from 2011 to 2013. As well, she has hosted the TBS game show Separation Anxiety.
Nicole Rene Glaser is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host. She was the host of the television series Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, which premiered on Comedy Central and Much on February 9, 2016. She is the star of the 2022 reality show Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? on E!.
This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2016.
Jacqueline Novak is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and published author. Her off-Broadway, one-woman show Get On Your Knees is a New York Times "Critic's Pick." Her performance in this show has been nominated for a 2020 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. Novak's memoir How to Weep in Public: Feeble Offerings on Depression from One Who Knows was published by Crown in 2016. She currently co-hosts a weekly wellness/comedy podcast Poog with friend Kate Berlant. Poog was named one of the ten best podcasts of 2021 by Time Magazine, as well one of the 10 best comedy podcasts of 2021 by Vulture.
This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2015.
Jax Media is an American film and television production company co-founded by Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and John Skidmore. It is known for producing long-running series Broad City, Difficult People, Younger, and Inside Amy Schumer.
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint is a 2013 American stand-up comedy film directed by Jay Chapman and written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger, Shlesinger's first stand-up comedy special for Netflix. In War Paint, filmed at the Lakewood Theater in Dallas, TX, Shlesinger talks about dating, friendship, make-up, pretending to like hiking and more.
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot is a 2015 American stand-up comedy film written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger, Iliza Shlesinger's second stand-up comedy special for Netflix, following War Paint from 2013. In Freezing Hot, filmed in Denver, Iliza talks about how men and women are different, silk blouses, pumpkin spice lattes, Pinterest and more.
Iliza Shlesinger: Confirmed Kills is a 2016 American stand-up comedy film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger. It serves as Shlesinger's third stand-up comedy special for Netflix, following War Paint from 2013 and Freezing Hot from 2015. In Confirmed Kills, Iliza talks about the Party Goblin, mermaids, ugly giants, Shark Tank and more.
Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial is a 2018 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Paley and written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger. It serves as Shlesinger's fourth stand-up comedy special for Netflix, following War Paint from 2013, Freezing Hot from 2015 and Confirmed Kills from 2016. In Elder Millennial, Iliza talks about life at age 35 and more. It was released on July 24, 2018, on Netflix.
800 Pound Gorilla Media is an American independent comedy record label founded in Nashville, Tennessee, by Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman along with founding members Ian Adkins and Anthony Leo,. The label distributes stand-up comedy albums and video specials worldwide and has close to 300 comics on its roster, including Chad Daniels, George Lopez, Whitney Cummings, Jim Jefferies, Kyle Kinane, Greg Warren, Michelle Wolf, Eddie Pepitone, Rory Scovel, Kurt Braunohler, and more.
Good on Paper is a 2021 American romantic comedy film, directed by Kimmy Gatewood in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Iliza Shlesinger. It stars Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho, and Rebecca Rittenhouse. The film was released on June 23, 2021, by Netflix.
Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled is a 2019 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Paley and written by and starring Iliza Shlesinger. It serves as Shlesinger's fifth Netflix stand-up special, following War Paint from 2013, Freezing Hot from 2015, Confirmed Kills from 2016 and Elder Millennial from 2018. In Unveiled, newlywed Iliza Shlesinger discusses the topic of marriage and its traditions from a modern, feminist perspective. Shlesinger uses relatable anecdotes to address the societal pressures placed on women during the wedding planning process, as well as the absurdity of some of the longstanding traditions associated with marriage. It was released on November 19, 2019, on Netflix.
This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2022.
This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2023.